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customer.?. I noticed munerous New York signatures, 

 wbs a Mr. Jos. H., who, on the last afternoon 

 of his Stay j killed seventeen bass, ten of which weighed over 

 5lbs, each" Those who prefer hotel to camping life can find 

 good accommodations and fare at Mr. Ferrm'a hotel. Mr. F. 

 i 1 1 ole-souled Yankee, and welcomes his guests in 

 . t'cj style. The hotel charges are m per day. 

 i keeps a number of boats and oarsmen, who can be 

 o figures. Any one desiring any further par- 

 ticulars can have them cheerfully furnished by addressing me. 

 Tney arc welcome to come, and if they find the enjoyment 

 leaaore we found in our sis day's camp, we shall be 

 amply repaid. Al. 



Gaspb FtsmtEIiffl— Perct, July 1.— So far the codfishery is 

 the most abundant known for some years past, and exceeds 

 that of the whole season of 1878— at; least in Perce. The 

 reports from the North Shore arc equally satisfactory. Bait 

 is scarce, as usual at this season. Salmon is abundant, so 

 far as I can learn. One of 451bs. has been caught at Sandy 

 Beach. Gaspe Bay. Colonel Walter and Mr. Harris, of Lon- 

 don, Ontario, who have leased Grand Kiver, have been very 

 successful, having caught twenty-seven fish in five days. 

 One, which I have to thank them for, was a noble fisb, weigh- 

 Blbs. when cleaned— just such another as Doctor Clark 

 gave me the last, summer he fished Grand Kiver. L'Evesque, 

 who has so far landed the greatest weight of codfish in Perce, 

 caught a monster halibut at the commencement of the fishing 

 season, measuring 8ft. Gin. in length and 4ft. Gin. in breadth. 

 Unfortunately it was cut up without being weighed. Four- 

 teen schooners— the first of the American mackerel fleet- 

 passed here, steering for Gospe, on the 24th ult. June has 

 been an unusual I v cold, wet month. Bad for the crops, as 

 well as for drying fish. Philip Vibkbt. 



Maine— MilUmm, June 30.— In our Grand Lake stream 

 this season, the home of the land-locked salmon, the fish have 

 been abundant ; did not take the fly readily until about the 

 middle of June, but great numbers were killed by trolling and 

 bait fishing. Since the weather came warm they take the fly, 

 and five pVjunders are not uncommon. The season is now 

 about over. G. A. B. 



New Hampsuibb— Crawford House, W/ute Mountains, July 

 2.— Moistened my first trout hook this morning in the " Wild 

 Ammonoosuc." Fished two and one-half miles, and hooked 

 105 of the speckled beauties, many turning the scales at eight 

 ounces. Shall strike some of my favorite streams soon, and 

 will inform you of the results. That genial angler, Ool. 

 er, will shortly measure baskets with me. Weather 

 cool and accommodations fine. A. J. J. 



Massachusetts— New Bedford, July 3.— This is the cul- 

 minating point in the sword fish season, of which queer fish 

 large numbers have been caught the past week. Blue fish 

 are very abundant and large, and some fine catches of bass 

 have been made the past week at Cuttyhunk and the Vine- 

 yard. More large trout weighing from H to 2^ pounds have 

 been taken in our streams than for many years past. 



Concha. 



Nkw Touts.— Buffalo— Black bass, rock bass and perch 

 are very plentiful hereabouts this season, especially off Point 

 Albino and Port Colborne. Canada. Pexxaxt. 



Long Island— Canarsee, June 28.— Fishing for blackfish, 

 bluefish and flukes has afforded great sport during the present 

 week. With friend, hooked a fine mess of the latter to-day. 



R. B. H. 



Adieondacks. — Raquette Lake, Bcvmilton Co., iV. T., July 

 1.— Large trout are taken by trolling in this region— Raquette 

 Lake, Adiroudacks— during the past week. Atvah Dunning, 

 one of the oldest guides and best of fishermen, captured two, 

 weighing respectively 17 and 27^ pounds. These followed 

 closely upon a splendid 15-pounder he landed out of Blue Mt. 

 Lake, a total of 594 pounds, making the three fish average 

 pounds — not bad for any waters! And a proof, trout 

 still are plenty in our lakes. The black-flies are nearly gone, 

 and the woods become habitable. W. W. D. 



Virginia — Bawlep Springs, June 28. — Fishermen cannot do 

 better than to come here for trouting. The Joy River, which 

 runs within two hundred yards of the hotel, abounds in trout 

 for fifteen miles. Good hotel accommodations here, and rates 

 low. C. P. S. 



Louisiana— Monroe, June 18.— In the bayous and lakes 

 we catch trout, white perch, goggle-eye, sun or red perch 

 and blue cat. In the river all of theabove and what is known 

 here as the " bar " fish caught only when the river is low in 

 June, July and August, when the sand bars are showing. I 

 think they are white bass. They are nearly white with trout- 

 like mouths, and bite only at minnows or flies. It is of com- 

 mon occurrence for two persons in a skiff to start fishing 

 (right in front of the city on the bars) at daylight and return 

 to breakfast with 100 to 150 of these beautiful and delicious 

 8 to 14 inches in length. The fish come in schools and 

 bite more greedily than any fish I ever saw, and I have fished 

 from the lakes of Connecticut to Western Texas. M. N. C. 



Michigan— IV. iiV, Jr!;/ 4.— Messrs. L. Hommedieu and 

 Yernor, of this city, were up to Slocom'a Star Island House, 

 St. Clair Flats, on the 1st inst., and made a string of 28 fine 

 black bass. 



Detroit, June 28.— Peter Fvantz aud a couple of friends 

 were out after a few of the finny tribe on the 24lh inst. They 

 made a string of 78 pounds, pickerel aud perch. 



Wisconsin — MenasJia, June 28.— Fishing here has been 

 first rate this season. A party of a dozen from Nashville, 

 Tenn., have been fishing here for a week past and have had 

 good luck, bringing in some large Btrings. S. L. H. 



Oassaos— Pi 16.— Had a fair day's sport on 



Gale Creek yesterday, four of us catching 340 speckled beau- 

 ties (Satmtf fimtindHs}. The "coachman" seemed to be the 

 favorite fly. W. L. 



FLY 



FISHING FOR BLACK BASS IN 

 FLORIDA. 



Editor Forest and Stream ; 



During the past winter while in Florida I had quite an ex 

 tensive experience in fly-fishing for black bass in the. follow- 

 ing waters : Elbow Creek and Turkey Creek, near Eau Gal- 

 lie ; North and South prongs of San Sebastian River ; Taylor 

 Creek, near Ft. Pierce; North and South forks of San Lucie 

 River ; several streams flowing into Lake Worth, and Snake 

 Creek, Miami River and Snapper Creek, emptying into Bay 



b'iscayne. While the bass would at all times take the minnow 

 eagerly the artificial fly was not so unitormly successful. On 

 some days the bass would rise at every cast, and after hav- 

 ing hooked one, " his wife and his aunt, his sisters and his 

 cousins" would jump up all around to see what had become 

 of the " brown hackle "; but on other days they were as shy 

 and coy as a maiden in her teens. On these latter occasions — 

 and they were not few — it was simply " Love's Labor Lost," 

 as they were provokingly indifferent to the choicest and most 

 varied assortment of flies ; whether done up in hveries of gold 

 and silver, and all the hues of the raiubow, or decked in more 

 sober garb, it was all the same, they utterly refused to take 

 part in the. exercises. Why this was so is one of those things 

 that " no fellow can find out, you know." It is the common 

 experience of all, in Florida or elsewhere. 



While the streams above mentioned literally swarm with 

 black basB, my expectations in regard to their immense size 

 were not realized. I found them to average in weight about 

 the same as in Wisconsin or Minnesota. The heaviest fish I 

 caught weighed nine pounds, though I saw some in the water 

 apparently larger. 1 saw but ono variety, the large-mouthed 

 species. If. Pallid-us. 



The flies 1 used were tied by C. F. Orvis, of Manchester, 

 Vt., and were marvels of artistic skill, almost too pretty to 

 cast upon the water. Mr. Orvis — himself a veteran fly-fisher 

 —has left the. old ruts and taken a new departure in regard to 

 artificial Hies, as well as to rods and reels. They have only 

 to be used to be appreciated. The following is a description 

 of a few of the most " taking " flies •. 



McLeod — Emerald green body, ribbed with gold ; yellow 

 and red floss tag ; green drake tail with red ibis and mottled 

 yellow; hackle, yellow; wings, black splashed with brown; 

 scarlet antenna;. 



Imperial— Ked floss body ribbed with silver ; green drake 

 tail, with red and white; black and white hackle; wings, 

 large, grayish white tipped with black; scarlet antennae. 



Green and Gold— Emerald green body, ribbed with gold ; 

 scarlet tag ; white and scarlet tail ; yellowbacks ; olive green 

 wings. 



The Abbey, Royal Coachman, White Ibis and La Belle 

 were very successful flies, the last three being especially use- 

 ful toward dusk, having white wings. 



The black bass of Florida fully sustains and upholds the 

 honor and reputation of the family for gameness and bravery; 

 and whether at the North or at the extreme South, and wheth- 

 er "caught out on the fly" or "put out. on the foul"— by 

 the murderous spoon — he is the same dashing, leaping, bold 

 aud untiring fish. J. A. Henbuat.l. 



Cynthia na, Ky. , June 14, 1879. 



A TRIP TO THE ADIRONDACKS. 



NewYoue, Juno 16, 1S79. 

 Editoii FoitEST and Stbeajt: 



I loft this city Sunday night, June 1, via N. Y. O. & H. B. R., 

 for Amsterdam; arrived Monday morning, aud at 1 p. m. of that 

 day, in company with Messrs. G. & L. Kellogg, residents of Am- 

 sterdam, we drove, via Funda's Bush, Northville and Wellstown, 

 to Lake pleasant, sixty miles from Amsterdam. A more dolight- 

 fol ride one could not wioh for. We were received in nice style by 

 Mr. D. Sturges, proprietor of the magnificent hotel at the foot of 

 Lake Pleasant, and I must add that Mr. S. is a very iiaegentleman 

 and keeps a splendid house; and what makes it more pleasant 

 than many I have had the opportunity of visiting is that he does 

 not charge extravagant prices. 



Here our guides, Mr. B. Page and C. Smrges, met ua, and we 

 started on Tuesday at 1 P. tt. for the fishing grounds.. As one of 

 oiii' party was somewhat familiar with these parts we started three 

 hours in advance of our guides (who had to employ a team to car- 

 ry the boats, provisions, etc., to the river, some six miles) and 

 walked the six mdes to Jeasup's River, where it was our intention 

 to fish until their arrival. It began to rain very hard indeed, still 

 we did not permit that to interfere with our fishing, so we went at 

 ft without care or fear, and between the trout biteB and mosquito 

 bites we had a very lively time of it for a little while ; still we 

 braved it out, and in about twenty minutes we had caught twenty- 

 eight very nice ttout. That beiog all we wanted for our supper, 

 we quit fishing audi etnrned to the trail to await the arrival of 

 our guides. Wall did we have to wait, I tell you. It seemed 

 forty hours in the drenching rain ; however, it was only two. At 

 last they came, aud wo were not loDg moving down the river in 

 our boats some six miles to a cabin where we were to go into 

 camo. Jessup's River I should call Jeasnp's Creek, j udglng from 

 the number of draws we had to make on account of the trees 

 that had fallen across it ; the proper name should be " brook." 



We reached the cabin about 9 P. M., and a wetter lot of beings 

 Dever lived. We were notloDg, however, in getting a good fire, 

 and having a very good supper, we did not fare very badly. 



Wednesday was a pleasant day, aud we managed to get fifteen 

 pounds of trout from Jessup's River. 



Thursday morning we packed up our traps, and traveled some 

 two and one half miles over a mountain to what is called Dug 

 Mountain Lakes, two very small bodies of water, not larger either 

 of them than a good-sized mill pond. There was a small strip of 

 land between these lakes, where wa were again fortunate iu find- 

 ing a comfortable cabin of logs. After getting settled in onr new 

 homo, we launched our boats upon Lake No. 1 to try our luck. 

 We were out just two hours fishing, and aaught thirty-five pounds 

 of as flue trout as I ever saw together ; five of them weighed two 

 and a half pounds, and the smallest would weigh a quarter 

 pound. We Bent this lot of fish in to Lake Pleasant, some ten 

 miles, by one of our guides. 



Carrying the fish in was not our only excuse for sending a guide 

 so far. It hud rained considerably since getting into the woods, 

 in consequence of which our Bupply of bread was getting short, 

 and it ia a well-established fact, among all good fishermen that in 

 camping out you must be well supplied with bread. After partak- 

 ing of one of our regular dinners, which consisted principally of 

 trout, w;e went after more of the speckled beauties. Duriug the 

 evening iUhiug we had rather poor luck, only taking about twelve 

 pounds. 



Friday morning we went for them again, still ooufiuing ourselves 

 to Lake No. 1, and iu two hours had captured thirty to thirty-five 

 pounds more of nice fellows. In the af ternoon qf same day we 

 carried our boats to Lake No. 2, to try it. I don't think we had 

 got more than ten feet from the shore when one of our party 



hooked a two-ponnd trout, and from that time for the next hour 

 and a half we had tho finest sport imaginable, catching forty 

 pounds ; two of two and a half, and a number that would weigh 

 ono pound each. 



Saturday morning we tried Lake No. 2 again, fished two houre, 

 and got about fifteen pounds of very nice ones ; returned to 

 camp, partook of lunch, packed up, left our boats, and traveled 

 out of the woods to our starting point, Lake Pleasant, ten miles; 

 bade farewell to our guides and Lake Pleasant friends ; drove 

 that evening to Northville, aud remained over night. Early next 

 morning we started again for Amsterdam, where we arrived in 

 good seasou with seventy-five pounds of dressed trout. 



This furnishes what I call about as a nice a time as anybody 

 can ask for in the way of fishing, but before dosing must express 

 my entire satisfaction with the above-named guides, and can 

 oheorf ully recommend them to any parties visiting their aeotion. 



JOHX M. Qill. 



^nswets to §ap-esfiimdmfs. 



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i Communications. 



63* We cannot attempt to give specific directions where to 

 go for game and fish. Correspondents must keep themselves 

 posted by consulting our news columns. 



C. H., Peoria, Ilk— We should advise you to consult a surgeon with 

 regard to removing the tumpr. 



R. H. B., Jamestown, N. Y.— The Ballard rifle (not guD) is manu- 

 factured by Sclioverling, Daly & Ga:ee, Sew York. 



J. N. J., Oquaka, 111.— Measure your gun barrel to find how long It is. 

 The barrel would be just as long if the slock ran out to the muzzle. 



Thompson, N. Y.— I have a setter pup two months old. At what age 

 should I cut his tail, ana how ? Ans. Do not cut it until he is a year 

 old and not then unless it is very lone. 



J. 6., Port Clark, Texas.— See early number for article upon divining 

 rods, No scientific instruments to determine pressure of water under 

 ground except drills for boring holes, 



. u. G. P., Frederick, Md.— Please state the proper charge for a gun of 

 Slb3. 12 gauge 31 in. barrels ana choke-bore breech-loader; want charge 

 suitable for partridge, rabbit, squirrel, woodcock and pheasant shoot- 

 ing? Ana. 4dra. powders, 1J-.0Z. shot. 



J. E., New York.— The catalogue ot the birds procured by Mr. Ober 

 in Martinique Is published in the Proceedings of the Nationat Museum 

 You may obtain it by writing to the Museum at Washington, or pos- 

 sibly of Mr. Geo. N. Lawrence, this city. 



A. H. M., Philadelphia, Pa.— At Blue Mountain Lake, Adirondacks, 

 yon will And plenty of trout, very large and good fighters. Tbere are 

 good accommodations for ladies and children, and the access is easy. 

 You may write to Chauncey Hawthorne, who keeps a house there. 



Bachman, Easton, Pa.— The Newhouse traps can be bought of S. 

 Newhonse, Oneida, New York. Most gun dealers keep an assortment 

 in stock. We think you can be supplied by Shipley, 508 Commerce 

 street, Philadelphia. Write to C. L. Whitman, of Weston, Vermont, 

 or R. E. Robinson, Ferrlsburgti, Vermont, for Information such as you 

 ask for. 



H., Huntingdon, Tenn.— 1. What spsoies of eagle Is the largest ? 2. 

 What is the weight of the largest species of eagle? Ans. 1. The 

 Northern Sea eagle (Haleaituii pelag-ms, Lieb.,) is the largestof the true 

 eagles, though the Harpy eagle, of South America, is one of the most 

 powerful. 2. The Northern Sea eagle Is said to weigh from 12 to u 

 pounds. 



J. I. W.. Huntingdon, Pa.— For Entomology consult "Our Common 

 Insects," by A. S. Packard, Jr., Salem: Naturalists' Ageucy, $2.5»; 

 "Guide to the Study of Insects," same author, $7; "Relation of 

 Insects to Man," same author, Estes & Laurlatt, Boston ; "American 

 Entomology," by Say, $12 to $18. 



C. S. A., Chicago, III.— Duluth is an excellent point to start from for 

 north shore of Lake Superior. Por full directions, particulars of 

 streams, expenses, etc., see artioio on " The North Shore of Lake 

 Superior," Nov. T, 1878. Capt. Robinson, of steamer Ontario, Sault St& 

 Marie, will tell you all you want to know about it, 



J. M. S., Bridgeport.— At what time of the heat should I get my bitch 

 lined to get a larger number or dog pups, or doesn't it make any differ- 

 ence ? Ans. Although we have known some instances of bitches be- 

 ing served at the latter period of the heat having a preponderance of 

 dog puppies, we are uot prepared to assert that there is anything in It. 



G. T. C, Canon City, Colorado.—" Hillock's Sportsman's Gazetteer" 

 contains a very full list of books on angling and fish culture. Several 

 hundred of its own pages are devoted to descriptions of salt and fresh 

 water flsh and their habits. The best American books on flsh culture 

 are Seih Green's "Pish Catching and Pish Hatching," price Sl.oo, and 

 Livingston Stone's -'Domesticated Trout," $1.75; but neither is by 

 any means a complete work on general flsh culture. 



BrxAB, )rpus Chrtatl, Texas.— I stand very much in need of a tine 

 very sirong line fitted for a reel, one that I wi.l not lo.-e every 10 pound 

 red fisn with. Can jou tell me what I want aud where I can get it J 

 Ans. Send to any Eas ern tackle dealer for a 12 strand linen line, if 

 to be used for line fishing with rod aud reel ; and for a heavy hand Hue 

 ask for a blueflshor col line, either of cotton or linen. Laid cotton 

 lines are pleasauter to li indie than linen, as they are softer. 



Annex, Staunton, Va.— 1. The digestive apparatus of my young New- 

 foundland dog la in terrible bad order. Diarrhea and costiveness con- 

 tinually alternate and vomits frequently. Steeps a great deal, Nosb 

 hot, variable appetite. Palling off in flesh. Lively one day and dull 

 the next. 2, What Is a "hair ball" in the stomach? Does it produce 

 same symptoms as worms, and how to get rid of tt? Ana. 1. Worms 

 most probably the cauBe. Arecanut, 2 grains to each pouad of dog's 

 weight to be given on a fasting stomach, with one oz. castor oil four 

 hours after. 2. Have never had a case aud know nothing about It. 



T. R. O., Philadelphia, Pa.— In the vicinity of St. John, N. B., are 

 Ri.ey's, Saddler's, McCrakens, Chambers', Lerrio, Bal's, Beaver, Deer 

 Latemer, Long's, Spruce and Lomond lakes, all within from 7 10 20 

 miles of the city, aud affording excellent trout flshlng. In illspecu, 

 NercpK RaddiOe's, Collins' and Gamer's oreefcs is good htreum Hah- 

 ing. From Halifax, N. s., you may go for trout to Hoblej'B Lake, 

 East River, and other waters, reached via stage to St. Margaret's Bay. 

 Five Islands, Indian River and the Dartmouth lakes are good trout 

 waters. 



