Oct. 19, tss->.j 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



231 



stiff. I hooked him on without trimming, and made a cast, 

 some, sixty feet down stream, and us l lie hail sank 1 reeled 

 slowly In. Not long ere I fell, with enrphaals, the familiar 

 "tug, and placed my thumb on the coil lo feel his weight. 

 Pound him to he a '"rouser." 



i began to reel him m slowly to get him hear me before 

 booking him. us 1 was afraid t'o hook him with fifty feet 

 ftf liif- nnt. when Beveutj live w.i- all 1 had ou. 1 suc- 

 ceeded in gelling him within fifteen feet of me when he 

 began to pas* roc and swim slowly up stream, pulling 

 heavily ou the line. I watelied his every movement with 

 the vigilance of u hawk, and let him have line stingily 

 until some forty feel nil'. When he arose to within a tout of 



the surface and' swain alone-. a< ross tie- sun -limine- on 



hits great pied sides revealed the form of the targesl Las- 1 

 thought I ever saw, and he "chawing" my poor dead bream 

 villainously. 1 now watched him closely, his huge mouth 

 on the bream and turn to swim slowly from me. 1 knew 

 now was my time, and with a iwist of the wrist I struck 

 him with all the force that 1 thought the slender "lance- 

 wood" Would bear, I felt that the steel had gone fairly 

 home in the left corner of his capacious jaw'. II: firs! 

 ladies wen- to turn and swim slowly hack toward the deep- 

 est water and stop. 1 feared this to be ominous; 1 pulled 

 on him to start him again, when, for tin- firsi time, be 

 discovered anything Wrong, and now he began lo attend 

 to business with energy and enthusiasm. His rushes 

 now were long, strong and furious. Sometimes at 

 the bottom, then out of the water, shaking Ins head b'ke a 

 mad bull, lie would now swim into the sunny places as 

 though to show oil his proportions, then stand ou end and 

 shake his head; inn He- little "barblees" 1 held him last. He 

 novj made for a cluster of bonnets and an old brush tup. 



"That won't do." i Heart, 

 lish. all were gone. 1 pressed 

 tired. 1 took both hands to 

 assumed shape of Hie figure (i 

 gone and my biggest bass l<- 

 miles to catch, I'Telt him stop 

 the crank, and, as tenderly 



some of the line. I soon had hi 



lied. I though! rod. line and 

 the coil until my thumb blis- 

 the little rod. which had now 

 , and just as I I bought all was 

 ■t that I had gone near 3,000 

 ! 1 then slipied my hand to 

 possible, 1 began to recove: 



l half of the li 

 at. 1 pinng! 

 toward the 



turned head toward me, 



ie, he made for the hot- 



d an oar down ahead of 



riddle of the stream. I 



ell as my own, was fast 



1 had my thumb in his 



ide his companions, i 



■ales and applied them. They draw 



but that did not satisfy him: so 1 



f was now completely played 



iat. bCf 



and having tak. 

 torn ami under the 

 him and turned bin 

 now found that his 

 failing, and in a few 

 month and laid him 

 took out ray pocket 

 eight and a half pou 



just called ii utneand ti I :t 



out, and returned to camp to show m\ 



In goine: down Imot Ward in the di 

 he had had tin- same kind of luck, and l 

 1 saw him land a six-pounder. We thei 

 The Doctor and all were pleased with in 

 itlg are their respective weights, in lie- . 

 they were black bass— MiarOptmus dolffa 

 not redlish. I weighed them all but tin 

 I could not Weigh, but called it 9 .ilraig 

 der in which they wore taken— 7 (I, 5J-, S, 



111.: 



the ..tie 

 ngey. He said that 



.bile talking to him 



. luck. The followl 

 rder of takimr, and 

 u-ii. (Qeushalb— and 

 biggest one, whieh 

 i the or- 

 ■7. 9 lbs. After 



this light was over, I looked at the Utile rod with affection- 

 ate admiration. It is the •'coming bass rod," and if it can 

 be improved, 1 can't see. how. My reel is perfection itself: 

 My boat is a elolh boat. 1 would want no heller. We 

 caught thousands: hut thai evening's catch, the whole thing 

 considered, -was the best I ever experienced 1 could write 

 you a bushel of these yarns, and all he true; hut J will not 

 encroach further upon vour space. C L. Joisoan. 



PELABATCHIK, MISS. 



Ti-.nm.ssi.i-. Notf.s.— Nashville. Oct. 10.— At every Sun- 

 day market, there is a sale of river lish at the wharf, and 

 sometimes the display i^ remarkably good. Yesterday morn- 

 ing I strolled down there just as day was dawning, and 

 found at least one. hundred colored men, women and chil- 

 dren already assembled, besides a few of the Caucasian race 

 The fishermen, to the number of. a dozen, hud their lish in 

 cars and were Selling them a.- fast as they could deliver 

 them. The system of "guess weights'' was used, and ill 

 consequence the buyer had to pay for the seller's "guess," 

 whieh invariably went one way. 'This mode of dealing out 

 the brain food caused it to bring not less than fifteen cents 

 I. a mill too much, for handsomer speci- 

 reh. bass, channel cat and buffalo were 

 any stream. The reflection of the early 

 itiful scaly sides brought out as dazzling 

 rystal prism, and of their freshness ana 

 L r bodies of the unsuspecting and inno 

 ample assurance. One of the fishermen, 

 the crowd, presented me with a three- 



lld I 



per pound 



mens of d 



never tak. 



sun upon tl 



colors as u 



health the ' 



cent ei. -am 



recognizing 



pound bass, which my good 



equal to one of Hover's best . 



by faithful little Sallia Pi 



ichthyophagist. diet may qui 



morsel, hut no one else. 1 h; 



cty of food fish known in Europe and America 



is any one of them much better than an Ameri 



Pishing in Nkw Yokk Bat.— Bergen Point, X. .). Oct 

 I!',. — I read the statement of my old friend G, II. Wild in 

 regard to the fishing here, and I can sta!te that the Btriped 

 bass are quite plentiful aa yet, Last week a large number 

 werccau-lu. and mv friend Dr. Pavn. who is fond of the 

 sport, was very jUocessful, A large stl'iugof tine fish 1. 

 paid him for a few hours' fishing— one weighing isix pound 

 Besides the Eshiusr, ducks are scrag] 

 men arc enjoying tlieuwelv. 

 meadow.-.— ,\ki-;i.i. in. 



, and 



an lie N'.wark I!. .\ and salt 



(&nm$ <gm JjflicketinQS. 



-Thttt reminds me " 



AM1HISTER of the gospel, an excellent Shot, admirer 

 of a last trotter, lover of a uood dog, and unreservedly 

 appreciative ol a good joke, tells the following good one on 

 himself, in a vastly more humorous style thau any of his ud 

 ruirers have ever repeated it. 



Promise of better pa\ induced him lo take charge of ,, 

 new flock in strange pastures, It was not long after hi- 

 establishment before his sporting proclivities cropped out 

 Belougini! to the fold was a wealthy, mtelligtml and highly 



iship 1 



eompr 

 viih gtt 



lilit 



-pled:' 



tOBharea dav's siiooifi goveravrell-l 

 As they proceeded to the Melds the host c 



quired of his ;_ r iie-t what -hnuld he the ftgrccu 



shooting'. Always ready to inn a joke on 

 imagining himself able to wipe the fanner's , 

 'Pporiunity appeared too pood to be passed u 



the pa 



should marl, 

 As a matt 

 in" 



in 



suggested 



id carry 



;;:- 



farmer gathen 

 matter-of-course air wh 

 events before," proceeded to take 

 The performances of the dogs < 

 machinery of a perfect h. I., the ( 

 the fanner proceeded to grass evi 

 the shepherd soon discovered tha 

 wiping lesson to be taught that It 

 havior would he necessary to esc; 

 of the game. Bevy alter bevy v 

 was such an easy one that the h 

 monotonous and tiresome lo the r 



a mi-- aml-out 

 . .rame for the other. ' "Nulf ee< 

 ourse the guest was expected to " 

 bevy was found. Bang! bang! o: 

 ICr to the parson's second barrel. 

 ' pocketed the single bird, and -u 

 if cc 



ami . \ ■ - 1 1 

 n invitation 

 of pointers. 



teoiisly in- 



t as to their 



friend, and 

 at will, the 



ipidVell; SO 



' that each 



A-ade 

 the 

 The 



"hope spran 



eternal, 1 ' and tht 

 "Alas: flu 



gh 1 he calculator l 



Aunt Harriet, broiled 

 s, and sent in smoking hot. 

 is some disbeliever rn the 

 1 the deliciousiicss of the 

 aten of almost every vs 

 f ih 

 blstk 



that preacher's pockets grew tai 

 eredout when that exasperating 



close of a dav's spori "i general 

 fed to the do-.-." Early in the i 

 an exuberance of delight which 

 tioii of the jolly laugh at sut 

 demonstrated loan unsuspectim, 



good shotgun in expert hand-. 



fily uffder a cartload of game, tl 



and pride, maintaining a cheerful air, though, as an 



sill happily expressed it, "completely 'kuored' ol 



v shoot a few rabbits, to hi 



ay he entered the fields in 

 bubbled over in anlicipa 



1 in spirit 

 old mild- 



Never a hint of the joke was droppc 

 when reaction followed, it was "toe 

 when told on himself he Was nn l 01 

 gratifying (?) assurance, "I could ha\ 

 be. your fate." 



Sleepy Hollow. Kv., 1888. 



ol sinking 



farmer; but. 

 keep," and 

 md with the 

 ] thai would 



.1. T. n. 



darkev sailor's i 



In conversation with nn oid Norlhwoodsinan lately, th 

 writer Wii« amused by the following true story of a greei 

 '- -'"genuity to escape rebuke au'd punishmen 

 agetneiu of the helm during part of a nigh 

 -is-ippi in a liver boat, 

 the craft had Ordered the darkey, namei 

 notice of a particular bright star, and ti 



steer his course by that star until h 

 then he went below. 



Sam assented, and for awhile all v 

 overcame. his eyelids, and he slept II: 

 letting go bis hold on the helm. Si 

 movements of the craft attracting 1 1 

 he started to come ou deck again, hi 

 at out 



.-.I othei 



svalte 



1,,.-. 



' pick 



bass, fresh, and properly broiled, and dressed with a Bprig of 

 parsley, salt, pepper and rich Jersey butter, then 1 do not 

 remember it. — J. 1). H. 



Position of the Reel.— I was interested in the descrip- 

 tion of his first fishing with a light rod and reel. In Mr. (J. L, 

 Jordan, in your paper of Oct. 5. As a uew convert to this 

 style of fishing he is quite enthusiastic, and there is no danger 

 ol bis going back to liis old ways " To "mancipation," as he 

 expresses jt. The reel behind the hand bothered him though, 

 and he changed it after the line burned his lingers He -a\ - 

 i don't see tha -sense of a reel behind the hand or where 



the idea ever came from.'' 1 1 did 

 was another thing for him to loam, ai 

 hi- fingers was due 10 Improper hand 

 1 will say that this posit. on for the re. 

 observation of anglers fpr a long tbn 

 Of the hand adds 1 o the apparent wi . 

 one behind the baud tends to balance it 

 will restore his reel lo the old place ;:nd 1 



him that tl: 

 d that the burning of 

 ng. For bis benefit 

 I is the result of (he. 

 , that a reel in front, 

 ght of the rod, and 



Mr. Jordan 

 it the 



he will never go back to the Obsolete custom of placing it 

 in front. That was another custom "To 'mancipation.'"— 

 Flobiluan. 



Practical Protection ok Tkoi:t.— A .Maine paper says 

 that through the efforts of Ki.-h Coinmissjoner Stanley- and 



the Oquossoe Augliug Association, n arc. now hired to 



guard ■ ertain pofots-whe-rethe trout gather in large numbers 

 OB tl. pawning beds. From these places, unless guarded, 

 trout might be slaughtered in large numbers by unprincipled 

 fishermen, 



we is done gone past, de first one right smart, sure." 



Sawkonks. 



^Lnswer$ to Correspondents. 



. New York. -We do not. know of a purely bred Scotch 

 terrier tor sale. 



H. D.-Your plan might work, and if it did, would be lerribl. kill 

 in?, we should think. 



J. <;. V\\. Cxsaekie. X. Y. -Mantua's "Tnxidermv Wiilx.iii ;l 

 Teacher" will probably answer your j .1 1 ep. .-;.-. I'.-ice. ."ii> .-. at-. 



<;. H. H., Wali-ri.iwn. \\ Y. The -eeou.l vulinn- of the N. A. K. 



■J. Is ilier.-..iiy ..ii, -laiidal-d wort which deals thoroughly wi b' onrnp 



eliar"e i 

 for ion. 1 1 

 li.-lli-is « 

 stiiiidiiri 

 ffood? E 



rcsid'ilur 



Jf'islinilfnrc. 



THE AMERICAN FISHCULTURAL ASSOCIATION- 



PBOI-:EEDIN-OS ELEVE5STH A.N'.VCAI. MlOKTl.Vlj. 



MATEHIA1.S I'tlf! A IHSTOKV OK THE SW'i Hi DFlsn. 



i:v 1,. ee.owN ooohk. 



ICOKCLi-DEI). I 



mi: I mii i;i; or rnr: swonoKisii i.v rue Mi.oin-.i-.iiA-.i: \ •:. 

 fcWrpHE following table gives the inimber of Qshermco. and 

 l>oats engaged in the snonliish tl-hciv on the , Sicilian 



.,'.■■ 



1. '/'!:■■ harpoon fishery 



"Cilal.i'ia. Si.'ily. 



('ill a I 

 Sicily 



bare, boats [or feludhe) fi 



Small boats (lotitrii 2ft 



Small boats ibarelie. 



Fishermen .■;;. 



'.'. The rtitlmtt /'■<!, ■ , ■■ 



Boats of tBree tons buritcn tsfMMj 



Fishiu-men 



Tl.e li-bery i- exti-.'in..-iy productive. '):. the 



ii> a gang of ashermen frequently capture littv f L sh, each 



ghine from lOOta auo hilograms, in a io leuaj . an.i.,u the 



n0 



•4CR) 



>a a fs of 





the 



1. Thi' harpoon fishery. 

 On the 1 lalabrtan opast .... 



OnthcSieiliiin eoast 



'.'. The 'lilliirt thin 111. 

 On the Calubrian eoast 



mial catch i: 



Kilograms. 

 . 60,000 

 . 10,000 





Ii. 



ial hatch in« of 



>\\*>: --III — J * in "-M.-mh IU Closures ;lU(I iii:usIk. 



- 1 



1 the vicinity Of 



11 Faro appears to hv ^omcirhat uu attain 





it, at all evenis. 



];'; l--.v"n- hniie'iui,m'- : ""' """' e l "' ; "' li 



lal 



,111(1 sue. , ssflll 



RECOnn OF A GLOUCESTKR SCHOCQSER IOK Tili; 



SCASON '■ 



:;mpleol tho manner in whieh 





■a- ■■■:. oi sword- 







e- •-ml period 



%- -ii lt ;, i'V'b'' ' r ('''/i -"■■'. , W"i'/-! : 





•1 1 he schooner 



T!.n- .t Noieniraiv i:aoi.k. i ait. ci:.iiu;i. 



II. .MAKT1A'. 



I.e|,,;lli 







No. ol of trip. 







t.-i;.-. Date of start, Days: ITo. at Usli taken 





1 .l.mi-r .... Ill lij (.-,.001) |l, s ) 







i.' June 19 . 7 gj ili.iKhl ll,s , 





dO iU 



Newport.. zy. 



■1 ,lnu..'3i) 11 |g i;;.ru() II,- , 





1 July I'. 1 11 '.'a (.-..s.inn.s.i 







■I July a; . .. is ir iti.orni n, s , 







1. August t"... 1.1 sin (li.stia Ihs.i 





do :l 



^'|.i. 1. . Hi in (3,6 ■- ■ 





do (si) 



- I'l. -M... 11 11 1 .1.500 U.s. , 





d ° &i 



I'.iCXI'l.TS i>|. 'IHil'S |:v OTIllill VI 



BIS. 



Capr. Benjamin Asbbv weal swor tashh, 



> - . ii. Dudley tivosi, -,-sive years, in is.yj 



-..; 



a the schooner 

 t8f30\ In July 



'I'l ■ :;;1: ."C'.'r VrrV : l--:l. " \;-,v Bf 





■I'd. boarded in 



Proviucetow-u Ilarb..!-. Au-ii-r. >r:i. bad 





eadj thstsea- 



census invcata 



to 10 ii~!i we» 

 were landed, 1 



the progress of the fishery 

 10. On ttusdavj he writes. .:;, 

 hi the 1st of An-u-r pfjfl move 



statistics or caiicki:. 

 satpre.sent only possible to sive estimated statistic: 



1 each, 

 ■ Eagle, 



"The small swonilish i 



iimited by 

 :'h..ui|..-..n. 

 r from the 



st mxpos- 



Old 111,11, V 



svsof the 



!■ Ot II,. II 



essai-y ro 



.'SlilOJlti'il 



pounds, 



I .nhish, thongh 



I'Liele. Ill" food. lis teX- 



Mf'ii- law.-, cause It to 

 ien<sr. Its flavor is by 

 te that of the hlueflsh. 

 in.- ti^li is highly |jriz:'il 

 1 ii'i-u ■ -; ! -.' white, ,',,,,, 



