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located on the east aide of the river, thirty-five miles byroad 

 from Winn, an I about same distance by river. The clearing 

 is in good grass land and is beautifully located. The western 

 view is very fine, our; of the best we had on the river— Hunt's 

 mountain and extensions in the background. There is quite 

 a pool near the house, formed by the waters coming together 

 after being separated by an island, the heav iest water making 

 a sharp turn, forming the pool, in which we were informed 

 the salmon were continually leaping during the months of 

 July and August Half a mile above is a splendid pool, at 

 the junction of the Wassatiqtiirk stream, which enters from 

 the west, rising in the vicmity of Mount Katahdin, fifteen 

 miles distant, to which there is a passable road following the 

 valley of this stream. This is the salmon stream of the 

 vicinity, and salmon will be taken from it next season by the 

 visiting fishermen, also good trouting at any proper season. 



The pool at this junction was petted every evening 

 this season, from the arrival of 1he salmon up to July 15, and 

 it was reported that over 600 fish were taken from it, weigh- 

 from nine to twenly-eight pound each. Thirteen was the 

 largest uumber netted any one night from this pool while we 

 were in camp. 



Mr. Davis, while carelessly drawing the fly along one even- 

 ing, had a salmon rise to it, but missed, "after which we 

 whipped the pool au hour, without success ; same evening 

 the net took out seven, weighing 142 pounds. A few rods 

 up the Wassatiquirk there is another nice pool and a good 

 cast. Dr. Slurtivant found three salmon in it one morning 

 and succeeded in raising them twice. The same evening, 

 giving them another trial, they came for the fly, but missed. 

 (I will say here that Dr. Sturtivant never yet had the pleasure 

 of handling a salmon with rod and reel, but proposes to real- 

 ize the feeling in the near future.) 



Going up the river from this point we found smooth water 

 three miles to Sabovis stream, said to be a salmon stream, but 

 we did not examine it. One of our party reported seeing 

 three salmon at the Junction, but did not give them any at- 

 tention. Seven miles above the Hunt place we found a pond 

 in the river and a nice pool for fish at the lower end. Above 

 the pond is three or four miles of rapid water. After push- 

 ing over it we arrived at Cold Spring Brook, where we found 

 exciting sport with trout, taking all we wanted in a very 

 short time. There is a good camping place here ; good, cool 

 spring water near. We noticed only one salmon in the pool 

 on our return. One mile above this we made camp at foot of 

 Bowl no Falls; found Hulling Machine Falls, which joins Bow- 

 line, about, half a mile, with strong water between. At foot of 

 Hulling Machine Falls found good trout-fishing and a good 

 salmon pool at head of Bowline Falls. 



Howard Brown and myself, with our guides, visited Grand 

 Falls, which we were informed was the largest of any on this 

 branch. We found it quite imposing — think about fifty feet 

 fall — and a nice fishing point at proper stage of water. On 

 our return from' Grand Falls we broke up camp, arriving at 

 Hunt's farm the same evening. Our party then decided to re- 

 turn to Winn next day and, starting at 7 a. m., we arrived at 

 the Katahdin House at 5 p. m. 



I can see but one reason why we did not succeed in taking 

 salmon, which is this, that we met a rise in the water the 

 second day out at Grindstone Falls, caused by opening of the 

 gate of dam at Molunkus Lake, giving us the benefit of some 

 thirty miles' surface water, for which we must wait until it 

 run off and gets down to the natural stage. 



Any party wishing to vis t the East Branch and try for 

 salmon can receive reliable information when the wafer is 

 at proper level for fishing by writing to S. B. Gates, Winn, 

 Me., who will procure guides and necessary camping articles 

 also conveyance to the Hunt farm. To go by road leave 

 Winn on arrival of morning train from Bangor, arrive at 

 Hunt's place early iii the evening, over a good road to Sher- 

 man, thence six miles not so good, but passable for light car- 

 riages or you can go over the same route by the daily stage 

 to Hunt's, buy your ticket from Boston to Mattcwamkeag, 

 and check baggage to Winn, where you will find good accom- 

 modations at the Katahdin House. 



We visited Gordon Falls on the Mattewamkeag River, 

 three miles above the village, and found salmon leaping be- 

 low the falls. The commissioners propose putting in a fish- 

 w T ay the present, season at this fall which will make another 

 salmon stream for fishing. Since writing the above we re- 

 ceived information that H. L. Leonard, of Bangor, look the 

 first salmon this season with the fly near the Hunt place 

 which would establish the fact of salmon taking the fly on 

 East Branch ; also. Mr. Gates informs me he has secured the 

 possession of the Hunt clearing, and will put the buildings in 

 repair comfortable for fishermen. G. H. B. 



Penobscot Salmon. — V statement that has been going the 

 rounds of the newspapers in regard to taking salmon with a 

 fly in Penobscot River requires some correction lest parties 

 be misled thereby. It purpor's to be a quotation from the 

 annual report of the Maine Fish Commissioners for 1880, but 

 its meaning was misapplied. Reference was therein made to 

 taking Penobscot salmon with a fly, it is true, but those sal- 

 mon had first been caught in weirs and then placed in a pond 

 near Buekspoi t, where they were confined for purposes of 

 fish culture, and it was f romthis pond that the fish mentioned 

 were taken with a fly and not from the river. Some six hun- 

 dred or more salmon were in this small pond where they had 

 been kept many weeks without food other than such insects 

 as nature supplied. 



The st lenient in regard to the number of salmon caught in 

 1879 and in 1880 in the Penobscot referred solely to fish 

 caught by means of nets and by professional fishermen. So 

 far as is known but a single salmon was taken with a fly in 

 the Penobscot River last year, although several parties of'rod 

 fishermen visited the east branch and other portions of the 

 river for the express purpose of fishing for salmon ; but their 

 time, money and patience were spent in vain, and they re- 

 turned without a fish, although they had many bites — from 

 flies and mosquitoes. There was a single exception among 

 the many failures. Mr. H. L. Leonard, with a persistency 

 worthy of greater success, made repealed trips to the upper 

 waters of the Penobscot for the purpose of catching a salmon 

 and did succeed in catching one fish. This fact was consid- 

 ered au event so unusual as' to merit publication, and t Hat soli- 

 tary salmon was the only one recorded as taken with a fly. 

 Nor does this river afford good trout fishing as compared to 

 smaller streams, although some of its lesser tributaries abound 

 with small trout; the river itself does not, owing, probably, to 

 the warmth of the water, until one reaches the very upper- 

 most sources. 



He who seeks the Penobscot for good fishing -for salmon 

 or for trout— is likely to reap as little reward as did the writer 

 upon two trips made for that purpose. An occasional fish 

 may be taken by an expenditure of time and means such as 

 would afford some dozens elsewhere. — Samada. 



New Fish Law is New Jkrsry. — The following law, en- 

 titled An Act for the protection of fish, was recently passed 

 by th.o Legislature of New Jersey: 



1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 

 Mi.. S :'i. ■ .'- 'i . ■■•. Jersey, That it shall not be lawful to castor 

 draw any seine or net of a mesh of smaller size than four and 

 one-half inches in the Delaware River above the foot, of Trenton 

 Falls, between the first rjav of April and the fifteenth day of 

 June in each year J and it shall not be lawful to cast or draw 

 any seine or net in said river above the foot of Trenton Falls 

 between the fifteenth day of June, and the first day of No- 

 vember in any year, excepting small mesh nets used for the 

 purpose of catching bait, and known as minnow nets 



3. And be it enacted, That it shall not. be lawful to take at 

 any time in any of the waters under the jurisdiction of this 

 State, any black' bass or QswegC bass, with any contrivance 

 or device, excepting with book and line, in the manner com- 

 monly known as angling or with scroll, spoon or artificial 

 bait, lb the manner usually known as trolling; nor shall it be 

 lawful to place any set lines in the waters of this State in- 

 habited by black bass, Oswego boss, landlocked salmon, sal- 

 mon trout or brook trout. 



3. And be it enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any 

 person to take from any of the waters under the jurisdiction 

 of this State any black ba*s, or Oswego bass, before the first 

 day of July, nor after the first day of November in any year. 



4. And be it enacted, Tha 1 it shall not be lawful to place 

 any fyke nets in any of the waters under the jurisdiction oT 

 this State before the" fifteenth day of Juue, nor after the tenth 

 day of August ; and it shall not. be lawful at any time to place 

 fyke [jets at the confluence of any wing-dams in any of the 

 streams in this Stale. 



5. And be it en eted, That it shall not be lawful for any 

 person to place in any of the streams of this Slate, which are 

 runways of migratory fish, shingles or other devices, to 

 frighten the said fish, or deter them from ascending the said 

 streams on fheir way to their spawning grounds 



6. And be it enacted. That when any of the lakes, ponds or 

 Streams iu this State have been stocked with game or food 

 fishes by the Commissioueis of Fisheries of this State at the 

 public expense it shall be unlawful to take fish from any of 

 the said waters for the term of three years from the dale of 

 such Stocking. 



7. And be it enacted. That the penally for the violation of 

 anv of the provisions of this act shall be twenty-five dollars 

 for each offence ; and it shall be the duty of the fish wardens 

 of the several counties of this State to cause the removal and 

 destruction of any of the appliances herein forbidden, and 

 the. arrest and prosecution of any offenders against the pro- 

 visions of this act. 



8 And be it enacted, That nothing in this act shall be con- 

 strued to prevent the Commissioners" of fisheries of this State 

 to lake or to have taken under their directioo fish, from any 

 of the waters of this State, at any time, for purposes connect- 

 ed with the performance of their duties. 



9. And be it enacted, That all acts or pnrts of acts incon- 

 sistent with the provisions of tins act, are hereby abrogated 

 and repealed; and this. act shall take effect immediately. 



Black Bass Oct of Water —1 have been reading up the 

 stories of carp living out of watt r for twelve hours or more, 

 and believe that the black bass will exist just as well when 

 twelve hours out of the water. Yes, and 1 would be pre- 

 pared to back him to du the same al the end of twenty-four 

 hours, provided the baling isU.pt wet. Now for my fish 

 story. Last October I wont fo L mien, ten miles above here, 

 to fish tor black bass. The first caught was a t wo-potmrler, 

 hooked and landed by a nephew of mine, a boy fourteen 

 years of age, and being his first fish he was rather proud 

 of it. The boy and I fished all day, from 81 ,\. to tiil 6 i: 

 M., the two-pounder being all this lime the first fish on the 

 string. We quit fishing at dark, jerked the string of fish 

 overbite side into the boat, rowed two miles to Linden, cur- 

 ried the string of fish to the hotel, left them on the porch 

 over one hour, when they were tossed into the w T agon and we 

 drove home. The porter takes the string of fish -about 

 ninety nice ones — shows them all around to the Jadies and 

 gentlemen and places them on a slab in a cool storeroom. 

 About half-past nine some ladies, anxious to see the string, 

 went to the store, and while they were examining aud admir- 

 ing, 1 slipped the boy 's first oaten off, and while I was ex- 

 plaining lo them how neatly the boy made the first land, Mr. 

 Bass flopped out of my hand on to the floor, and 1 picked him 

 up and took to a fountain, where he lived till I had to dry up 

 the outside water works. Seeing the whole affair I can 

 vouch for i', and should you ever tell the story and an unbe- 

 liever say " Jonah ! " and if he is a good fellow and the friend 

 of all good fellows, just consign him to me next September 

 and 1 will take pleasure in giving ocular demonstration. 

 WillimmpoH, Pa. MoD. 



Salmon Fishikg is Ireland— The Shannon, Castleconnell, 

 March J 8— The fishing season opened here ou February 1, 

 and up to the present has not been bad, in fact better than it 

 has beeu for fl few years past, considering that we never look 

 forward to fishing with much chance, of success before 20th 

 of this month (March) after a succession of floods and rising 

 water during February. The river is now settling down to 

 good fishing order. 



Mr. Henry Hodges' fishermen on the Doonass fishery Feb. 

 11, one salmon 13 lbs. ; 16th one. salmon, 30 lbs. ; 22d, one 

 .saimon 32 lbs.; March 4, one salmon, 14 lbs ; Mr Henry 

 Hodges, March 11 one salmon 17 Ibss Mr. I Muller's fisher- 

 men"^ the. Newgarden Fishery, Feb. 12, oue salmon, 16 

 lbs ; 28ih, one sa'lmon, 13 lbs. ; Mr I. Mullcr, March 16, 

 one salmon. 13 lbs ; 17th, one salmon, 17 lbs. The fisher- 

 men on the Prospecr and Landscape Fishery, Feb. 28, one 

 salmon, U lbs.; March 12, one salmon, 10 lbs. ; Mr. I E. H. 

 Orr, Royal Arl.i lery, on Mr. E. T. Ingham's preserves, March 

 15, one' salmon, 21 lbs. ; Captain Vansittart's fLheroien ou 

 the Hermitage Fishery, Feb, 12, oue salmon, 14 lbs ; 16th 

 one salmon, IP lbs. Captain Vansitlari. March 17, two sal- 

 mon, 25 and 19 lbs. Mr. Richard Bourke Jr., on same fish- 

 ery, Feb. 28, two Balmon, 22 and 14 lbs. Colonel John Van- 

 deleur ou the Irinas Fishery, Feb. 26, one salmon, 33 lbs. 

 JoilN EiSJilGHT & Sos 



A Nekdkd Law ffli Abizona.— An Act to prevent tie de- 

 struction of fish. 



Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory 

 of Arizona: 



Section 1. From and after the passage of this act it shall 

 be unlawful for any person to take, kill or destroy any fish 

 in any river, creek, lake, pond, spring or stream Of water in 

 the territory by the means or use of giant powder or cart- 

 ridges, or any explosive substance. 



Sec. 2. Any person violating the provisions of this act 



shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic- 

 tion thereof shall be puuished by a fine of not more than 

 $300, or by imprisonment in the County Jail not exceeding 

 three months, or by both such fine and imprison, n ent. 



Sec. 3. One-half of all fines collected under and by virtue 

 of this act shall be paid to the informant or informants who 

 shall have caused the arrest and conviction of the person or 

 persons offending, Ihe right, of such claimant thereto appear- 

 ing to the. satisfaction of the Court, and the other half shall 

 be paid into the County Treasury as the fines collected for 

 misdemeanors, 



Sec. 4. All acts or parts of acts in conflict with the provi- 

 sions of this act are hereby repealed. 



Sec. 5. This act shall take effect, and be in force from and 

 after its passage- 

 Approved February 3, 1881. 



(Signed) J. C. Fremont, 



Tiik Blue Mountain House— Moire, N. Y.— I have just 

 bad an opportunity lo examine Stoddard's new map and guide 

 book for the Adirondack region. The map is a very good 

 one, and shows up the northwest portion of the wilderness 

 or St. Regis Rivers district belter than any map I have seen 

 before, although he tasg'Ven some of the ponds wrong names, 

 or different ones from the ones ihey are known by here. 

 His book makes no mention of the'Blue Mount-in House, 

 but he mentions a house which he calls the Forest House, by 

 C. A. Merrill. I never heard of a hou=e by that name. I 

 have known Mr. Merrill several yearB and that, he lived in a 

 small house near the Blue Mountain House, and also that he 

 occasionally went with parties of sportsmen as guide and 

 sometimes 'had one or two residents from other portions of 

 the county. The Blue Mountain House, on the contrary, is 

 a large two story building; Mr. Phelps, the proprietor, keeps 

 a span of horses" and a spring-seat wagon to carry his guests 

 to the station, if they should wish it. He has several good 

 boats on the level and others at ponds in the vicinity, two or 

 three good hounds, and the best partridge dog I know of, also 

 tents and campiug outfit, etc. The table is as good as at any 

 house where the charges are moderate. 



I am in no way interested in the Blue Mountain House or 

 its proprietor. I always camp out and take along my own 

 provisions, tent, boat, etc., when 1 go to the woods. 1 only 

 write this to explain why I have not mentioned a house fee 

 the accommodation of sportsmen in my letters to the Forest 

 and S'fitKAM, and also to numerous sportsmen in describing 

 that locality. Albert Cornish. 



Canned Mb-vts — In your issue of March 31, under the 

 heading " What Supplies Shall We Take With Ls," you ask 

 for the names of reliable dealers in canned goods. I was in 

 the employ of Wm. Underwood & Co., of Boston, for five 

 years and think their goods will be found reliable. The 

 "statement concerning the sheep and cattle is rather lough, 

 but I can't say it surprises me much. I suppose there are 

 few trades in which fraud can be more successfully practiced 

 than in the canned goods trade. Nine times in ten the label 

 sells the goods. Canning dried com aud peas which have 

 first been soaked, and then selling them as "fresh" com and 

 peas is one of the most common frauds. 



I mention the above concern simply because I have had 

 some experience with them There are good and relible con- 

 cerns in most of the. large, cities, and canned goods can be 

 bought which are all they are represented to be. In making 

 a selection I would say use common sense and do not buy 

 goods which are selling at prices below the cost, of honest 

 manufacture A few cents a can saved will ill repay one for 

 the loss of a meal, especially when out of reach of stores. 

 Asa rule cheap goods are dear at any price. Si a u ,\. 



Rki.uhi.k Canned Goods. - New York, April 4, 1881 — 

 Editor Fi/retf and Stream: The canned meats, fruits and 

 ve_;e bibles of Richardson & Robbies, the fruits and table deli- 

 cacies of Gordon & Dilworth. and the Mouticello brand of 

 chow-chow, gerkins, etc., can always be depended on as 

 being of the best quality. — T. 



Tennessee — Nashville, April 4 —With the except i n of 

 snipe, our shooting season is over, until August, when doves 

 become plentiful, the shoofing of which is much liked by 

 -sportsmen about here. Snipe have been unusually scarce, 

 owing, doubtless, to the bad weather. Messrs. Bteyer and 

 Legler were the most successful m their bags of the many 

 who went out, yet they never got more than teu or twelve to 

 each gun. 



The "German Carp" imported to this State about two 

 years ago, form the subject of conversation among our 

 "fishermen on account of their wonderful growth, and the 

 fact of their spawning at the early age of one year. That 

 there can be no doubt of the fact, a female, one year old, 

 was taken from the pond at the asylum grounds, which con- 

 tained a roe as large as a man's hand. The superintendent, 

 Dr. Callender, is the authority for the above and the state- 

 in ut that there are thousands of carp fry in the same pond. 

 John Burkholz, a native of Bavaria, Germany, living here, 

 told me that in a carp pond on his father's farm the year Old 

 females spawned ; from this the three-year old theory would 

 pply only to very cold countries.— J. D. H. 



We Have Reoeived a copy of the new illustrated cata- 

 logue for the season of 1881, published by Messrs. Conroy 

 Bisselt & Malleson, 65 Fulton street, N, Y. " It contains, be- 

 sides the price list, a great deal of valuable information to the 

 angler and camper-out and is very fully illustrated. The di- 

 rections for selecting tackle are so explicit that the beginner 

 cannot make any mistake in ordering his goods, and the well- 

 known reputation of this house, established since 1830, is 

 sufficient guarantee that everthing sold will be of the best. 

 This catalogue, arranged by Mr. W. Holberton, has beeu 

 published at great expense, and is furnished at the nominal 

 price of 15 cents, which amount will be returned to customer 

 ordering tackle. 



Bass Fishing; in Michigan. — I fully agree with U. S. S. 

 iu regard to placing a minnow on the hook for bass. We 

 fish herein Michigan almost always with the live minnow 

 hooked as IT S. S, describes or hooked only through the un- 

 der lip. The fishing for bass has been tried but little here, 

 but. there are many anglers myself among the number, who 

 wish to test it thoroughly the coming season. Our bass are 

 very gamy, and I see no reason why we cannot have fine 

 sport with the fly.— A. P. S. 



A Poisoned Trout Strpam.— Our correspondent, " J. M. 

 B.," writing from Sullivan Couuty, N. Y. , says that an oil 



