FOREST AND STREAM. 



173 



Match at 33 yards, 85 birds, J100 



Marquis Redolfl 1 110111110111 1— is 



Coiouel M. D. Trchernc 1 1 1 1 (I (I 1 « 1 0— 6 



The Ma qals Showed admirable form, one of hla loBt birds being 

 killed out of bonnd? with Hie left barn:!. Thus ended, with some 

 minor pools, one of the must Interesting sb )Ot v, -inch I have ever wlt- 

 neaaed. 



.T. D. DOTCULL. 



Long Island Shooting Club— Drxtrr Park, L. I„ March 23.— Regu- 

 lar monthly contsat of the Ixmg Island Snoot ins; Club for the elub 

 championship cup, shot for at seven birds each, handicapped rise from 

 H and T traps, 80 yards boundary; L. T. 8. C. rules ; twenty contest- 

 Brewer 21 yards l ill IT t> 01 Oil I— 10 



wvun SS " o iiililoioiin-9 



Murphy 23 " 1 11101 w 



Walker ........21 '• 101 1101 w 



Hance 25 " ill 0101 w 



Laucake 23 " 1 11 1 10 w 



HlanSiv 21 " 11 11011 w 



Rivers 25 " I100000w 



Messrs. Dnrfee, Brown, Talbot, King. Midway. Robinson, Baulser, 

 Turner, Hot, Smith, Hughes and Jones withdrew. 



Briokltn and Philadelphia.— The. return pigeon shoo'lng match 

 between tnaniH of tea men eaou from the Brooklyn Onn f'lnb and the 

 Social Gun and Rifle Cub, of Philadelphia, was shut last Monday, nn 

 the ground of the latter, at. Htvmnn, N. J, The nay was exceedingly 

 windy, the air was filled wi'h dn3t from a neghb Ting plowed Baa, 

 and good shooting wan rendered dnllcult, in the extreme. Noiwlth- 

 Blandlfg excellent seorea were made, the totals were better than in 

 the former match, last January, when the li oi-hlyu men won with a 

 score ot 101 to 93. Tho birds were strong flyers, many of ihetn 

 phenomenal twisters, and a number of tho.-e scored lost helm? borne 

 outof bounds by tho high wluda. The conditions were : IB birds ea<h, 

 25 yards rise, so yards bouncai y, five traps, English rules. The score 

 was : 



Brooklyn Gnn Clnb. 



.TBryer l llllllllllioi l— u 



WWvnne I 1 i 1 i 111111011 1-14 



BH Madison 1 110 1110] 1 1 1 1 o 1—12 



li ' i-i.M ,'•':,.. .- li 1 i: 1 I : 1 1 <. 1 II 1 1 1 |-1I 



.1 U Race 0111011111101 0—10 



A Ehmndorf loioioillliniu i-io 



BWest.. ., 1 1011011100110 1—10 



T Broadway 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1— 5 



h a I i lluga 1 OOlllliniJOOO 1—9 



H B Woods 1 1001001 0001111-8 



Total 107 



Philadelphia Social Gnn and Rifle Club. 



L w Bicktey l 0111.111111111 1— u 



B Meredith 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i-l- 



TB Ibindo 1 10 111111110 1 1—12 



R Reeve ,....0 0111101111011 1—11 



Jtmory 1 1010011111001 i-n 



E H Urubb 1 110111111101 0-1I 



AAlevander 1 1110110001011 1— 10 



JCR.op 1 01011100110 110-9 



1) Davids I 0110010011101 1—9 



n A Burroughs 1000000000010 1— 3 



Total..... -_ ...108 



TOW*. State Toohnament.— The second annual tournament of the 

 Town Sta e Sportsmen's Association will oe held at Marshalliown, 

 May 20, 2i and It. The lir.-t day there are to be two matches at ten 

 Blnule birds each : purBei of $150 and *32>, divided in four prizes 

 each; entrance, $3 and $5, and a m-itch at ten glass balls, revolving 

 f.raps, purse of Ji8-i, divided into four prizes; entrance $3. Second 

 nay— Match at ten ainide birds: purse of «i82.so; en'rance S3: Are 

 prizes. Team shoot fur Sate championship sliver trophy. Match 

 at ttve double buds, for purse of $60, dividod into four prizes, en- 

 trance $..(, Third Day-Match at ten single birds, for purse of J 88.50, 

 divided into Ave prizes; en ranee $0 1 earn shoon for Marshalliown 

 purse of $250, divided into three prizes, and $50 worth of Tatham 

 chilled shot. Co isolation match, for purse of $100 ; five single 

 birds; entrance $3; four prizes. A gold badge will be given for best 

 aggregate ec:ires in parses Wo. 2, i, 6 and 7, and a Scott gun for best 

 aggregate of purBea Hot. 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7. There are a scorn of 

 Other prizes ; class shooting throughout; professionals barred. The 

 Secretary of the Association la .Mr. D. C. Beaman, sK.eosing.ua, la. 



—See Bogardua' advertisement. 



|^# mid ^tveti 



FISH IN SEASON IN APRIL. 



Speokled Tront— Salmo fontinatis. Land-locked Salmon— Satma ffltvt 

 White Perch. 



TROUT FLIES FOR APRIL. 



^ The following are Imitations of natural insects which first appear on 

 head springs, and later In the season are fonnd on ponds and rivers ; 



BLACK Gnat ob Midgi.— Body and leef, black; wiogs, Bnb-hyaltne. 



Daks Clabet Gnat.— Body, dark claret; feet, black; wings, sub- 

 hyaline. 



Bbioht Clabet Gnat.— Body, bright claret, mixed with yellowish 

 gray ; feet, ginger ; wings of one sex, hyaline, of the other, ocherons. 



OirvE Gnat.— Body, dark olive ; feet, ginger ; wings, hyaline. 



GaAT Gnat,— Body, dark fox fur, mixed with dark claret; feet, 

 gray ; wings, hyaline. 



Dabk Cox.— Body and feet, dark fox fur, mixed with lemon-colored 

 mohair ; wings, sub-hyaline ; tail, three fibres of dark gray hackle. 



Blub Blow.— Same as dark fox, but of blue shade. 



Foob Man's Fly.— Body and feet, hare's ear and yellow mixed ; 

 wings, slightly mottled gray. 



Red Fox.— Body, fur from a fox face, mixed with yellow ; feet, red 

 hackle; wings, pale gray or sab-hyallne; tail, mottled wood-duck 

 feather. 



Bright Fox.— Body and feet, brightest part of fox fur, mixed with 

 yellow ; wings, brightest hyaline ; tall, pale yellow. 



— The rude and boisterous manner in which, the trout season 

 opened on April 1st was a "great blow" to the expectant 

 anglers who had jointed their rods for a raid on the streams 

 and ponds. The stated newspaper weather report of the day 

 said: 



;l The storm centre touched Long Island and the New Eng- 

 land coast as it passed on to the north and eiiBt. Snow fell to 

 the depth of several inches on Long Island, and the sweeping 

 gale piled it into drifts that blocked travel on the railroads. 

 In New London, Conn., in Boston, in Portland, Me., and all 

 through the eastern part ot New England, snow fell. The 

 night express train from Boston was delayed by the storm." 



The common-sense legislation which postponed the opening 

 of the season from March 1st at which date it was formerly, 

 has therefore been fully exemplified. As respects western Long 

 Island the sport was fair, for the sun came out bright and 

 warm the day after the storm, and the wind abated sufficiently 

 to make it possible to keep a line on the water ; but as re- 

 gards the Test of the State, the ground is still under snow an 

 the ponds fast with ice. The running streams are free, but 



filled with snow water. All old anglers wait until the snow 

 water runs off before they attempt to wet their first line of 

 the season. However, the period of sport will soon be at its 

 full, and we congratulate our patientjangling friends that the 

 evidences of abundance of fish were never more numerous or 

 satisfactory, not only through New York State but in New 

 England and the Middle States. Pennsylvania is perhaps the 

 best natural trout region in America, and although its 

 streams have been greatly depleted in times past from one 

 cause or another, they have now become greatly rehabilitated 

 and restored by judicious planting and proper restrictions 

 and abstinence from fishing. 



Men to whom trout have been familiar from early childhood 

 are always astonished at the Fulton Market display of live and 

 dead trout, which shows more varying colors, sizes, shapes 

 and characteristics than they ever imagined did belong to the 

 family of Savelinu* fontinalis. We do not know that the ex 

 hibil is better this year than the year before. There are 

 trout in every stage of growth from the ova (April 1st, a 

 most unusual date,) tb the large five-pound mature fish 

 "What is most gratifying is the manifest interest which not 

 only Eugene Blackford, the pioneer exhibitor, but all his 

 scaly brethren take in making the display and catering to 

 the curiosity of the public. Not alone are native fish shown, 

 but fish from the waters of England, Ireland and Scotland. 



Besides speckled trout, there are on view California salmon, 

 grayling, landlocked salmon, etc. 



Messrs. Middleton & Carman the oldest fishermen on the 

 market stand, we believe, make a most creditable display of 

 trout and salt water fish, and one can generally supplement 

 at one of the stands what he does not find at the ethers. 



There was one stand which had a fine display of salt and 

 fresh water fish in greater variety than we have ever seen at 

 this season, including some specimens quite rare and curious 

 but as the pale-faced giraffe in black whiskers and blue night 

 gown, who was in attendance, was not inclined to be com- 

 municative, we do not feel inclined to communicate the ex- 

 hibitor's name. Our readers can distinguish his stand from 

 the rest by the immense halibut laid out on the slab. This 

 halibut answers no questions. 



The market was thronged on Tuesday morning at a very 

 early hour, even before the exhibit was fairly in shape for ex- 

 amination. The opening of trout season has grown to be a 

 very important feature of the 1st of April. 



Among the exhibits were : Brook trout from G. A . Starkey, 

 Troy, N. Y.; from Thomas J. Moore, caught at Lough Neagh, 

 Ireland ; silver brook trout from James Annin, Jr., Caledonia, 

 N. Y.; yellow brook trout from John M. Crowell, Sea Cliff; 

 young trout fry, brook trout and live brook trout from H. D. 

 McGovern, Brooklyn, L, L; brook trout from Livingston 

 Stone, Cold Spring Trout Pond, Charleston, N. H.; from Ira 

 Hoyt, Ualsey Valley, N. T.; from G. W. Thompson, Sag 

 Harbor, L. I. ; from David Peters Sewcll, Fayette County, 

 West Va. ; from Thomas Clapham, Roslyn, L. I. ; from B. F. 

 Burtis, Brooklyn, L. I.; live grayling from Prof. Spencer F. 

 Baird, U. S. Com. Fish and Fisheries ; wild brook trout from 

 and caught by John Broadhead, Kittalinny House, Water 

 Gap, Pa.; brook trout from fcouth Side Club, L. I, ; from 

 Wm. Furman, Maspeth, L. I.; young California salmon, 

 hatched in jar on stand of E. G. Blackford ; brook trout 

 from John Kowe Smith, Patchogue, L. L; from N. O. Miller 

 Brookhaven, L. L; young trout fry from James Annin, Jr., 

 Sec'y Fish Cultural Association, Caledonia, N. Y.; young 

 trout fry and brook trout from Scth Green, Sup't N. Y. State 

 Fish Commission ; trout eggs from James Annin, Jr., Cale- 

 donia, N. Y.; brook trout from Robinson Osterhout & Bro., 

 Moscow, Pa.; from D. J. Barber, North Adams, Mass.; from 

 W. H. Keetbrook, Islip, L. I.; from E. H. Seaman,' Ridg- 

 wood, L. I.; from G. H. Brush, Norwalk, Conn.; from T. H, 

 Douseman, Waterville, Wisconsin ; from Geo. W. Ette Leh- 

 master, Pa,; from Levi Hodges, Torrington, Conn.; from T. 

 J. & J. L. Jannay, Newtown, Pa., from S. P. Carpenter 

 East Douglass, Mass.; from G. E. Griswold, West Randolph, 

 Vt. ; from J. A. Lee & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; from B. F. B. 

 Ridgewood, L. I.; wild Canada trout from Montreal; wild 

 Canada trout consigned by National Express Co. ; trout from 

 Wildwood Trout Farm, East Newton, Mass., Geo. F. Par- 

 low ; and California salmon from Thompson Bros., Newhope 

 Pa. A ten-pound trout 30 inches long, 18 inches circumfer- 

 ence — the large3t male brook trout ever caught— taken at 

 Rangeley, Maine, 1867, by George Shepard Page. Trans- 

 ported to Stanley, N. J,, in a tank of water, also containing 

 an eight- pound trout. 



The Oweso Bamboo Rods.— The preference fcr split bam- 

 boo rods seems to be increasing so rapidly as to stimulate their 

 manufacture. New artificers, as well as old well-known rod 

 makers, emulate each other in the endeavor to produce the 

 best workmanship and most serviceable rods for anglers. 

 While all rods are not of equal merit, just as all watches and 

 guns are not alike valuable, there are many rods of several 

 different makers whose excellence can scarcely be compared. 

 We have just now been shown the eight-strip bamboo rods 

 made by L. M. Hoskins, of Owego, New York, whose qual- 

 ity is admitted by his own rivals in the business to be of the 

 highest grade. So far as we know, Hoskins is the only 

 maker of eight-strip rods. The philosophy of an increased 

 number of parts is illustrated by splitting a common pine 

 slick. The more sub-divisions there are the more pliable the 

 bundle becomes and the less easy to break. Moreover, it is 

 claimed that the cane can be worked with less loss of enamel 

 in eight-strip rods than, in six or four. Certainly the Owego I 



rods seem to be all that the most fastidious angler could de- 

 sire. For further particulars, see tho advertisement in our 

 columns this week. For the information of a number of in- 

 quirers, we will state that the bamboo rods most widely 

 known are thoso sold by Abbey & Imbrie, Conroy, Bissett & 

 Mallcson, Prilchard Brothers, Leonard, Mitchell, Murphy, 

 Buckingham, Todd, Hoskins & Fowler, and Orvis. 



—Messrs. Conroy, Bissett & Mallison wish to call attention 

 to the cuts in their advertisement in our paper this week illus- 

 trating the manner of making their hexagonal split bamboo 

 rods. It will prove quite interesting. No, 1 represents a 

 transverse section of the bamboo; the dotted lines indicate 

 where it is split out for one of the strips. It is then planed 

 down to the heavy line, leaving only the hard part of the 

 cane. No. 2 shows the strips ready to glue together, and 

 No. 3 after being glued. In cut No. 3 the circle shows how 

 much of the best part of the enamel has to be cut away to 

 make a round rod, thereby weakening the cane unequally and 

 spoiling the action, In the hexagonal rod the enamel is left 

 intact, and it is equally strong at all parts and bends evenly, 

 besides being much better protected against dampness, for 

 not only is the hard enamel in itself waterproof, but is ren- 

 dered doubly so by the varnish used. 



Canada.— Three Rivers, P. Q., March 28.— The first striped 

 bass of the season taken here to-day from the St. Lawrence 

 River. Just saw one of 281bs, weight, an unusually large 

 large one for this locality. A lot of maskinonge arrived to- 

 day from Lake Edward ; largest one is forty inches in length, 

 but only lOlbs. weight. Snow nearly three feel, deep here 

 yet, and winter lingers long in the lap of spring ; but to-day 

 spring is a lap ahead. Everett Smith. 



\ Fishing in Debkfield River.— Weston, Vt., March 23.— 

 Mr. Editor: About a year since you stated in answer to a 

 correspondent that fishing in the Deerfield River and its trib- 

 utaries in I his State was prohibited for three years ending 1st 

 of May, 1879. 1 have lately been in correspondence with 

 parties living near the the bead waters of said river, and 

 learn that (lie prohibition bas not been observed, as no pro- 

 vision was made for the appointment of wardens for its en- 

 forcement. The Deerfield, with its head-water tributaries, is 

 next to the Battenkill, the finest natural trout stream in 

 Southern Vermont, and doubtless others, in common with my- 

 self, were anticipating rare sport in those waters the coming 

 season, to whom this notice will be a favor. 



Cobpobal Lot Wabhelu. 



New Hampshire— Connecticut Lakes, March 20. — Very 

 little ice on the lakes here and no fishing through it, owing 

 to the danger. An immense snowfall before it had become 

 safe. Edw. Norton. 



Massachusetts.— The schooner Northern Bagk, while fish 

 ing in Ipswich Bay last week, captured a codfish which meas- 

 ured five feet two inches, and weighed when taken from the 

 water 105 pounds. It has been sent to the Smithsonian, where 

 a cast of it will be made. 



Movements of the Fishing Fleet.— The number of ar- 

 rivals the last week has been 34, and the receipts l,200,0001bs. 

 codfish and I7,000lbs. halibut. The receipts of Bank halibut 

 have been liberal and prices have ruled low ; 9 arrivals have 

 been reported at this port and 8 at Boston, the home receipts 

 being 450,0001bs. Several good fares have been received. 

 The schooner NatKl Webster weighed off 85,0001bs., the 

 largest trip this season. Whole number of fishing arrivals 

 for this week, 52. — Uape Ann Advertiser, March 26. 



New Yoek.— The first shad of the season was caught in 

 the Hudson River last Friday, off the Elysian Fields. It was 

 the centre of attraction throughout the day, weighed four and 

 three-quarter pounds and brought $25". The season is fairly 

 inaugurated. The ferryboats now make their long detours 

 through the lines of poles, and the thousand fishermen will 

 be very busy until June. 



Tennessee— Nashville, March 27. — Col. Akers and a party 

 of select friends have gone for several days' fishing in Big 

 Haspeth. The Colonel says, as the bill in the Senate was 

 killed on account of it being the rich man against the poor, 

 he thinks his rich man's chance consists in trying to take a 

 few fish legitimately before the poor man comes in with the 

 seine, trap gig, and the poison berries. J. D. H. 



•f The Cumberland Angling Club— Nashville, March 22.— 

 The grand lisbing club of this city is styled the " Cumberland 

 Angling Club," end is comprised of the following genllemen • 

 Major W. H. Scruggs, President ; Jno. P. Williams. Ems., 

 Vice-President ; James A. Sattowhite, Treasurer ; D. W.' 

 Paschall, Secretary ; Calvin Morgan, Commissary. For their 

 first spring adventure they have chartered the small steamer 

 Hattie Elm, upon which they intend to ascend the Cumber- 

 land Uiver and fish along as ttiey please, and make excursions 

 up all the principle tributaries, and, as a matter of course, 

 they will have a grand time. In addition to the above-named 

 officers they have as members Messrs. L. F. Benson, S. W. 

 Edwards, T. O. Harris and Major A. E. Burr. These gentle- 

 men are all true sportsmen, and have the means to enable 

 them to have all the accoutrements incidental to a thoroughly 

 equipped party. Every member of the club also intend be- 

 coming subscribers to the Forest and Stbeaji, and will be 

 of invaluable assistance to your correspondent in furnishing 

 such matter as will, no doubt, prove readable to all the 

 patrons of the paper. I will again add that the gentlemen 

 would be too glad to extend the hand of welcome to any one 

 bringing from Mr. Hallock a letter, introducing him or them ; 

 and I feel satisfied in saying they would be rewarded by 

 such genial company and excellent sport as would malie it the 

 brightest chapter in their sporting career. J. D. H. 



Florida— St. Augustine, March 25. — Several parties have 

 been South on fishing excursions this winter. Indian River 

 is a favorite Mecca for the fishing veterans. Our sport with 

 hook and line in the immediate vicinity is not what it used to 

 be by any means. Favorite "spots " are found to have been 

 exhausted, and for a day's catch one must go further and 

 further from the Fort or Barracks. Some day we may have 

 protective laws here— who knows? And then how that old 

 fellow who lives down by the Fort will open^bis eyes! For 

 this same ancient fisherman caught his sheepshead and hie 

 blackfish and his drum, and the thousand and one other va- 

 rieties long, long before you or I had made our debut upon 

 the stage of this world's shifting scenes. He is old and 

 wrinkled now ; his speech is not such as yours and mine, 



