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FOREST AND STREAM 



{Mwm 23, 1888. 



. prompt uitmi&on, MnnmuhiciMinsnl ' cd 



tlreSStd 1o thr Form! «,ul Htrrum Piihlixliliw r,,., ,iml n«l In 

 individuals, in whose nliscner trim. Ho o/«ce imilUtH n/iin- 

 r mot ",'c liable /.. May, 



INGLtXG RESORTS, Wesltallhi tflufllo hure for publi- 



rtiluni notes tif aoait flxhino l,.,;,lili, s. WitJ not tfltr UOWa- 



sp,-ll,i,- lt ts /„,;>,■ i..s- „•(•//, ,totv?nfile*ieohle /minis for ini'llimi 



ii-nifsions/ 



Wiey gre&tij mistake the taiuner mill tastes ef rite true angler, niio 

 msutna that he Is attracted to these quiet places nimplj l.o kill ami to 

 destroy. To have the opportunity to fish constitutes tout one of (he 

 threads in iue golden cord which drain him toltie grand >>ui forests, 



in whose mountain streams b'om aild salmon •■m,.si th ;n .i 



ii hi> Hiiiispk-iiHiur in iin-ris.' Mini strike and struggle of a nintnmotn 



lisle so also i- he lilted up out of the rooi of coinmou-pls 



i'.v hi majestic anmnoidiiigs by ffii ever-! to imdottsofi the 



Mountain; by the in. . ,| Ihe birds; I is lh< never-endtng 



melody of the staging tvaters; b> tie Bpiash and foam and sparkle of 



(he leaping cusvadB; by The gltatingrsuulight upon i-ij .j .1 i . ,,i 



l>j the shadowy depths ot the impeiiHral.li. forest! by Jaggud roek 

 Uid giant DOUlder and .lark pool alld Lrli.limr fiver, ami B thousai A 

 oiher "things of beauty," which remain upon ihe canvas of Ms 

 ni..n..ii> long after the minor incidents of fish-tak-hig an forgotten. 

 S i;fl i - i • ■ ■' all of fishing tu fish. Thai Is but au Incident In liir 

 angler's pastime, Tin -y have other and higher, if not more imagnm- 

 lipt-iunl exhilarating tastes I i p , c*i 



TWO SONNETS. 



'-'■ W UKUICATKli 10 LLL BOTTOJT 



ui VKioa. 

 \\Min_it.|.|.:: Wriggle, mighty -'lob,' 



\s »f strive bo place ye 

 tin the hook; aneath the Dob 



Struggles euii't release ye] 

 How l wonder If yi 

 Tu your colon, the borli'il steel, 



As it enters 



To your centers: 

 [>o hoi, prithee, be so froward 

 (Even thongh ye an- well "scoured."}, 

 But like "gentles and commons," 

 Sueoumb lo our summons; 

 Aid If ye have another larch 

 Pray save u te allure the percli. 



.Ml PERCS). 

 Deep down, iimler a trestle. 



Sporting or lazily lying, 

 The '•hog-Uuckeil" perub fishes nestli , 



As fftJieri.' fate defying: 

 Sow. as if dreaming uf venues, 



Now. as if longing I" Stnoke'i 

 Now rubbing their epidernies 



Against .i siont- al ii stroke: 



' ;lan ag 'i. light, 



Their dorsals uprise to atl'iiuln 

 N..i i he turoi:. so gently sinking, 

 Nor ourselves, so earnestly thinking, 

 In a triee. lusty fishes, and ive 

 Wtll grasp you. in hand tenderly ! u. w R, 



NATIONAL ROD AND REEL ASSOCIATION 



i MEETING of the nssooialinn was hold al I he Metro 

 j\. politan Hotel, on Friday, March Hi, at -1 P. M. Prrsi- 

 demt Endicott, in. Ms opening remarks, said thai Ihteresl in 

 Ihe association was increasing all Ihe lime, and that ii was 

 destined to become a large ami influential society. He bad 

 called this special nicet ing to n.nsirler and, perhaps, to ii\ 

 Ihe flatC al which ihe next toiirnamenl should I..- held, and 

 invited an expression of opinion on this Subject. 



Mr, Ala I her said thai the lasi truiniameiil was held on 

 October 111 and 30, and in his opinion that lime was loo 

 late. Tlie weatb.Fr was uncertain nl thai lino . and he 

 favored Septcinh, r. :di hough if the city people were hack 

 from the country in August that month would be best. 



Mr. Holhortoii thought iiimiv people would be hack in 

 October, and thai if held earlj in the nionlh we might e\- 

 |iect good weather. 



Dr. Klniendovf said thai iitlglft'ri who go in Main,- are 



absent in September, and for one he would probably be 

 therein thai month, 



Mr. Wilbur suggested May, as i Inn the uitglnro were Evesb 

 from L ing island and oilier trout streams and consequently 

 in practice, 



Mr. Mather objected to May. as nol giving linn enough 



lo prepare for the tournament,. 

 Mr. WiHrar moved thai the touvuainenj be held on the 



first Wednesday in October. Carried. 

 The ]itvsiihnt staled lhal il would be iieces-.u, |,o liftVt i 



committee oi geinont&and nshetl iiov. they should be 



selected. 



Mr. Wilbur suggi lei J be appointed by |he presi- 

 dent. 



Mr MuUaly niored thai the president appoinl tin unlimited 

 number as such committee. Carried. 



The secretary then read ihe following letter, which had 

 been received b\ Mr. .lane-, I .. VallbUon. prcsiilenl o| (lie 



Pasiine Island t'lub, from s gentleman in Boston.: 

 •■M v iiian sm -tiw., pleased to note your linnd writtug on tiua 



envelope aovering Ihe lirenho- ,.f ihe \r.u i; ::,•■! .m-i Keel Associa- 

 tion. I am much ol.l i- ,■ - ;, . , ,, , lum fi |mi to 



thtnji i 

 to dp it 

 hopcl 



letary. Very truly yours, 'etc, 



Mr. "Wilbur moved that one thousand copies of the con- 

 stitution be primed for use and distribution. Mr. Holber- 

 ton amended the motion by requiring that the names of the 

 members be added to it. Carried. 

 Mr. Van Cleet asked if I be. association bad made auj 



effort to secure legistalion lu pioleet, our fishes. 



The President replied thai it .mild »M, be expected that the 



a ssi ii iafi»n, which is a national one. should attempt to iu- 



1 legislation in the State,., Wia\e it is true that the 



hcitdtptartcrs of the association are in New York city, be 

 cause it is : u-real cculer of population and therefore con- 

 tains more anglers, limn can be found in any other citv. if 

 attempt-, were made to influence New York State laws it 

 would make us appeM more like a local than a national 

 society. Our objects are more social and for the advance- 

 ment of angling as an an and we had better leave the laws 

 to local organizations. Covering the ground we do we 

 could accomplish little in the line of legislation over the 

 whole country. 



Dr. Klmenilorf inquired if any steps had been taken to 

 incorporate the association. 



The Prcsiilenl answered thai incorporation would make 

 mi local, n l hiie.. which we wish to avoid. 



Mr. Mullaly thought it desirable lo form an anglers' club 

 out of this association and suggested thai a committee be 

 appointed to eonsidei the advisability of forming such a 

 club. 



Mr. Backus agreed with Mr. Mullaly. 



Mr. Mather thought thai the 1'oruiatiou of such a club 

 would destroy ihe association. 



The President had never heard of a society entertaining a 

 proposition to dissolve itself, and that would be the result 

 in this ease, a club would necessarily take in all the mem- 

 ber,-, or. if any wen- left out, they would be dissatisfied. 



Mr. Mullaly withdrew his suggestion and made another 

 that the meetings be mote frequent, lie disclaimed any 

 desire to Change the character Of the association. 



Ml', llollierton thought that monthly meetings could he 

 arranged. 



The president remarked thai the meetings had meant bu«i- 

 ness and not sociability. If the members choose to have a 

 social meeting afterward, !ts I hey have done before, there 

 was not only no objection to if. but on the. contrary, he 



thought ii a good thing. He would be sorry to see the ob- 

 jects ol' the association changed. If an angler's club was 

 formed outside of this society be would join it. He con- 

 sidered all these propositions out of order. 



Mr. liloomrielrl though! that at the next tournament 

 a line should be drawn thai would exclude all that might be 

 termed professional casters from the amateurs 



Mr. Mather assured him that the point had been long 



under i sideraiion and that he should advise thai Ihe lilies 



be sharply deiiiied and closely draw n. 



With a' vote of thank- lo Mr lletm flair; proprietor of 

 Ihe Metropolitan Hotel. Ihe meeting 'adjourned subject lo 

 the enll of the president. 



THE PRIMITIVE FISH-HOOK. 



I pDEB ibis title Mr. Barnei Phillips has an illustrated 

 I article in <:,tii>rti for April. He considers that man 

 first used the spear for taking fish, next the hook and Hue. 

 and la.-ih the net. with perhaps an intermediate stage be- 

 tween the spear and the honk, when the bow and "arrow- 

 were used. The first implement which approached the hook 

 was Ihe ''hsh gorge," apiece of stone pointed at both ends 

 with Ihe line attached to the middle and held in (dace by a 

 groove running around the tstoile, a specimen of which, 

 found in the Valley Of Somfiie, is now- in the New York 

 Museum of Natural History. The fish swallowed this, when 

 baited, and it lodged crosswise in its ihroaf when pulled 

 upon. 



Mr. Phillips believes that, starling with this crude fish 

 gorge, he can show, step by step, the complete sequence of 

 the fish-hook, until il end's with the perfected hook of to- 

 day, and he certainly makes a good showing of these steps, 

 so that one is. compelled to admit that he has given much 

 thought to the subject, and that it would he difficult to re- 

 fill e his argument. 



Other forms of gorges, called "bricoles, ' from Lake 

 Ncufcliatel. are shown, which grade into a well defined 

 double hook ton ml in tin same locality , make his theory e\ 

 IreinoU plausible. Then follow barbed hooks of bronze. 

 Alaskan halibut hooks of wood and bone which somewhat 

 resemble tin steel hooks of Russian make figured below 

 them'. Then come the shell hooks from Ihe collection of 

 Ihe Nmtnnal Museum ai Washington, and ihe artificial stone 

 shrimp from the Mayer collection, making a very intetest 

 ing contribution lo' Ihe record of Ihe fishing of primitive 

 man. 



EVENING FISHING ON THE LYCOMING. 



OP the many trout streams that 1 lane lished in in diil'er- 

 eni sections of the Middle States none can compare 

 with the Lycoming River, in Pennsylvania, in wild beauty. 

 For miles this stream runs through a narrow valley, now 

 rushing over wild rapids, now flowing lazily through deep, 

 long pools. The forest-covered hills tower on either side, 

 ami the tall hemlocks almost meet over the water. 



During the latter purl of the month of ,lune the laurels 

 mid rhododendrons which line ihe stream are a massof pink 

 blossoms, while the banks ate covered with violets and other 

 wild (lowers in great profusion Ilisi) peifecl river forfly 

 fishing, and i.M-t oi the Lime two angltfrs can east side by 



side without interfering. Before Ihe coal mine was opened', 

 a few years ago. the fishing was excellent and was improving 

 every season, hut poaching and market-fishing have about 



Kalstoii about sunset and fish until dark. No prettier sight 

 have 1 ever -ecu than this same river late in the afternoon. 

 when the last rays of the sun tipped the purple mountains 

 will; gold, while under the shadows of the dark old hem- 

 locks the big trout would rise quietly after some unfortunate 

 fly, ami put in the shadows the Utile fellows noisily splashed 

 and chased the midges and gnats. The wood-robin's sweet 

 note was almost the only sound lo break the evening's still- 

 ness, except the swish of my fly-rod or the occasional splash 

 ol a trout, until darkness spread over the valley and ihe 

 notes of Ihe owl and w hippoorwill took its place. 



When too dark to see to wade I would select some big, 

 deep pool, where there were no branches in the way. and 

 with a coachman or while miller enjoy royal sport. The 

 big fellows then rise more boldly and light with redoubled 

 \ igor when they feel the hook. I remember one evening in 

 particular, arriving about dark at the head of a long, deep 

 pool, where the tapids noisily dashed into the dark, still 

 water. It was a lonely place, under the shadows of the big 

 hills; the mournful "Hoo! Hoo!" of the great horned owl 

 sent a chill down one's hack, even while knowing the inno- 

 cent cause. Presently a small boy came down to the stream 

 for the purpose of fishing for the eels which came up to the 

 riffles to feed at night. While, watching him setting his 

 lines under the stones, 1 noticed a large trout rise under the 



bank on the other side of the pool. It, was a long cast, and 

 when al la-t i reached the spot he took the fly with a spiash 

 that Startled me. The click buzzed as 1 struck him. and 

 away In- started for the other end of the pool, but the steady 

 pressure caused him to circle slowly back; then he tried for 

 a sunken hemlock, but .soon gave thai np and flung himself 

 with an ugly leap out of the water. Gradually I reeled him 

 within reach of my landing net. but the sight of that instru- 

 ment started him off again. Presently his blight side was 

 gleaming on the surface, and 1 knew that his race was run. 

 1 had the pleasure of slipping my net under a good fifleen- 

 iuch fish. 



My little Companion was so excited that his eel lines were 

 forgotten. '-My! Wasn't he u whopper!" be exclaimed. 

 The boy had never seen such a trout, although tjvingclosti 

 to the stream. His struggles had evidently frightened his 

 brethren, for not another rise could I get. I was satisfied, 

 however, as f already had a dozen fine trout; so lighting a 

 fresh pipe 1 started for home. W. HobiiEf.TON. 



MONSON LAKES AND PONDS. 



rpnE township of Monson is situated in the uorth- 

 X western part of Piscataquis county, Maine, fourteen 

 miles south of Moosehead Lake, ten miles west of Sebec 

 Lake, and six miles north of the B. & P. Railroad. A 

 branch railroad is about lo lie constructed, leading from 

 Monson village to the former road. The town is more than 

 HOO feet above ihe level of the sea Three-quarters of its 

 area is yet an unbroken wilderness. 



The largest sheet of wafer within its borders is Pake 

 Hebron, three and one-half miles long, at Ihe foot of which 

 nestles a. pretty aud picturesque village, noted for its pro- 

 duction and manufacture of roofing' slates. This is snr 

 rounded by mountains, hills and vales, farms and farm 

 habitations". Lake Hebron is well slocked with spotted and 

 lake trout. 



Beside this there are within this town twenty -four other 

 ponds, every one of which is filled with trout. The fol- 

 lowing is a complete list of these ponds, which are from 

 two to four miles from the village: 



Spectacle Past, Spectacle West. Bunker North, Bunker 

 South. Tibbets, MeLaiisn North, McLarign South, Bell. 

 Lillie, Ward, the Twin Doughty, Strout, Doe, Duck. 

 Monson (Ooodale). Pighteon, Squaghquign, Meadow, 

 Jacobs, Thatcher. Curtis. Doughty Bog and Juniper. The 

 next most important chain of lakes and pouds in this im- 

 mediate vicinity is in Elliottsville. eight miles distant. 

 Luke Onaway, otherwise known as Ship Pond, is the best 

 known and most famous of any in this entire region. It 

 is about four miles long, encompassed by the towering 

 Boar, Rochelle, Benson, Houston, Barren and C4reenwood 

 mountains, and all within a dense forest of many miles in 

 urea, and extending in every direction further. than the eye 

 can reach. This is the home of the land-locked salmon, which 

 has migrated to Sebec Lake and other neighboring waters. 



Plliottsvile contains forty-six souare miles. Aifold high 

 :1 hoary, leads through several 



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of 



yoiv n thriving settlement are now seen only a few scatter 

 'ing houses; so that its appearance suggests' thoughts of a 

 '•deserted Tillage." Its land being covered almost entirely 

 by the "fores! primeval." as a consequence its grand old 

 mountains, myriad lakes, sparkling ponds, roaring rivers 

 and crystal streams challenge the admiration of all sports- 

 men and lovers of nature. There they may find every 

 species oi game known to the wilds of Northern Maine, and 

 delicious trout in its every water. 



Beside Onaway. I herewith give you a partial list of the 

 mote prominent ponds in aud around Elliottsville; Big 

 Greenwood, Souih Greenwood, North Greenwood Bear, 

 Round, Long, South. Barron Mountain. Twin Benson, 

 Sinegundy. the Rochelle, Summit. Buttermilk. 



Shirley on the west, which is a portion of Ihe, immense 

 wilderness reaching through lo the forks of the Kennebec 

 River, contains some forty eight square miles. For a dis- 

 tance of twenty mile-; in a westerly direction and at the 

 north as Car as the Canada line. Ibis \a : si forest has no 

 human habitation except the hardy lumbermen winters, and 

 the brave hunters and sportsmen in Ihe summers. At Shirley 

 Corner the tourist finds a neat and comfortable hotel, the 

 Shirley House, kept by ihe genial and whole-sintled 

 Horafio Knowles. In these wililsin Shirley. Moxie. Square 

 Town, and Squaw Mount Town, within a radius of eighteen 

 mik-s from the Lake Hebron Hotel, tire a large number of 

 attractive and charming ponds inhabited exclusively by 

 spotted (rout (Satmo foidinalis). Every pond has almost a 

 plethoric supply of these choice fish. Among the most in- 

 viting of them may he named the following: Moxie. Knights. 

 Trout. Frying Pan, Potter. Riddelle, Big Indian, Little 

 Indian, Coffee House. Carter Bag, Marble. 



In Howard, on the east, live miles distant, is the lovely 

 little '•Grindstone Pond," about which has been an action at 

 law of some importance and notoriety, a* il settled certain 

 questions relating to the ownership of ponds and therighis of 



Also, within a few miles are North Guilford Pond in Guil- 

 ford, Greenlief, Pross, Whealslone. Thorn and Piper ponds 

 in and around Abbot on the south. The last named is the 

 only one in all of the above mentioned ponds that contains 

 pickerel. There is an abundance of that fish in Piper. 



In Blauchard, on the west, are the pretty little Russell 

 Mountain. Thorn and Mud ponds aud some others. 1 do 

 not claim that this region surpasses all others in attractive 

 ness, beauty, etc., but 1 do affirm that it offers lo the .sum 

 mer tourist a remarkable variety of attractions not found in 

 any other portion of Northern Maine, and for proof thereof 

 I respectfully itvite my brother sportsmen to come and see 

 for themselves at any time between the mild days of May 

 and the ides of October. J. F. Speaoce. 



A. Hermit Warden. — A, correspondent sends us the fol- 

 lowing notes taken from the Lawrence. Mass., American: 

 Yearly among the first officers appointed by the incoming 

 cily government, is that offish warden, and' there has been 

 great speculation as to the individual, who, with each ensu- 

 ing year, manages, without political chicanery, to retain 

 this all-important position in the eye of the law. Quietly, 

 disturbed bv no tempest which ripples the Men knack's sur 

 face, he lives happily and contented, in a little cot, whose 

 shadow darkens the much maligned fishway. Year in and 

 out, stormy or fair weather, beneath ihe sun's smiles or 

 frowns, oiir re-elected fish warden is found at his post, ready, 

 anxious, aud willing to induce the finny tribes to seek the 

 historic stream, auif equally a.s anxious to detect the pre.- 

 cue. of depredators. Mr. Henry Noyes, South Lawrence's 



