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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[March 11, 1880. 



to be absorbed by the membrane of the intestines, and 

 thus carried by means of the absorbents into the blood. 

 The liver is a lobulatcd gland, and each lobule has its 

 veins, arteries, capillaries, nerves and absorbents. Being 

 thus organized, it has the Same means of building its 

 substance and carrying off the impurities as the muscu- 

 lar fiber and other portions of the body. But. it may bo 

 said, the liver is that gland by which the bile is secreted. 

 and may not that affect its food qualities? Why should 

 It? Is not this very bile absolutely necessary to diges- 

 tion? And again, how is this bile secreted? It is from 

 the veinous mood, and carried to the gall bladder, 

 which forms its reservoir, which is not used as feed. In 

 chyleification no substances are combined, and thus ab- 

 sorbed into the system, excepting those that are neces- 

 sary for its sustenance (unless it should be gases) ; those 

 that are not thus necessary are passed off as the fecal 

 discharge. Hence, in determining the quality of food 

 for a given animal, we must consider its natural food, as 

 to whether it is vegetable or animal, and what ingredi- 

 ents arc necessary for its sustenance, as albumen, fibrine, 

 sugar, etc. Now, it has been ascertained by analysis that 

 liver contains albumen, fibrine and casin. and that it 

 elaborates from the blood liver sugar, all of which makes 

 it a most excellent pabulum. Of course I do not mean 

 to be understood as advocating liver as the sole food to 

 be used. I believe in a variety of food, but I contend it 

 should be that, principally used, and that there is no ar- 

 ticle of food that will produce a greater growth or fish of 

 finer flavor. I believe I may take it. as conceded that fish 

 fed on liver grow more rapidly than any oilier. If true, 

 then it follows that the fish must be of "fine flavor. Why 

 not? The food is wholesome. Inhabiting clear, cold 

 water, the flesh is firm. The growth being rapid, the fish 

 is fat. The curd (small portions of fatty matter between 

 the flakes of the flesh) is well developed, and 1 ask how 

 can your fish be other than of fine flavor J 



We A. Mynster. 



American Fish Cultural Association,— The ninth 

 annual meeting of the American Fish Cultural Associa- 

 tion will be held at the Directors' room of the Fulton Mar- 

 ket Fishmongers' Association on the 30th and 31st of 

 March. 



The scope of the association has gradually widened. 

 At first it owed its support to trout-raisers only, and 

 formed a protective union ; to-day it embraces all ques- 

 tions relating to our tisb and fisheries, both sea and in- 

 land, whether of their culture, preservation, habits, or 

 capture for profit and pleasure, and it has now a member- 

 ship of over two hundred, comprised of naturalists, fish 

 culturists, fish dealers, fish commissioners and anglers — 

 all of whom are directly or indirectly interested in in- 

 creasing the fish resources of the country, either by sci- 

 entific study or practical experiment. 



§m mid §ivct[ tgishmg. 



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FISH IN SEASON IN MARCH 



SOUTHERN WATERS. 



Pompano, Trach tlMtUB C( 



Soa Bass, Sci 



Sjheepshead, 



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core- le.'fntZosas. 

 ii(j.i ncellatus. 

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Snapper, I/uiifWllW 



GAME AND FISH DIRECTORY. 



In sending reports fur the Forest anii Stukam Directory of 

 Game anil Pish Resorts, our correspondents arc requested o give 

 the following particulars, with such other Information as they 

 may deem of value: State, Town, County : means Of access; Hotel 

 and other accommodations; Game and Its Season ; Fish and its 

 Season; Boats, Guides, etc.; Name of person to address. 



Free for Twenty-Five Cents.— The following list of 

 lucky fishing days is given to the readers of the Forest 

 AND Stream confidentially and free of charge. To all 

 others the Canadian genius who invented it makes a 

 charge of twenty-five cents. He claims, too, that the pre- 

 diction is well worth the modest price asked for it. All 

 the men who observed his dates last year, now testify to 

 the reliability of the predictions. This year the lucky 

 fishing days will be as follows, water and weather being 

 favorable : — 



March nth, 12th. 13th, 14th, 15th. Kith ; Apri] rth, Bth 

 9th 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th ; May 4th, 5th, 0th, 7th, 8th 



VERMONT— Sheldon, Feb. SBfft..— A few yearsago thisplace 



was noted for its mineral springs, and still further back 

 as a country abounding in fish and game, but now its 

 glories have nearly departed. Us miner d waters are 

 mostly used for washing purposes. Noai.'y as good as 

 rain water, old women say. Small speckled trout tire to 

 be found in the brooks a "few miles back in the interior. 

 The creek which runs through the village now furnishes 

 only pickerel fishing, but we hope to soon have something 

 better, as one of our local sportsmen , Mr, Henry i laseau, 

 has made an attempt to stock it with black bass and 

 perch. Franklin Fond, a body of water somefhree miles 

 by one mde in size, is situated a few mile- north r i •:, 

 here, and at certain seasons of the year gives good sport 

 to the bass-fisher, and good sport the year round to the 

 perch-snapper. A beautiful body q£ water called Fair- 

 field Pond (Silver Lake) lies a couple of miles southwest 

 from this village. These waters contain speckled trout 

 and land-locked salmon. Its waters are well adapted for 

 these fish, and if protected against pothunters, who 

 sweep the spawning beds, it would afford as much Or 

 more sport to the scientific fly-fisher than any other 

 body of water of the same size (8x$ miles) in the .State. 



Stansteau. 



Massachusetts,— Dnxln 

 here in proper season is fo5 

 fresh and salt water ; tautt 

 horn pout, lobsters and tht 



reft 1st— The fishing 

 tott. mackerel, perch, 

 , pickerel, catfish or 

 ed Duxbury clam. 



G HOUSE. 



Onondaga Fishing Club.— The annual meeting of the 

 Onondaga County Fishing Club, of Syracuse, N. V., was 

 held last Thursday evening. The old officers were re- 

 elected for the ensuing year as follows : President, Reu- 

 ben Wood; Vice President, Alexander H. Davis: Secre- 

 tary, F. S. Wicks ; Treasurer, W, C. Anderson. The 

 executive committee of five was also reelected. 



The club resolved to procure young trout from the 

 State hatchery for the purpose of stocking the waters of 

 Onondaga Greek, at an expense not to exceed $20, the 

 fish to be deposited in the creek under the direction of 

 the executive committee. The club's appropriation for 

 stocking Onondaga Creek is sufficient to secure 30,000 

 voung fry. The efforts of the Association in this direc- 

 tion will he highly appreciated by all who enjoy angling. 

 During the meeting an extract was read from the pro- 

 ceedings of the New York- Sportsmen's Club highly com- 

 mending the work done by the Onondaga Fishing Club 

 in protecting the waters of this county. 



TENNESSEE.-Saixr/ma/t, March 2d-- Our fishing season be- 

 gan last week by a couple of early anglers taking twelve fine 

 bass. They reported the fish sluggish and not inclined to 

 feed. Since then we have had heavy rains, and the streams 

 arefullandmud.il , preventing fishing, I heard recentlyof 

 a small fish, unlike any other before seen there, being 

 caught in Buffalo River last month, which was believed 

 to be one of the California salmon put in that stream last 

 March. It measured some f our or more inches in length, 

 and was caught on a hook by a " perch fisherman," After 

 being carefully examined it was restored to the stream. 



Will. 

 Michigan. — Traverse City, March 2d.— Traverse City 

 is fast becoming one of the most popular of summer 

 resorts. Easy of access, both by land arid water, it is 

 a place that is the joy of the 'heart of any sporting 

 man. Here, in their season, you will find deer, rabbit, 

 foxes; brook trout by the million, Mackinaw trout in 

 the bay, black bass in the inland lakes, quantities Of 

 pigeons, ami, in [act, almost anything that will help to 

 kill time for the sportsman. Fine hotel accommodations 

 at the Park Place at a very reasonable rale. Fred. 



Nebraska Pass Fishing.— Qnialut, — I give the first 

 bass caught m Nebraska in 1880 of sufficient size to just- 

 ify publication. It was taken on the 2othinsl. sixteen 

 utiles north of this city, and was weighed on the day fol- 

 lowing on a Fairbanks' counter scales in the presence of 

 several other persons and brought the scales down at six 

 and a half pounds plus. This fish, Micropteriia salmoides, 

 is the largest one the writer has ever seen, and no doubt 

 the largest ever taken in Nebraska. If a larger one is 

 taken during the year I hope it will be reported to the 

 Forest and Stream. Bob White. 



THE MUSKOKA LAKE COUNTRY. 

 / 



I would invite every one that could spare the time 

 to try the Muskolca country, Ontario, where fishing and 

 shooting, in their seasons, Cannot be excelled, For 

 speckled trout fishing, the South Branch of the Muskoka 

 is Al. The bead wafers of the Maganetawan River are 

 hard to beat -for the speckled beauties, and the Nainina- 

 taygong or South River will hold its" own with any of 

 them. Then for mask'monge, the Muskosh and Moon 

 rivers are first-class, and I can safely say that French 

 River cannot be beaten for maskinonge, pike and pick- 

 erel ; and lakes Rosseau, Joseph, Spider. Turtle and Man- 

 itowaba. and the hundreds of other smaller lakes cannot 

 be touched in the whole Laurentian country for black 

 bass fishing. In the autumn deer are plentiful, partridge 

 are found everywhere. Moose are killed in the vicinity 

 of Lake Nipissing in good numbers, also wild geese anil 

 ducks. 



The routes to reach these sections are as follows : 

 Leave Toronto per Northern Railway to Gravenhurst, 

 thence by steamer to Bracebridge, and then by stage 

 fourteen 'miles to I'sivsville, On Trailing Lake, for trout 

 fishing on the South Muskoka and North rivers. 



For maskinonge fishing on the Muskosh and Moon 

 rivers, take the steamer from ( iravenhurst to Bala. For 

 bass fishing on lakes Rosseau, Joseph and Turtle, take 

 steamer from Gravenhurst to "Pratt's." For trout 

 fishing on the Maganetawan and the Nammatavsroutr, or 

 South River, take stage from Pratt's to Magi 



Village tli 

 twenty-four miles 

 bass fishing on Sp 

 stage from Pratt's 

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dreds have done before him. Guides and 

 had at all the. different places mentioned. Any person or 

 •">,rtv wishing for further information, I will lie willing 

 and ready to give it. Met Iufitn. 



ParvySound, Out., Feb, With. 



The Muskoka LAKES.— QuS>ee, Feb. 2'.Hli.—Kditor 

 Forest aad Stream :— A very pleasant summer trip can 

 -•■—ery small expense to the back lakes ot Mus- 



koka from almost any part of the Northern States. This 

 country is as yet virgin forest, broken by mountains and 

 dotted with small lakes front (he size of a fishpond to 

 some of miles in area . All these Last are full of gray sal- 

 mon trout from three to nine pounds- in weight, 

 of the genuine 8ahnO fontiwiis, which, allow me to say, 

 is not a poor liver-fed specimen of his race, but splendid, 

 gamy feilows J rnanv of them will tackle a balance of five 

 pounds draught, I myself have caught them of this 

 ueitihi si vsr-il limes, slid trout from one to three pounds, 

 and SO plentiful that they eeti.se to fie sport after a time. 

 The route : Go to Toronto, take the Northern Railway to 



latter part of journey (tin CS)j go from Braoe- 



bridge to Baysville, distance twenty miles by wagon, fare 

 according to number of party, average price fl; take 

 boat to Phillips, at head oi lake farea lit same; then get 

 Allen, or Alveu Phillips, to guide, They are both first- 

 Olass men, and know all the country f or 150 miles around. 



They are hunters and trappers by business, and also make 

 canoes, buckskin moccasins, etc. Average price for 

 three weeks about §30 each for party of, say three, not 

 counting fare to Toronto, from point of starting. For a 

 larger party the expense is proportionately less, Of 

 course this amount only covers the necessaries ; it can he 

 made larger at the option of the parties going. Best time 

 from 15th May to loth July, Au Sauble. 



PRINCE ARTHUR'S LANDING, ONTARIO. 



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pKOTCE ARTHUR'S Landing is situated on the north shore of 

 - 1 - Lake Superior (200 miles northeast of Duluth), in the District 

 of Algona and Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada. It is 

 within eighty miles by water of Nepigon River, the celebrated 

 trout grounds, and may be reached from Duluth li.y the steamers 

 of either the Collingwood or Sarnia Lines, two boats of each line 

 leaving Duluth every week during the season of navigation) or 

 the traveler may cotne toy the same lines from either Sarnia or 

 Collingwood— these places being readied, the former by the 

 Grand Trunk and Great Western railways of Canada, the latter 

 by the Northern and Hamilton and Northwestern railways of 

 Canada. 



ed i 



ire two Brt 



ites 1 



had for $3 per day. In addition thoi 

 may be chartered at from $15 to $ 

 Nepigon aud the outstanding to 

 —Carp River, fourteen i tiles Boul 

 Mackenzie River, fourteen miles 



enty-tlvt 

 5 Creek i 



Cuitci 



tlshinu 



„pti. 



u had by 



co Arthur's Landing, viz: 

 ietor, and " The. PaeillC," 

 ic $1.50 to $2 per day; ro- 

 nil-boat and man may he 



are three steamers which 

 per day, to convey tourists to 



,, of which there tiro 

 e Arthur's Landing : 

 and Blende 

 i here, while MeVio- 

 rts of the t 



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ut the 



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vhe 



rut, and stillanotlter river (NY-ebing) 

 nad six uiilos out. The latter st.rea 

 owing to there being no acoeas ti 

 is built. Of all these stn 



o Dawson Routt »l 



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has hardly ever been 



he same till hisl fall. 



Carp River is prolj- 



nly the finest fishing, the largest fish haying licen caught— l, 

 our-poundcr (trout) being no uncommon occurrence. 

 icenses are required to fish tiny of those streams. The trout sea- 

 od sport trolling for pickerel 



nd| 



ike of large size may he had at any lime hi the Kmnhdsti 

 three miles from here; while from Sep:. 1st CO Oct. lm.au}. 

 ity of salmon trout, may he caught trolling In I ho bay* 

 ting and In Thunder Bay. 

 Iridge and duck shooting may be had, but to a hraltet 

 t, from Sept. 1st on to close of navigation ; and during wini 

 lOitths caribou shooting is to be had will 

 infortumitely we are almost inaccessible after mmgalioj 

 , as we have no railway until the Canadian Pacific is llnishoi 



v- ill be 



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1 need not speak of Nopigun, which is already so well known 

 the numerous renders of FOREST a;-,o Stub AM, hut I would s 

 this word of warning to those going there, vlzs— Never liny | 

 ticket to Nuplgoti, for the steamers Seldom call the 

 so advertised. The sportsman's best plan is to purchase a tick* 

 to Prince Arthur's Landing only, and if he decides on going i 

 Nepigon to charter one of tho steamers or a sail-boat and g 

 from here there. This will stive numerous disappointments atf 

 the probability of being carried all around Lake Superior boioS 

 being landed at Nepigon, if at all. 



Provisions and supplies of all kinds, including tents, may l)j 

 purchased here, Dut sportsmen would do well to bring their owl 

 tackle, as the supply of rods, hooks aud linos would nol satisfy j 

 veteran or even aseientitie llsheruuui. 



Indians aud canoes maybe bad in abundance, there being a! 

 Indian settlement, of IMO six miles from here, A ay uuesl ions wi) 

 be cheerfully answered l.y inclosing a stamp to me at Priue 

 Arthur's Lauding, Thunder Bay, Ontario. 



> Geouoe T. Marks., 



Varnished Flt-Rods and Casting ,Sh>e way?;.— Eranei 

 Francis is deserving of attention when he talks about tli 

 practical art of fly-fishing, and we accordingly reprodi 

 from our English contemporary the following hints 



I have often pondered on the subject of varnished 

 rods, and wondered why we tamely submit ourselves 

 the tyranny of tackle-makers on such a matter. Who hi 

 not seen the flash of a rod half a mile away ? 

 such an astonishing thing as a flash of this kind is pi 

 jected on to the water, that it should not fill with ariia: 



nd even (error the perceptions of s:o shy a creati 

 as u. downy old Hampshire trout, is hardly to be 

 pec ted, What angler of any experience litis not uftfl 

 seen trout bolt in a sudden scare up under some coed t 

 bank when he has essayed to cast for them, \vh 

 ably they may have been ritaing rapidly, just pr 

 And cannot the scare very well be traced or imputedj 

 this cause ■'. Anything more calculated to catch the 

 Of a fish than a black or mahogany -colored pole from 

 feet, to 15 feet long, varnished so brilliantly that you 

 almost see your face in it, and waving about 

 head wildly where he is not accustomed to see anytl 

 of the sort, cannot well lie conceived. There are u 

 matter two things to be considered, viz,, first, . 

 should you wave it over his head at all? and, secont 

 why should it be black aud ahiningr Une of the 

 and most successful trout-fishers I know cast* i I . a 

 that is, his rod is rarely upright and seldom I 

 water — projected at an angle of 4S degs. or (hei 

 from the body ; the rod is checked as soon as it is al. 

 to reach the margin of the water ; and I am qtt 

 that in anything like fine weather or Hue wafer this 

 i» far preferable to the upright aud full BWee] 

 leaves the rod tit the end of the cast projectin 

 al most parallel to the water. This cannot be right-1 

 must, more or less, scare the tisb: and 1 mean to \ 



1-..011 and get into that way of casting. Of i 

 this is only when you are casting a fairly moderah 

 When you are casting a very Ion- line you must Ita 

 rod upright, or the fly will " take to grass ;" but then 

 fish, being so much further oil, are less likely 

 frightened by it. As regards color and varnish, tht 

 ter 1 quite object to ; but the question is, What can 

 which shad replace it? I should like some one bettej 

 in these matters than 1 am to give me some advice be 

 Would it do to varnish the plant wood without color, a 

 then, after giving it a light rub of sand-paper so a* 

 rough it, slightly to paint it over some spaoky or sky ' 

 color? The question is, what color would show' 





