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Kto' ■ ii ' FtsBcro Fleet. — Tho Southern mack- 



erel fli ell under way, some seventy-five vessels 



i . number EavB already 



. ■' ■ il ]',\ fcb.6 last of next' month the fleet will number 

 ftbOTlt OIW liiiTulred sail, and the mackerel fishery will lie 



iro : , . i 'iited. This business is attended by a large 



expense, the seines and outfits being costly, and can only lie 

 profitable through a large catch. 



Some twenty sail of Gloucester Seftrgesineti were nl Edgar* 

 town Inst Saturday, awaiting bait. On Monday bait was 

 reported coming in lively, 



Tha summer herring fmsiness is comparatively a new inji- 

 .1. nl ol'oiir fisliing iudnstrv, but the deuiiind for shipment 

 gives promise of its profitable pursuit, Three vessels have 

 cleared hence for Xewlbrinilluiid within the past week. 



The number of fishing arrivals reported at tins port the 

 past week has been 5 from the Banks and 83 from Georges. 

 The receipts have boon about 462,000 lbs. split codfish and 

 465,000 His. halibut. 



The fish market for the week shows a break in the prices 

 of Georges codfish, the movements for the past few days 

 being mainly at $lj per qtl.. with a few transactions slightly 

 under Bani eod are in light stock, and moving slowly at 

 $.] to i?,l! per qtl. In other departments of dry 'and pickled 

 fish, business is quiet and prices mostly nominal. Fresh 

 halibut are in moderate supply, with last' sales at 5 and 4 cts. 

 per tlx, and shore fish at 2£ cts. for cod and U for haddock, 

 The shipments of boneless fish remain lurge.'with quite a 

 margin in prices, ranging from 4> cts. for mixed fish to 8 

 els. loi prime Georges cod short out and patent pack. Maok- 

 , rel are out of the market except in jobbing lots, which are 

 held at S2:"i pel libi. for mess, 815 to $22 for l's, and $9 for 

 extra 2's. -'/</» ■ .i«« 4(?f:e»«ser, Aptilib 

 x Wisconsin itenasha, TOi, April 14th. — This is a great 

 country for iish. situated as il is at tho outlet of Lake W'mnc- 

 bago, which is well stocked with pickerel, wall-eyed pike, 

 rock, black and white bass, yellow perch, catfish, bull- 

 loads. Buffalo fish, muskalonge, some weighing as high as 

 45 pounds, 12 to 21 poundsnot being uncommon; also rock- 

 sturgeon, uhich.oe speared in burge numbers through the 

 ice all winter, besides several other varieties not mentioned. 

 Time years ago 50,000 shad-fry were put into a small lake, 

 connecting, and last year quite a number were taken with a 

 hook and common angle-worm, from two to three pounds 

 weight. Eels, 4,000 ot tit hich were planted at same time, 

 very little heard from. I have known fifty black bass, three 

 to tour pounds each, taken in two hours by two fishermen 

 with poles and live minnows. They also rise well to a fly. 

 lintel accommodations arc good and cheap. Game quite 

 plenty near. This is getting to be a favorite locality for 

 sportsmen from Milwaukee, Chicago, St. Louis, and other 

 places. S. L. H. 



TuoiT-l'isHixo in- Nevada. Those Of our people who go 

 l, i the Tin ikee River trout-fishing "ill do well to be careful 

 about their bail, if they wish to have any success. The only 

 bait with which they can succeed at this season of the year 

 is a worm that is found in the greasewood. This worm cuts 

 a ring around tie- main stalk of the greasewood, and is easily 

 found by observing that the tops of the greasewood bushes 

 are dead. The trout will bite at these worms when they 

 will touch no other kind of bail. The Piutes and a few old 

 settlers know how to find this peculiar bait, and are success- 

 ful fishermen when all ..thers fail. Tho dead leaves on the 

 tops of the greasewood bushes show where the worms are, 

 and all that is necessary to be done is to kick over the bushes 

 to find the bait, os the shrubs break Off at the point where 

 the worms have ringed them. Nevada Transcript, 



Land and Water (Bag,) palates the following concerning 

 a remarkable battle, lasting for sixtoon hours, betweou a 

 pluck] sportsman and an obdurate salmon, before the latter 

 waa conquered: "On Friday at four p. M,, Mr. A Crawshay 

 hooked a tisli below Haughton Castle, but did not land him 

 till Saturday morning, the 24th inst., at eight a. m. Im- 

 mediately after being hooked the fish went down the rivor 

 taking out upward of 100 yards of line. The water being 

 strong and the fish determined, it was impossible to get him 

 back. A wood by the water side made it equally impossible- 

 for Mr. Cawshay to follow his fish, and so things remained 

 until a boat was brought at daylight next morning from 

 some distance, by which means the wood was passed, and 

 the fish at last landed on a gravel bed, in the presence of 

 many spectators, some of whom had passed the night with 

 the angler. The lish was a splendid male, forty inches long, 

 and twenty -two inches girth ; weight, twenty-five and a half 

 pounds." 



It would seem that, in this case the endurance was about 

 equally divided. And it was not so much the actual weight 

 of the lish, and its unusual size in that river, as the 

 want of skill in the fisherman in handling a salmon of that 

 size. In Maine and various parts of the Dominion they are 

 nceustoinod to much heavier weights than this; but they are 

 prepared for them, and being usually far superior anglers to 

 tin Knglish, manage in an hour or two to capture the most 

 belligerent salmon. 



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BLACK BASS FISHING IN TtlE RES- 

 ERVOIRS. 



FOREST AND STREAM 



185 



Washujotok, 1) C, April 14, 1877. 

 Ebltob FoarST ami stkeah. 



Coumetcd with tile aqueduct which supplies the cities of Washington 

 and Georgetown with f'oiomac water, are two immense reservoirs, one 

 or which is known as the receiving reservoir, and the other as the dis- 

 tributing reservoir. Tbefirstis usedfor the Hlorueeof water to supply 

 the city in case of ft freshet in the river, or when the water continues 

 muddy for any leugth of time; and the other, located at the head of the 

 pipe line, supplies the various mains leading to the two cities. Both of 

 these reoervoira are filled with black bass and it is in regard to the 

 ran: sport which they afford that t hope to interest the many readers o 

 Kobbst »ND Stueam. Tile aqiuduct, which is one of the finest works 

 of the kind in the country, was constructed oy the National Govern. 

 meat at a cost of nearly $1,000,000 The fountain head of the water 

 supply is at the Great Falls of the Potomac, sixteen miles from Wash- 

 ington, and from this point a brick condnit, nine feet in diameter, brings 

 the water a distance of about ten miles to the receiving reservoirs 

 where it leads into Dalecarlia Tunnel, which connects the conduit 

 above with the conduit below the reservoir, BO the daily supply of water 

 enn be drawn directly from the Potomac or the reservoir. From the 

 receiving to the distributing reservoir, a distance of two miles, the con- 

 duit is of the same size as ahove, and extends around the latter so as 

 to connect with the iron mains leading to the city, and empties the 

 supply into them in case tho river is clear; but when the water is 

 all muddy on account of rains, the reservoirs furnish the daily snpplv, 

 which now averages about twenty-five million gallons, though it can be 

 doahled with additional mains leading to Hie city from the distributing 

 reservoir, a distance of about two miles. The receiving reservoir was 

 first completed and filled with water. It has been In use about fifteen 

 years, and during thai, time the buss have Increased and multiplied 

 therein with groat rapidity, besides die supply Is annually Increased by 

 the young ones, which come down the condnit from the Falls, and 



easily get through the wire screens Into the reservoir on account of their 

 diminutive sUe, Many nosi in the water? of the reservoir have been 

 there twelve or fourteen years, and iu'ihat time Have attained a weight 

 nf from four to five pounds. The largest bass I ever knew to be taken 

 in this locality weighed five pounds and ten ounces. It was captured 

 early una morning in the reservoir, and fought btavely before he was 

 landed. This resetvolr covers an urea of forty fonr acres, and vanes 

 in depth from two to fifty feet. The presence of fish in tho reservoirs 

 was long a disputed qnestion, but I believe it is now ircnerally admitted 

 that they are beneficial to the water as ';bey feed upon the animulculiu, 

 and tp « | -eat extent clear it of insects and vegetable matter, washed 

 therein by rains from the sorronuding hills, which are cultivated Some 

 years since it wus noticed in Ihe spring that the water bad a fetid taste 

 and smell, and it wns then argued that its offeiifliveneas proceeded from 

 lish in a state of decomposition iu the reservoi-s or pipes leading to the 

 city. Other water-works m different parts of the country had the same 

 trouble, and the subject was scienlffiically investigated. The generally 

 received opinion now is, that it. arises from the conferva', which, under 

 favorable circumstances, are generated iu all reservoirs. 



The ball, used for bass in then,!) waters is live minnows, frogs, and 

 crawfish. Tbey never rise to a fly in the still water of the reservoirs, 

 though thoy often take It in the Potomac in places where rocks abound, 

 forming rapids and eddies. The bass undoubtedly spawn in the reser- 

 voir*, and for that purpose seek the headwaters in the spring, whcre.it is 

 not so deep. As warm weather approaches tbey return to thedeep water. 

 1 have frequently taken them weighing from two to three pounds, and 

 whoa a bass of that, size is hooked in water fifteen or twenty feet deep, 

 with no rocks, grass, or snags to catch the line, he affords delightful 

 sport. Their favorite feeding time is early morning. I have known of 

 instances where eight or ten fine ones havo beencaptured from sunrise 

 to eight or nine o'clock, and after that time no bait, however attrac- 

 tive, conld draw them to the hook. Trolling for them with minnow 

 lor bait is often very successful in these reservoirs, especially in An 

 gust and September. A permit from the aqueduct authorities is nec- 

 essary to enjoy Ihe privilege or fishing in these waters, hut the courteous 

 officers having charge of the work never refose such permission to 

 gentlemen whom they know will not. abuse the privilege. * 



FISHING IN ALABAMA. WATERS. 



EDll 



1 Stth: 



The letter of Dr. Lupton, in which he gave an account of the strange 

 habits of the catfish caught in Berwick's Bay, bas called up many recol- 

 lections of pleasant days spent in that, for a sportsman, delightful lo- 

 cality. In tho latter pirt of July, 186(1, I received an Invitation to pass 

 some tlm with friends who were spending the summer on Fish Biver 

 with tbehospitablo gentleman of whom Dr. Lupton wrote. Packing 

 my trips, I boarded the first train that passed, aud after a sweltering 

 night arrived in Mobile. Late In the aftornoo 1 1 took ono of the little 

 steamers which ply regularly morning and evening between the city and 

 points on the bay shore, for the benefit of business men who prefer to 

 Spend their nights "over the bay," and soon arrived at Battle's Wharf, 

 where I disembarked, and found Dick, a bright mulatto, in attendance 

 with a light wagon. In this myself and baggage were soon snugly en- 

 sconced, aud off we started ou our nine miles' drive to tho river, reach- 

 ing the furry kite at night. Next morning I was up before the sun, and 

 after enjoying a plunge into the briny waters brought up by tho rising 

 tide, 1 sought the landing to see how wo were provided with boats. 

 Here I fouud a large sail-boat, a smaller ono with centre-board and 

 sprit-sail, several row-boats, and a beautiful little skiff, the property of 

 Mrs. W., just the thing for exploriug the waters by oneself. Here the 

 :!i!:li : mi ;ii v Hi. advantages of both fresh and salt water fishing. 

 Iu tbe river aud Its numerous tributary creeks and branches are multi- 

 tudes of perch, aud a species of bass, called by the natives fresh-water 

 trout. 



Berwick's Bay is only a mile below the mill, and in its waters are salt- 

 water trout, red-fish, croakers, sbeepshead, and mullets by the myriad. 

 These latter cannot be caught with a book, but are easily caught with 

 nets, and are used for bait. Minnows are not to be had, and cut mul- 

 let is used almost exclusively. Only once during my stay did we have a 

 minnow, and this was voted to tbe Doctor, an old and enthusiastic an- 

 gler. We accompanied him to sea the sport. We went by boat to the 

 mouth of a branch where the largest "trout" were wont to lie hid. 

 After waiting a few mome»ts— as the Doctor explained, for the large 

 fish which the boat had irigbtcned off to return— a cast was made. A 

 rush, succeeded by a plunge, followed, and a large fish was securely 

 hooked. After many unavailing struggles a six-pound beauty was 

 weariod out and saiely lifted over the gunwale. Another of about the 

 same weight was captured with the same bait. The only drawback to 

 our fishing was tbe presence of the gars. 



Berwick's Bay, or Wick's Bay as it Is called by the natives, is simply 

 a lake-like expansion of Fish Elver, where it forms an elliptical basin 

 some three miles long and two miles broad before its embrocltttre into 

 Mobile Bay. Where ita waters mingle with those of the bay it is not 

 more thau two hundred yards wide, aud at this place is a bar, which is 

 a fine place for Beining. Along the shores of the bay are several 

 houses, built after the Creole style, with large overhanging roofs and 

 encircling piazzas. Tbore, standing amid moss-covered live oaks, 

 magnolias with their dark leaves and creamy flowers, aud the luxuriant 

 fig trees, rank foliage and purple fruit, form a scene most attractive to all 

 lovers of nature. The fishing in the bay is at times very exciting, and 

 at all seasons plenty of game and edible fish reward tho angler's care. 

 The garB, too, do not annoy one quite as much hero as in the river. 

 Apropos of gars, one of our party, disgusted by the number of hooks 

 they had cost him, and the way they had contributed to his annoyance, 

 determined to catch at least one specimen upon which to wreak his 

 vengeance. On a visit to Mobile he secured a large hook, and had it 

 fastened to a light chain about two feet in length. This lie attached to 

 a long line about as thick as a bed-cord, baited his hook with a large 

 perch, tied the line securely to the bath-house railing, and heaved 

 tbe bait overboard. In a few moments his patience was To- 

 warded by a sharp tug at the line, and after a long struggle he suc- 

 ceeded in capturing— not the gar, but a young shark about four feet iu 

 length. This was all very well, but not the fish that he wanted ; so he 

 refreshed himself with a glass of ale, smoked a pipe, and spitting on 

 bis bait, again committed it to the briny deep. Soon there was a 

 mighty strike, and a quick jerk fastened tho hook securely. Then fol. 

 lowed a long and most exciting stragglo, which ended by the gar's be- 

 ing drawn to the surface and receiving his coup de grace from a pistol 

 shot, lie was an ugly customer, five feet and a half in length aud thick 

 in proportion, while the hooks found In his jaws told us that at least 

 one of the wretches that had troubled ub so long would annoy us no 



Should any of your numerous readers ever feel inclined to explore 

 the regions of which I have spoken, I can assure them that tbey can, in 

 the proper season, find sport in plenty, both for rod and gun, and will 

 never have cause to regret their visit to Berwick's Bay. Wine. 



PORTER'S LAKE AND VICINITY. 



* Philadelphia, April 20, 1877. 



EniToit Pobesv and Stream. 



Having read iu the columns of your journal of n party making 

 Inquiry about Porter's Lake, I thiuk I c«n give them the necessary in- 

 formation, havlig been a regular visitor to that place lor a number of 

 years. 



The quickest and best way for them to go from our city is to take 

 the cars from the Kensington Depot and go to Stroudaburg. An ex- 

 cursion ticket to that place will cost J4.H5. Thoy can get a wagon at 

 Slrondsburg from W. K. Henry, who keeps a livery stable, aud will 



take them to the Lake for JB. It will take about, six hours ride to get 

 there, or, if they write to the proprietor of the hotel, Adam Riuehart, 

 he will Ben.l his team to meet them. 



As regards the fish in the lake, tbey will find pickerel, catfish and 

 perch. The black bass were only put lu the lake iu August, 1KT-1, by 

 Howard J. Reefer, ono of the Fish Cotnmlaslonera of our State. J 

 happened to lie at the lake at the time lie was there. There were only 

 about fifty small ones put in (the lake), ihe balance having died before 

 tbey gut there. Tbey will lind plenty or trout streams lu the neighbor- 

 hood, particularly tho linshkill Creek, mado famous by the late Mr. 

 Thud. Norris's frequent reference to it in his -Angling in Amerieau 

 Waters," They will also find good trout fishing in the Hawklll Creek, 

 Middle Branch and Indian Calvin Bianeh (branches of the Bushkill), 

 which streams are all within a short distance of Porter'B Lake, and it 

 will afford good sport tlsblug these streams for those who know how. 



I do not think they will find a satisfactory place to camp on the bor- 

 ders of tho lake; can get good board at the hotel for $7 per week, which 

 will entitle them to tho use of the boats, whereas should they camp out 

 and have no boats, it is very donbtful if tbey can catch any large fish, 

 for they are only to be caught at certain places in the lake, which can 

 only be fished from a boat. My advice as a frequent visitor to the 

 lake, is to make their headquarters at the hotel, where they will find nice 

 clean beds aud good square meals, and they will also find Ad. a good 

 fellow, who does all he can to make his guests comfortable. 



If they have made lip their minds to camp out, I would advise them 

 to go to what wo call the "High Knob," which is about nine miles from 

 Porter'B Lake. 'Jou take the same cars and get off at Oakland, and 

 procure a team to take you to the "Knob." I can recommend the 

 black bass fishing at the "Knob." A party of us caught eighty-seven 

 large ones in a day, which I consider good luck, considering that some 

 of them weighed four rounds. There was a party who left the day be- 

 fore we come with one hundred and thirty-throe, having caught them 

 from Monday at imnu to Tuesday at noon. My advice to any person iu 

 search of black bass fishing is to try tho "High Knob," but take a boat 

 with yon. Respectfully yours, etc., Kv.\:< Ebssell. 



N. E. cor. 9th and Callowhill Streets. 



GAME AND FISH OF GREEN RIVER, K.Y. 



Ashbvsburo, Ky., April 20th. 

 Editob Forest and Stiieah. 



I live on the famous stream of Green River, Kentucky; that is, oncn 

 famous for iis lish and the game that roamed at will in the dense cane 

 brakes and swamps lying along its banks, but which now arc nearly ex- 

 terminated. The nets and stops worked the ruin of the finny tribe, while 

 Ihe fast increase of civilization drove the deer farther West. Groen 

 River is from eighty to one hundred and twenty-five yards in width, 

 aud from twenty-five to one hundred feet deep from the mouth to Cal- 

 houn, diBtunt seventy miles. Lock and Dam No. 2 is situated at 

 Calhoun, and in May and June one can have tolerably fair sport catch- 

 ing bass below the falls. But of all tbe flsh famous in the waters of 

 this river is thoealfish; they grow to immense size, and as they suffer 

 less from the nets than other fish they are still tolerably plenty. The 

 water Is too sluggish for trout this far down, as the lucks keep the 

 water dead in tho summer aud fall. 



As to game, I will say we are hard to beat ou squirrels, as the flats 

 hero abouod in oak aud hickory, and furnish abundant food for the 

 bushy tail. Squirrels are now in splendid condition for shootiug, as 

 the young ones are good size aud very fat. I killed sixteen in about 

 three hours ono day, and could have killed more. We have some 

 turkeys, and they have been gobbling for some time; they commenced 

 at least a month earlier than common. Our new game law lorbidB 

 killing turkeys in the gobbling season, but seems to do no good, as 1 

 hoard ten gnus the other morning by sun up. Xoung squirrels came 

 at least a month sooner than usual, aud I caunot account lor it, as ihe 

 spring is ouly an average one. I have not seen a deer for nearly two 

 years, although I see a track occasionally. Quails and rabbits are plenty 

 on tho hills along the river, and would be abundant in a short time if 

 Borne pains were taken to kill off some of tbe owls, hawks and tiaivnwi s. 

 I have killed but one phea-ant since I have lived here— five years— and 

 have seen bnt one or two more. Woodcock are also rare . Ducks, once 

 so numerous iu the spring and fall, have become also very scarce, ouly 

 a rew stopping iu their flight. 



If any of your readers that see this want to go on a hunting expedi- 

 tion next fall iu a placo where game is plentiful, just give them my 

 address. I want one or two good fellows to make a party of two 

 or throe, to go on a trapping expedition next tall aud trap all winter. 

 I promise good sport and a fair remuneration at a very small outlay. 



Paddy O'Lkakv. 



Tiffany & Co., Silversmiths, Jewelers, and 

 Importers, have always a large stock of sil- 

 ver articles for prizes for shooting, yachting, 

 racing and other sports, and on requesi they 

 prepare special designs for similar purposes. 

 Thei^ timing watches are guaran teed for ac- 

 curacy, and are now very generally used for 

 sporting and scientific requirements. Tiffany 

 & Co., are also the agents in America for 

 Messrs Patek, Philippe & Co., of Geneva, of 

 Whose celebrated watches they have a full 

 line. Their stock of Diamonds and other Pre- 

 cious Stones, General- Jewelry, Bronzes and 



Artistic Pottery is lb* largest in the world, 

 and the pttblie are invited to visit their estab- 

 lishment without, feelingthe slightest obliga- 

 tion to nurchase. Union Square, Npt- Yr*rk 

 adv. " 



