86 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Maecti 4., 1880, 



resting with a few others nef,{- - the top 

 Bald Mink (from its having,,,,;, re e ni 

 beingoneof a group called \ f 0ll Kin! 

 spider, in appearance mu.e, 

 spider, having rather lour -■■- will 

 Tin's spider, when I first sag I , was j 



away towards the southwest, from 

 wind was blowing lightly, its posh 

 Spider hanging on an upright web, but I 

 all: it sailed along without I .!:i . - 

 and 1 wondered how it was he] I BO p 

 and at the same time moved along 



just i. 

 the s 



id riot be 



the reflection of the sun then reveal, 

 web. which I saw distinctly on both e 

 for a fool eir more in the direction it vva 

 feet behind it. I could see it plainly 

 ticular point, and noticed that the 



spider i 

 •the tin 

 >u eitht 



bent down at the point where the 



two forward legs slightly bent ove 



I did not see the end of the web 



spider, and could not tell whethe 



line or whether both were floating togethei 



sure that there was no other line or web 



diate vicinity of my first flying spider. 



if a hill called the 

 ar its summit and 

 Tl.l'vi, I noticed a 

 ■ common house 



;a large body. 



■rhaps fifteen feet 

 rliieh quarter the 

 m was that of a 

 ■.nildsconowebat 

 srceptible motion, 

 eel ul I v in mid-air 



so smoothly, ft 

 aw it plainly, but 

 t apointopp 

 i noticed but 



ides' of the s; 

 i going and ser 



as it pas— 1 a pi 

 smin; 



what 



ne of 



»ider 



al 



itedwith its 

 ■art. I think 

 ■ side of the 



lidingou the 



but feel very 



in the inline- 



M. C. H. 



. Jw ^th.- 

 wn. Del., Mr 



i reSI leLie. 



'.. ..'i 



•mbles a held 



rv material!' 



aving quite i 



dly presented 



up. and any 



_ calling at my 



place, 1403 SouthEleveulh street, Philadelphia. 



Edward Mahee. 

 We presume that the bird is a migratory quail, 



Is 

 WJ 



Jac 



IT A X\UM 

 ill outg 



lb Faweet 







our 

 bre 



larl 



qu .1 i Btf 



tst and lo\ 



on the 



p-ei 

 »a 



;1 



froi 

 lonj 



a our qtiai 

 r, slim app 

 with the 



1, 



■a 

 bi 



•cl 



111.1 VI 



shape 



fishermen. 

 imr. fish, 

 On the si 



twelve inei 

 inentlv i 



estimated i 



, a skiff, twelve live-boats foi- 

 ls constituted our outfit. 

 ieptember. 1878, with a crew of 

 ad on the trip, which 



in bite in 



As 



took 



r the 

 at thr 



We 



dry, i 



la ken 



sill 



slid such t 

 from th. 



had been hatch 

 Ther were nati 

 most hazardoui 

 their own food 

 stocked in a fe' 

 .lone Willi bass 

 surely we have a ri 

 planting as this in 

 of the trip was less 

 amount would mal 

 tributed less than t 

 work, for cheapness 

 find an equal in the 

 this our Commissic 

 indebted to the rai 

 without which tli 

 As a whole, the 

 a success, and the 



md ae-e 

 end tin 



n the F 

 i. right t 



i ft 



w dozen 

 and do 

 each fin 

 id lake 



i : .1 . 



jh£ 



■cticut 



so extensive a 



The total coat 



than eight hundred dollars, which 



e fish caught anddis- 



s per thousand, This 



a, I think can scarcely 



„ >f fish culture, and for 



in and the people at large are greatlv 



1 roads for their free and generous aid, 



work would have been impossible. 



tvork of fish culture in Iowa has been 



report concludes : — 



trol the whole product of their factory. The price of 

 wire ruling at Sheffield and the general stagnation of 

 trade in England enabled the Messrs. Hemming and Mr. 

 Itnbrie to obtain concessions as to quality and price that 



if them in a position to accomplish the results we now 



e before US. 



We hope some day to see this firm manufacturing all 

 their goods hi this country. They assure us, however, 

 that there is as yet no prospect of making their fish- 

 hooks here. Almost everything else they can make here 

 and export to England at a profit. 



While at their store we saw also a lot of tin; 

 beat goods, which have been ordered by the United 

 States) ..... eminent for the Smithsonian Institution andfor 

 the Berlin Exhibition. The excellence of their rods, 



reels and flies is well knowu, but we wee 



the magnificent collection of flies. Some of these flies 

 cost over tflaO a gross to tie. It would pay any angles 

 living in this ^cinity to call and see them before they 

 are delivered to the Government, 



Fi.y-Flshisg foe Shad.— New York.— As the shad sea 

 son will soon be upon us. I would like to ask Mr. Ham" 



FISH CULTURE IN IOWA. 



THE Third Biennial Report of the Iowa State Fish 

 Commissioners (18; 7-S and Is' 78-0). now before us, 

 contains abundant evidence of the energetic efforts of the 

 Commissioner, B. F. Shaw, Esq.. in addition to the 

 public labors of the State Commission, there has been a 

 largely increased interest in fish culture among the peo- 

 ple, shown by the establishment of numerous private 

 hatcheries, of which there are now some thirty in 

 successful operation. The total distribution of fishes in 

 various waters during the past two years have amounted 

 to 4. 807,800, being an increase over the same period im- 

 mediately preceding of 1,342,100, These have been— of 

 foreign fish :— 



" Shad— 40,000 in Cedar River atO'edar Rapids, 40,000 in 

 the Des Moines River at Moingona, and 20,000 in the 

 Boyor River. Lake trout— 019,000 in 1878 and 411,000 

 1879, Salmon— as the period of the return of the fish 

 planted in the Cedar River in 1871 is not until 1880 or 

 1881, the Commission has thought it best to defer further 

 operations in this field until the success or failure of the 

 former trial has been ascertained. California salmon — 

 381,500. Land-locked salmon, of 500,000 hatched in the 

 spring of 1878, only 165,000 were sa \ ed from an epidemic. 

 They were distributed to Silver Greek, Clear Lake, Cedar 

 River, Imas River and the Des M.e.e 6 Rh er. itrook trout 



the success of the distribution of 1877 has shown that 



some of the Iowa streams are remarkably suited to these 

 fish, and attention has therefore been paid to them. Of 

 110,000 eggs, the majority were successfully hatched and 

 distributed, some being kept as breeders. The report 

 advises that carp and smelts be introduced into Iowa 

 waters, and we doubt not that the former at least, will 

 prove an invaluable acquisition to the food supply of the 

 State," 



By far the most interesting work of the Commission 

 has been the preservation of the young native fish left by 

 the receding waters in the shoal sloughs of the Mississippi 

 River. This undertaking has already been described in 

 the Forest and [Stream, but we transcribe the sentences 

 of the report :— 



Millions of native fish die in sloughs along theMasis- 

 sippi river every I 

 deposit their eggs 

 spring. The yom a 



ward the water recedes from the sloughs. They 

 off from there.;.. s E tduall fry Up, and tht 

 fish perish. The soft-rayed tinned-fish die hrs 

 the hardier varieties, such as I 'lack, yellow a 

 bass, wali-eved pike, era) pi -. U I m, catfish, 

 druiutish. etc. To save a portion of th sen B 

 tain desl ruction, and plant the-m in waters w 

 could live, and thrive, ha, been u ; i, el' the most 

 plans of the Fish Commission. To aid in theai 

 ment of this purpose, I first : the ' : ■ 



iii .J managers of the various railways funn 

 the State from t lie- Mississippi Stiver, and proc 

 consent to assist in the work, by moving an aquarium 

 ear, giving us water from their water-tanks, stopping 

 trains to distribute fish, etc.. which necessary assistance 

 thev cheerful! v gave tree. The superintendent of the C, 

 B &O R'y. kindly furnished a suitable car for thaprnr- 

 '„',., ,l,ici. in a proper time was arranged ma similar 

 but more effective manner than the one described in a 

 former report, that was used tor the same purpose in the 

 ,i . L876. Arrangements were made Iwi- (lie i; ■..! th 



little steamer Dart, and a flat-boat or barge, and they 

 were fitted up for the convenience of an effective crew of 



In estimating the results of any labor, it is only fair to 

 also estimate its cost. If we. take from the total amount 

 of appropriations for fish culture in Iowa, the cost or 

 value of permanent, improvements and necessary fix- 

 tures and implements, with cash on hand at this writing. 

 we will have expended on fish culture and distribution 

 only a sum equal to one cent for each individual in a 

 population of f, 500,000, during the past six years. In 

 making public improvements in some moderately popu- 

 lated township, if we were limited to a sum equal to 

 only one-sixth of one cent per year for each individual, 

 we "certainly should not expect very great results. Wirh 

 an amount equal only to this in the past live and a half 

 years, the results obtained point to lasting benefits that 

 will more than equal those produced by any other equal 

 amount of money ever expended in the history of the 

 State. With the small resources at. hand, and nearly 

 three hundred miles square, of territory, it has been im- 

 possible to visit and stock every small stream or body 

 of water, but the work has been as general as pos- 

 sible, and it is hoped in due time will benefit e\ cry avail- 

 able water in the State. 



Evidences of success in fish culture are peculiarly hard 

 to obtain. We can see growing crops from the time the 

 seed bursts the ground until the harvest is gate red; 

 but a lake or stream may be full of growing young fish and 

 present no sign of the fact. They may be caught in 

 large quantities, and the fisherman, from some cause, 

 fail to make his success known, and with fish planted in 

 our waters this is to a certain extent the case, as: I have 

 learned in several instances. Abundant evidence has, 

 however, in spite of these facts, come to hand. 



New York— Rochester, Feb. 35$*.— Feb. 88d we took 

 6,000 spawn from two California mountain trout and im- 

 pregnated them with the milt of the Eastern brook trout, 

 This is the earliest in the season we have ever taken the 

 California mountain trout spawn. We shall continue to 

 take spawn from our brook trout until about the middle 

 of March. Seth 



ton, whose letter from C 

 Stream Feb. '.'(ith, if be i 

 brother angler some poinl 

 shad ; what kind of tack 

 anil any other particulars 

 Also, if he knows of am- 

 used in angling for shad, 



fully written up, althoug 

 •UEAM for a number of y 



1 in FOREST AND 



ill" be' kind enough to given, 

 with regard tofly-Sshir, 

 e, how much line, kind of fly, 

 which he may call to mind, 

 jaitthat has been successfully 

 This subject I havenever seen 

 i I have read the! .... I D 

 and if Mr. Hamilton < 



.ill. 



itllt 



wate 



atcla 



S lo 





Tl 



fish 



r in the 



: after- 

 are cut 



id striped 



Ore they 

 cherished 

 lomphsh, 



indents or 

 ■ aor. 



§cn mid §ivci[ <gkhiuQ+ 



l'ISH IN SEASON IN -3IAKCB. 



soL'THF.ii.v iv.ni:;;-. 

 Pompano. IVofiMiMtuaoaroJJmw. I Grouper, K/ii/i.-;.;i.-lj»isnini-i/iw. 

 Drum (two species). Family I Trout (black bass), dnbrurprU- 



Strtped Bass, or KoeUBsh, Rou- 



Snnpper, l.nlku 



CAME AND FISH DIRECTORY. 



In sending reports lor i In- t'oausr ami mhi-im Director] of 

 Gtfme ana Fish Resorts, uin correspondents ■ 

 the following particulars, with such otber informal on as ho 

 may deem of value: State; To vn.Countj ; m ansol .. • -- ffotol 

 ana other accommodations | Game and its Season; PtebaudKa 

 ; Bouts, dailies, etc.; Namo of person toaddr. 



and will gratify us in this respect he will ceoeivi im 

 thanks of many fishermen who are now in the .In I 



Shad O. 



The approved flies for shad are the white miller am 



coachman. They should be about the same size sis i.husi 



1 tor boss, in fishing, lei the fly sink a bit below tin 



i.rly fishing tor trout in cold weather 



rl'a 



the sh 



eedingly lender and gn 

 9t it. be J ml led ail to nieces. We 

 am shad anglers whomay detail 

 s benefit of our COrresponde s 

 y be taken with a lly after thev 

 where they are never caught in 



The uioul.1 



care must be exei 



should be glad to 



their experiences 



and others. The 



have left the 



this way. ^ 



QLOUOESTKR FiSHEEMBJ) AND THE NATIONAL AltlSEtUl. 



— Tiie, ! 

 lishe: 



bi 

 1 to tl 

 now numbers GIT 

 :nei is. s. niie of ^r 

 button from the c 

 bered over twent 

 cms, taken o 

 other recent 

 fish known i 



tak 



of distinct i 



; 



;.i Muse 



. , I nil 



gle trip to Gi 



it ions ie. I 



::.f tin- I. us El I 



thousand ... 



ice. A re 



P, Lord 



o an >iui(e 



■.lis. An 



'fo 



111 i 



I of great value is a enri. 

 ientific nomenclature as I; 

 i was found in the Stomach of a halil 

 ..•■ ii t. ,. This Fish ia i aativ 01 tla OB 



ie Gulf of Mexii and oth 



• \er before been taken so far north. 1 



Good News foe Anolees.— We called at the 

 our friends Abbey & Imbric last Monday. While there 

 we were shown some extra grade fish-hooks which they 

 have been making. They label those hooks (whether 

 loose or snelledi " Highest Quality." They are of all the 

 approved bends, such as sproat, Carlisle, sneck, Kendall, 

 etc, Of course the finer are higher than the same bends 

 m regular yualily : but no angler will grudge the trifling 

 advance. 



It may seem a light, thing to improve the quality Of 

 hooks, but when it is remembered that the demand for 

 I he very best goods is always comparatively small, and 

 also that the expense of the undertakin: i : 

 as if the demand were large, we think all anglers will feel 

 thankful that this enterprising firm isfar ; I denougll 

 to «ee that such efforts are certain to prove ov. . 

 good investment. 



It may be rem. -mbere.1 that we said last April that Mr. 

 Inibrie had gone over to Rl ...'iS'li. Bngla* I, the gr a 

 manufacturing centre of fine fish-hooks. Well, 

 the whole of last summer in that Jitlle uninteresting 

 town of Worcestershire. While therei 

 arrangement with the best and l ... ; L Bfle ill that 

 place (T. Hernmmg & Sou) by which his B 



Uicles. and hi 

 specimen was aboul eight inches lorn;, 

 » 



Onondaga Ootjnty Fishing Cj,i;c.- .. 

 Feb. -mh.— In the full of IS?" a [ v cnen of tbla 



i! , a i: and appreciating the necessity of a united 



■ i.ireiiiL' the law prole, nil: fish i I IV ..' [ 



thise.iimiv. met. and organized the a foresaid Club, the 



: ,i ( of which was protecting lish in th] 

 from the rapacity of marketnien. who were Inking lish 



, I r devices not permitted by law, 



aiid in quantities and at such times as had uenrly deple- 

 ted the waters of this cottnty, particularly On 

 Puke, situate as it is just on the borders ot and within 

 1 1 ,,,.... 'I 



In the spring of is;y the club employ ; 

 •|.|:, John Hull." who lias since proved thai lie n ol 



be i ought ' Iriven, and n b i ■ -. ire worth a 



cent,' and instructed him to aiscartain liy whom, when 

 it.ed where, the game laws protecting lish I i re bi mg -. i..- 



lated, and report to the club. Upon i.e. ;, ,., ; 



nmiioii summons were issued to sueh \ i , 

 , ■ : ijiiire's office" and shov e ........ i ■ i . ii 



not he taken against th. m in en a ted b 



I, ... . Gon . n Hi ease, and many of 



these men gave up their oe1 I signed B r. men] 



not to again break the law, and v, . .. I Oft bj paymenj 



., Th promises have g. rally ] 



.; .;.!:. ..... in. i,. ,..■ .in,. ... is, and i;.. .'.''J. i ... ". and who 



■ ,.,.,,:,!, , ;,. and -would not do that,' 3 found thcniselwi 



; , . . ; 



'..,,.,, : ', 'I, . , 



i ., ,. i..,' I ■ , was deemed the mo 



and more c .:;' i i . e i leui b. MM destr, .y the n 



,,.;,,.;;.. ",.'.■ lie nt .: 



I. .. ... i.i. ; embittered and I uglb; litigfl ton, thai i ' n 



, . . ,; .... marketnien against, all protectivi CluM 

 ii, in , ii predationa have since been,ana 

 undoubtedly will be, committed, bet 

 ,, b d fair warning and aliberaJ tret n > 



,.,.;,, ,, . . . in they wdl gei 



, ,. . out favor. The hike and . team ■ 



[Oil are rapi.Uy tilling with com 

 la i i in greater numbera were tal nl Bsei do 



than in years before. 

 The olubhaa over two hundred mem I i . ; . .i . 



many of our best and most prominent ... I I g 



hed much that commends it i ■ tl i D | 



.. • ; ■ ..;•!.-. Now if nl 



lar organ; . •■ "i . ' ■ ■ ■■ 



having the protection of osh th andt s 



law be so enacted as to forbid taking liah i u inland 



;-|.it by hook and line, il would not "" 



... i ' 



every lake antl stream and rivulei ' iitaltma- 



. . ■ ' 



Incidental to this subject. J would lil 

 notice by I lie. FOJtEST AND bTUEtiil thiit protective elubh 



