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squids, which lie thiflks are. just what arc needed for 
cavalli and redfish in Florida waters, as suggested hy our 
correspondent “A1 Fresco.” We have not seen Ihe squid, 
and canuot judge of it, but would advise sending one to 
Ur. C. J. Kenworthy, of Jacksonville, if the inventor is 
really convinced of its success. 
Lone. Island. — Sot/Harbor, Maylth, —The bunker Asking 
" opens in this bay, Peconic, very successfully. Thousand 
are caught daily. One fishing parly caught 100,000 in one 
dny last week. The pounds are talcing thorn in great num¬ 
bers, hut unfortunately these pounds, with which these 
shores are lined, catch up all Ihe “good fish” besides, such 
as blue fish, weak fish, black fish and bass, and leave very 
little to be glesned up hy the rod and line. 
J. McLkllan. 
A Massachusetts. —New Bedford, May 5th, '76.—During 
the past week the fishermen have been setting their 
“pounds, traps, etc.,” and'the plethora of spring fish is 
just beginning. At present they catch plenty of lautog, 
perch, flounders, torn cod, some mackerel and a few scup 
(porgies in New York), but a curious feature is that the 
traps in this vicinity are filled with dog fish, which have 
made their appearance uuusually curly on the shores. Some 
of Ihe fishermen fear that thescups have “gone hy” during 
the late cold weather. Concha. 
'% New Jersey— Kinsey's Ashley Mouse, Barnegat Inlet, 
May bih .—Flounders have been very plentiful for the past 
month, 50 per boat being not an uuusual catch. Black 
fish—a few small ones have been taken from the stone 
piles. Weak fish have put in. their appearance. Not tak¬ 
ing the hook yet. Only the gillers are catching them. 
From the past winter being so mild old fishermen predict 
an early appearance of blue fish. For the benefit of your 
readers, wfio enjoy that sport, 1 send you the first catches 
for the past five years, 1875, May 31st, hy E. W. Miller, of 
New York, 1 bhiefisk. 1874, May 28lh, by Willie S. 
Kinsey, 71. 1873, May 18th, Noah D. Taylor and John C. 
Bailey, of Jersey City, 96 bluefish. 1873, May 20th, 
J. M?Atwater & Go., Cranford, N. J., 3 barrels. 1871, May 
36th, C. Parker, 48. Last year only one was caught on 
May 31st. On the day following as high as 70 per boat 
were taken. B. 
^ Pennsylvania,— Harrisburg, May 8$.—Shad catching 
has commenced in the lower Susquehanna, at Columbia and 
oilier points south, below the dam, where the finest speci¬ 
mens of fish are now being caught. Above the Columbia, 
so far as heard from, not u tisli lias yet been taken. One 
or two hauls were made, Saturday evening, two miles north 
of this city, but uot a shad was to be seen. TkeJiskermen 
here are of the opinion that the money expended oti the 
fish-ways at the Columbia Dam, bits all been thrown away 
and censure the fish Commissioners roundly fur it . 
Few brook trout, compared with oilier years, havp been 
captured iu the mountain streams wilhiu a radius of 50 
miles from the city this season. Audubon. 
SS/ihgjnia.— Leesburg, May 3d.—A few bass were taken 
with minnows on Goose Creek last Saturday hy myself and 
friend, above and below the rapids, but none with fly. 
The largest weighed a , pound and a half. We saw no 
signs of spawners or spawning. The river in places near 
the rocks is filled with little fry too small to scoop up. 
T. W. 
Movements of ttib Fishing Fleet.— There have been 
26 arrivals of the cod and halibut fleet the past week, 6 
from the Banks and 20 from Georges. The receipts have 
been 560,000 pounds Georges cod, 04,000 pounds Georges 
halibut, and 450,000 Bank halibut. Sales of halibut at 4-4 
and 24 for white and gray. Round fish, $1.75. The shore 
fleet have had a light catch. Sales of codfish at $1.75, and 
haddock for $1 per hundred weight. There is a demand 
for Western Bank kenck cured fish at $5 per qtl., at which 
price 1,500 qtls. have been sold, and 5,000 more would be 
taken if the demnnd could be supplied. They are wanted 
for the Halifax market.— (Jape Ann Advertiser, May 5th, 
—The season is now at hand when the white perch, 
tempted hy the warm sunshine and the temperate air, 
leaves his cold winter retreat in the deep water at the 
mouths of the numerous rivers and creeks on the Atlantic 
coast, and ascends the streams in search of suitable food, 
and to select appropriate places to spawn. No fish of its 
_ giae affords the angler better sport, and but few are equal 
to it as an article of food. Like the shad, the white perch 
should be eaten within a few hours after it leaves the wa¬ 
ter, as it rapidly loses its delicate flavor, particularly in 
warm weather. During May and June all of the streams 
emptying into the Delaware on the Jersey side afford the 
angler very fair perch fishing.— Germantown Telegraph, 
May ‘id. 
PICKEREL FISHING IN CANADA. 
K —-— 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
Leaving London by tho 6:20 A. M. train we reached Bothwell at 7:45, 
a small town about thirty miles west, which was once the centre of the 
oil region, but now ralleninto decay, as the oil has long since ceased to 
flow. With a team we moved southward, taking with us the local Fish¬ 
ery Inspector and Mr. W. H. Effingham, (who is one of the licensed fish¬ 
ermen) as agnide. About two miloe drive throngh the bush, we came to 
our liret halting place. Hitching oar horses to the remains of an old oil 
derrick, we plunged through the snow drifts which in some places were 
more than eight feet deep. At length we reached the River Thames, at a 
point called Sturgeon 13ar,'aud were just in time to see the men at work 
with both seines and dip-nets. The seines arc about thirty yards in 
length and four feet wide with three-inch meshes, and require four or 
live men to work them. The river at this point is about fifty yards 
wide. The net is placed in the stern of a punt; one mim takes the oar 
and pulls a trifle up stream, and when about ten yards from the shore the 
net is paid out and the punt then takes a downward direction, and 
reaches the strand about thirty yards from;the base of operations; then 
the two men who are left in charge of tho shore cud of the net, (which is 
secured by tsvo ropes of twenty yards in length) move downwards until 
they meet the oilier fellows, who bring them their end of the net up. 
The haul now commences, the reward of all this hard work being two 
pickerel of two pounds each! This was the first attempt we witnessed. 
Going up stream, wc sLoppvd to sec the dip-ncta at work. Tb esc nets 
me rather an original invention. The net itself is about ten feet square, 
and is bent on a hickory hoop, and suspended from a horse (not a four 
legged one) consisting of three two inch hickory poles in Lhe shape of a 
triangle, to the center of which is fastened a heavy stone, ana a rope 
which runs through a block fixed on tho cud of a stout pole which pro¬ 
ject's over the river bank about fifteen feet. The rope passes through an¬ 
other pully at the shore eud of the pole, amt so down to a \vtndla68, 
which is worked by one man. In fishing, the net is lowered as deeply 
into tho water as possible, and allowed to remain a few raiuutes; it la 
then wound up. We waited, and watched, for twenty minutes, and the 
performance was repeated five or six times, the catch amounting to three 
or four fish at each dip. When fish were caught, they were icmoved by 
a lauding not and placed in a box kept in the river. When enough are 
caught they are packed in barrels, then shipped, principally to Buffalo 
and London, (Ontario). 
We saw all that was possible at Sturgeon Bar, and were presented 
with six of the largest fish. We mounted the banks of the Thames, 
(here very steep) and drove to Cashmere, a mile up tho river, Where the 
principal fishing is done. Wc again saw the seine at work, this net much 
larger aud deeper than that at the Bar. The fishermen complained of 
the poor lnck of the past night, as the fish, they said, were not running. 
We persuaded them to try once more for our benefit and they kindly 
agreed to make the attempt. The net being placed in the punt, avvuy 
they went for 100 yards or so from the mill-dam, which is the first dam 
on the Thames. They palled out into the middle of the stream, which 
was running very fast, (hard work it was) paid out the net In the way 
before mentioned, and reached the bank fifty yards down: the two ends 
being brought together, the work of dragging in began. The result was 
a sight to delight their eyeB and hearts, pickerel and mullet jumping 
about In dozens; even the old gentleman who owned the net quit curs¬ 
ing (a habit he has) for ten minutes, till the counting was over. The 
catch numbered 220, of from one to eight pounds each. This was well 
worth viewing aud amply repaid us for our trouble. We returned to 
Bothwell, got on board the 11:55 express for London, reaching that city 
ai 1:45 P.M. Jambs S. Niven, M. D. 
BLACK BASS TACKLE. 
^ 102 Nassau Street, April 28th, 1876. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
I noticed in your last number but one an article on fly rods for black 
bass. As I have fished for black bass with a fly rod for over twelve years, 
I would like to be heard on the subject. Therod I have used for so long a 
time was made by Judson, and is an ordinary 9-onnce trout fly rod; ash 
butt, laucewood second joint aud tips, and with the exception of a new 
tip now and then, is yet in good order. I have nsed the same rod for 
brook trout and have killed several thousands with it. The black baas 
were caught in different waters, including Greenwood and Canandaigua 
Lakes aud the St. Lawrence River, and ran in weight from a few ounces 
to four and a half pounds. I have often killed two at a time, weighing 
together three pounds, and I ttiink it has been well tested. Judging 
from this, I think nine ounces in weight plenty for such a rod, and I 
know a gentleman who has fished with a fly for bass in tho St. Lawrence 
for about sixteen years (averaging two months each year there) and bo 
thinks an eight-ounce bamboo heavy enough. The great trouble is in 
the maker of tho fly. Most of the flies tied for black bass fishing are 
too heavy, and the hooks have too large a barb. It is impossible with a 
light rod to cast aud fasten two or three of those flics; but such flies are 
not necessary, and I have found by experience that a fly tied a little 
lighter on a sproat hook, say No. 2, will cast better aud hook the fish 
with mote certainty. I fished iu the St. Lawrence last summer, stop¬ 
ping at Clayton, and had fine sport and excellent quarters. 1 wonder 
that there are not more visitors there.- The climate is very bracing, no 
fly of any kind, and plenty of fish, and I am lold that later, in tire propi r 
season, there is good shooting nearby. They have the most beautiful 
boats there I have ever seen, and very comfortable. 
_ YV. liOLBKIiTON. 
(Phe fennel. 
THE KENNEL REGISTER. 
A very iuleresliug feature of the late Bpriugfield Bench 
Bhow was the presence there of our Kennel Register, and 
many sportsmen availed themselves of the opportunity of 
registering the pedigrees of their dogs on the spot. Our 
list comprises, since it was last published aud for the week 
ending Tuesday, May 9th, the following high bred ani¬ 
mals:— 
POINTERS. 
Mr. F. S. Davenport’s Don. 
Mr. F. Hone, Jr.'s Hex. 
Mr. F. Stevenson's Phil. 
Mr. W. M. Williams’ Quaker. 
Mr. F. SelluclltlldL’s Tom II mid 
Mr. Charles Allen's Grip. 
BETTERS. 
Mr. CUas. F- Bancroft’s Guy and 
Hess. 
Mr. Max Wenzel's Jack. 
Mr. E. J. Robtiins’ Vic and Flirt, 
Mr. A. Hart's FbneS. 
Mr. W. U. Balcoin's Peg and Trim. 
Air. Wnt. Jarvis' Shamrock. 
Mr, J. A. Lukin's Ned. 
Mr. Obcd Finch's Feathirs. 
Mr. H. B. Voudersmith’sDon. 
Mr. W. J. Conover's Floss. 
Mr. E. It. 1’omroy’s Flash. 
Mr. J. Dwight Francis’ March, 
Mr D, F, Worden’s Flora. 
Mr. H. Ballard’s Raphael. 
Mr. W. H. Gibbon’s Ben, Kate, 
Flora, and Sukey. I 
Mr.E. H-NicolI.sBang. | 
Mr. Ethan Alltn lias engaged spaces ami numbers for 
his entire kennel of well-known setters, and in our next 
we shall doubtless print the names of’many well-known 
Springfield dogs, whose owners, being members of the 
Rod and Gun Club, were too much engaged with their of¬ 
ficial duties to hand them in at the time. 
BREAKING PUPS. 
W E arc frequently applied to for information as how 
old a setter or pointer pup should be whuu taken iu 
hand to bo broken. For the benefit of those who are rais¬ 
ing young dogs, with a view of breaking them, let us say 
that everything depends upon the physical condition of 
the pup. With a good, strong courageous pup we have 
generally commenced when they were four months old to 
teach them to follow, to get over or through fences, aud to 
come iu, and down charge when ordered, and to accustom 
them to the report of the gun; and in order that a pup 
should not be frightened at the report of the guu, great 
care should be taken uot to fire a charge directly over him, 
but take him to the field with a few light loads, which 
should he fired, first two or three hundred yards away by a 
companion, and then, if he is not alarmed, keep ai>proacli- 
ing, and firing, and nine times out of ten all danger of 
making a pup gun shy is passed. It is an excellent plan to 
take a young pup to where trap shooting is going on, but 
keep him at a distance for a few shots, and then gradually 
approach the shooting, so that he can see the effect of the 
gun. We have frequently commenced shooting over pups 
in the early autumn, when they were only five or six months 
old, and by the end of the season, when they were seven 
or eight mouths old, had them right well broken. Great 
care, however, should be taken not to work a pup of that 
age too hard, as long, hard work would' be calculated to 
make them slow dogs. If game is very plenty, such a pup 
may be safely worked a full day, for tkeu the work is not 
hard, but if game is scarce, half a day’s wotk is as much 
as a pup under a year old should be giveu. Some are so 
timid that but little progress cau be made in breaking them, 
before they are a year or eyen eighteen months old. 
—The Chicago IteUl is in error in stating that the third 
prize in tho large pointer class, at IJie late Springfield 
Bench Show, was awarded to Phil, Jr., over Mack. Phil 
is only a puppy, six months old, and was judged with the 
puppies, being beaten by Mr. Scl’uchnrds Ned by a score 
of 88 points to 86. The error of our contemporary probably 
arose from the fact of the judges’ cards uot indicating 
whelhu' the corresponding dogs were puppies or not, and 
Macks’ card being credited with only 85 points. 
—At a meeting of the Philadelphia Sportsman’s Club on 
May 3d, $200 was voted to be appropriated for the purchase 
of prizes, to be given for the best setter of any breed over 
one year old, and for the best pointer dog of any weight 
over one year, exhibited at the Centennial Bench Show, 
September 1st to 8th, 1876. The Philadelphia Spoilsman’s 
Club cordially invite all breeders of fine pointers and set¬ 
ters as well as other sporting dogs, to be present with their 
animals, as very many prizes will be offered by individuals 
independent of the Centennial Commissioner’s awards, 
which number in themselves 300 and over. 
Dog Collars. —There is no portion of the kennel equip¬ 
ment to which more attention should he paid than the 
dog’s collars. An ill-fitting collar is as uncomfortable to a 
dog as a similar article of wearing apparel would be to 
a man. A great error is also made in placing the plate for 
the name hear the buckle. This should be in the exact 
centre of the collar when it is buckled, the weight being 
thereby more evenly*distributed, Messrs. Thomson &.Son, 
No. 338 Broadway, in addition to them general sportsmen's 
outfits, make an excellent dog collar wflich we cau recom¬ 
mend, 
—Mr. J. W. Foster, of Leesburg, Va., writes tis that his 
imporled field trial bitch Kirby, is on a visit to Mr. Luther 
Adam's Rock. 
Another Bench Snow.—In connection with Ihe annual 
meeting of the New York Slate Sportsman’s Association 
to he held at Geneseo on Ihe 23d, 34lh, and 30lh, Inst., will 
he held a Bench Show of Dogs, Dr. N. Rowe acting as Su¬ 
perintendent, The prize list is as follows:— 
Class 1.-Imported English setters or progeny or the same For 
best dog over one year old, Association cup; for second heat dog, diplo¬ 
ma For best bitch over one year old, Association's cop; lor second 
best bitch, diploma. For best dug pup under one year. Association's 
cup: for second best dog pup, diploma For best bitch pup under one 
year. Association’s cap; for second best hitch pup, diploma. 
Class 3.—Native English setters. Same as No 1. 
Class 8.—Red, und red and white Irish sellers, (native and imported). 
8 Class 4 —Biaclc and tan and black tan and while Gordons, (natives 
and imported I. Same as No. 1. 
Class S.—Pointers. Over 50 lbs., same Classes 1, a, a. and 4. 
Class 6.—Pointers. Ot 50 lbs. and under, same as classes 1,3,3,4, 
Class 7 —Cooker spaniels. For best dog. Association’s eup; for 
second best, diploma. For best bitch, Association’s cup; for second 
best, diploma. ...... . , .. , . 
Class 8.— Clumber spaniels. Tor best dog. Association’s cup; for 
second best, diploma. For best bitch, Association's onp; for second 
best, diploma. _ . . . 
Class S.—Irish water spaniels. For best dog. Association’s enp: four 
second best, diploma. For best Mich, Association's cup; for second 
best, diploma. . .... 
Class id.—F ox hounds. For best dog, Aasocisliou s eup; for second 
best, diploma. For best bitch. Association’s cup; for second best, di- 
^'class 11 —Stag bounds. For best dog, Association’s cup: for second 
best, diploma. For best bitch, Association’s enp; for second best, dt- 
^'class IS. — Newfoundlands. For best dog. Association’s cup: fot 
second best, diploma. For best bitch, Association's cup; for second 
^Class^IS.—S cotch terriers. For best dog, collar; for second best dt- 
^Class 14.—Sky terriers. For best dog, collar; for second best, di- 
'''c’LABS 15.—Spitz dogs. For best dog, collar; for second best, diploma. 
Class 10:-Shepherd dogs. For best dog, collar; for second best, di- 
CHAMPION CLASS. 
For the best setter dog or bitch of winners in class 1,3, 3, and 4. The 
Chicago Field Champion Cup, valued at $75,01). % 
Entrance fee, $2. for each dog; certificates of entry and 
all particulars can be obtained hy addressing Kidder, M. 
Scott, Esq., Corresponding Secretary, New York State As¬ 
sociation for the Protection of Fish and Game, Geneseo, 
New York. All entries of dogs sent byexpress must be 
addressed N. Rowe, Superintendent of the Bench Show, 
Gensseo, N. Y. The circular says:— 
“Inasmuch as a great ma’ny gentlemen have intimated 
their intention of visiting tiie show with the object of pur¬ 
chasing dogs, the opportunity for those who have dogs they 
wish to sell will be unsiupassed. On the last day of the. 
show, after the premiums have beeu awarded, any dogs 
their owners may wish to sell, will bu sold by auction.” . 
THE CENTENNIAL BENCH SHOW. 
Philadelphia, May 4th, !87B. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
As the entTy hooks for dogs to he exhibited at the autumnal Bench 
Show, September 15th, do not close until July lat, an estimate can be 
made of the number of finely-bred animals that will be displayed on 
that occasion. Already a great many owners of setters and pointers 
have registered their dogs, and quite u lot of individual prizes have been 
offered independent of the awards that will be made by the Commission. 
The individual premiums are ad follows:— 
The Philadelphia Sportsmen’s Club votB ®Mt0 to bo appropriated to 
tbe purchase of two pieces of silver, one for the beat setter, of any 
bleed, over one year old, and one for tbe best pointer. 
Mr. John Kritler donatod a silver mounted whip for the best American 
bred setter dog over one year old. 
Capt. A. H. Clay gives a gold whistle for the third heat American bred 
setter over one year old. 
capt. Chats, i. Tucker offers a silver enp for tbe bust Cocker spaniel. 
Mi F. itoau gives a silver cup for Ike best imported setter one year 
old, aud a etlver collar to the best dachshund. 
