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FOREST AND STREAM. 



I Dec. 28, 188?. 



Ions thai 1 was led, perhaps unwisely, to publicly give it my 

 attention, The query "way herrings move up stream on the 



10th of November?" is not, likely to find a .solution, unless, 

 perhaps, intliewordaof 'Kingfisher'' himself, at the hand of 

 a "natural fool." They were first seen this season on the 

 14th. 



"Kingfisher" thinks 1 have earned the thanks of Fouest 

 v.np STREAM, and I have reason fcQ believe (hat Kohkst and 

 Stream thinks so too. 



Ckm-h.ii. Lake, Mich, Dee. (I. lftffi. 



POSITION OF THE REEL. 



HERE it ia again! In your paper of Oct. 19, "Florid- 

 ian" lakes mo to task about usintr the reel "before the 

 hand," and elaims that I am in error in adhering to the idea 

 that the position before the hand is the only true and practi- 

 cal one r;t usinjr that implement. Although 1 accept "Flor- 

 idian's" criticism as of honest meaning and liberal advice, 

 yet. withal, I cannot agree with hint. His notion of using 

 the reel behind the hand mav do for Qugerling trout, or in 

 fly-fishing; but. I Mil] eonten'd tltat the ineiluid will not do 

 for black bass, such as we met in Florida. One reason is 

 on account of their great power on tin- rod, and another, in 

 casting the minnow, and still another in the use of the Meek 

 & Milam reel, which 1 use, Suppose the red i- seated 

 three o* four inches from the extreme butt of the rod and 

 you hook an eight or ten-pound black bass, bow in the name 

 of reason would you manipulate the reel and not have room 

 behind the reel to secure a good hold on the rod so as to 

 control the movement of the reel in checkmating the bass? 



How can von cast the minnow, ,', I,, Henshal). with the 

 reel behind the hand? (Sec "Book of the Black Bass!") 



liow can you use the Meek reel at all unless before the 

 hand, as with the dick off it u ill turn either back or forth 

 from the least motion, and tangle the line all to thunder? 

 as there is no casting with the 'click on in minnow fishing, 

 for you want the reel to run lively without noise or friction 

 in order to make long and pleasing oasts, For if vim were 

 to cast a .six-ounce or eight-ounce minnow seventy-five to 

 one hundred feet as we did in Florida, the reel being behind 

 the hand, the starting or initial tone n.-ee.-stirv 'lo throvv 



such size bait that distance would turn the s] 1 of the reel 



with such velocity as to cause the reel u> "overrun" and 

 tangle the line into more loops and knots than von could 

 undo in an hour, afld the resnit would hetbat your line 



would run oil' twenty or thin v feel and check >t|> all at once 



and your minnow tear loose and go— well, you try it once 



and "then see where he will go. However, it i- all a-w to 

 me, and one lesson was enough for me in my debul with 

 that villainous bass; nor did 1 requires second encounter 

 that threatened to take off a brace of fingers to convince 

 me of the proper position of the red 



f took my lessons from Di HenshsJI - treatise bn easting 

 the minnow, in his 'Book of the Black lias,." nor do 1 see 

 how those lessons can be improved, and I expect to adhere 

 to them until "Floridiaa" or some other will produce's 

 better. My rod unfortunately had the "reei seat" behind 

 the hand when I purchased ft, which was at a time when 

 I had little or no experience in te.l fishing, but when 1 have 

 another made. 1 will most certainly have the reel placed 

 before the hand, that Is if I continue to use a Weeks reel, in 

 which 1 don't see how any improvement can be made, espe- 

 cially for minnow casting, and that i- m\ choice methodof 

 angling for black bass, (big-mouth. 



As to the reel being placed before the hand impairing or 

 affecting the "balance" of the rod, I think that this is owing 

 altogether to the shape of the rod and can be very easily 

 regulated by the manufacturer, if he understands what he 

 Wants to do, for there is little in such things that art cannot 

 accomplish. The reel seat can he made six or eight inches 

 from the bull, and have a slight additional wMghl added 

 to the butt which would regulate the balance. Next. 



('. L. JottDAN. 

 Willis, Texas, Dee. 2, 1883. 



NEW YORK ANGLING NOTES. 



WHILE in the Slate of New York during the present 

 month, 1 was fortunate in meeting a >fr. Ilerrick of 

 While Lake, Oneida county, who gave me BOmc very inter- 

 esting informationrelati veto the. land-locked salmon", which 

 were put into Wbodlmll reservoir, Herkimer ooUnty, N. y. 

 three veais since. He tells me ih- fisl) are doing Well, and 

 readily take almost any bail or ttv in season, and that he 

 saw them in great numbers on the Spawning beds this year. 

 Th« California trout that were planted in Bisby Creek about 

 the same time, he informed me, were thriving, and he had 

 at the time two fish which he was taking to Rochester for 

 identification. They were of a very rich color, and the 

 salmon-like hooked lower jaw was very prominent iu one of 

 them. Without being positive. I Would venture tO state the 

 fish he had were of the California mountain trout species 



Mr, Ilerrick tells rne that deer were never more plentiful 

 than this year, and that hears during the past summer were 

 quite a pest. I learn also that in Vermont, back and beyond 

 Rutland some distance, farmers found it difficult to 'keep 



?heep in some localities. 



The land-locked salmon put into WoodhuU reservoii have 

 run down into Sand Lake, Mr. Ilerrick Males, and the latter 



waters will have the benefit of the plant. 



Mr, ■). B. MoHarg, of Rome, informs me that the bass 

 put into the Mohawk River at Rome. X. Y., are doing ex- 

 ceedingly well. These fish it will be leriicmb.-.ed were put 

 into the river above the darn, and although now numerous they 

 baffle all attempts of the angler to take them either with fly, 

 bait or spoon. 



Two years ago a number of trout were plantad in Canada 

 Creek, four miles north of Rome. U. Y. A great increase 

 of fish is observable and attributed to this. Henderson 

 Harbor, Jefferson county. Lake Ontario, proved a rare spot 

 Eor the angler.-, this season. Fishing never was better, and 

 all who visited it vow to return next year. 



lias , -vie. freely caught in Oneida Lake all through their 

 season, thanks to the Syracuse Club, who have been un- 

 tiring in their elf oris to protect the fish in the spawning 

 season. The law now in sections round about. Syracuse is 

 strictly observed, and is likely to be, as mote than one ex- 

 ample was made of violators of the statute. 



1 was told while at Borne, N. Y., that there were fisher- 

 men still living thc-Te that had taken salmon in Fish Creek 

 Oneida county, twenty years ago. These fish undoubtedly 

 bad made their way up from salt water, thence to St 

 Lawrence River to Oneida Lake, then to Fish Creek. My 

 informant, Mr. J. B. McHarg, distinctly remembers the 

 time when it was not uncommon to take them there. 



Homo. 



PHTLADKi/pniA Anglers. — An anglers' association lias 

 been formed in Philadelphia, a society of a social nature, 

 and also for the protection of the waters of this and neigh- 

 boring Counties. The organization should have as one of 

 its social features a yearly fly-casting tournament, similar 

 to the one held in New York under the auspices or Forest 

 ano Stkkam. Philadelphia can furnish some, expert fly 

 casters, three or four of whom, 1 know, would have de- 

 ported themselves creditably at vour tournament. One gen- 

 tleman [could mention has scored eighty odd feet with a 

 rod of his own manufacture. He would not wish his name 

 in print, and I withhold it for this reason.— Homo. 



Rainbow Trout.— Mr. Waldron, a prominent sportsman 

 of Biugnamloii. N. Y.. lately told your correspondent that 

 the California trout fry put into Tliomas Brook, which runs 

 into Cheuungo River, have grown nicely and appear to thrive. 

 Many fish have been seen two and three inches long and Were 

 much -mallei last spring when they were planted. Thomas 

 Brook runs through private property and is posted almost 

 its entire length.— Homo. 



<$is1fmltttre. 



WATER PLANTS FOR CARP PON 



BY LIFTER P. WARD. 

 [From Bulletin of Urn United States Fish Com: 

 -"PHE following list, embraces only such plan 

 I in ii list furnished by Mr. Rudolph He 



■ lent of thoearp ponds. The names gfvenir 



■ a, .,,!,. i.. are pi. 1 in parenthesis, the mode 



betore them. The veruai-ular name of ein-1 



the vie 

 In the 



RammouluD aquati 

 i\ ae is rare, but the vi 

 DSited siate.. The < 

 Weber). i-e|,,',.|K a El 

 l'iti-li. '{Ranweutua 

 toot.— East New Engh 



NoltllUesl. fnllh,, //, 



-Common North ami 



\y.vimi.i:ai 



Cijtf/oinba ftiriituiit* 



kn.u a tO be iu the e,i 



Plot Ida i" North < laro 

 Ait.— Sweet -scented j 

 and below the Lon B 

 Snmpli,,,, r,>.. rosa r. 

 era New Voik to Mich 

 erh States. Nupkar i 

 Lily.— Chiefly Europe 

 lum, Smith),' is not rai 



HALORAGE 



ularloi 



e globe i 



stated. 



..—While 

 iehnpyllus, 

 terophyllv 



ir-Crowfoot. The 

 is common in the 

 ••/.' fittvrophyttu*, 



■ Wat 



(K/jts Bieel)— Yollov 



i South Pennsylvania. Illinois and 



•is-, le— Marsh Marigold. Cowslips, 



Moil. 



AMU 



■My, 



We 



which M. 



Six spe 



e to 



id in lbs 



, E< 



3 in Europe. 



ail. 



'«, L. 



N 



common, and occ 

 vulgaris, L -Mar 

 ward; rare in the 



GNAGR. 



Trapa natcens, L. — Europe, Siberia. 



I .liWiLLIFERi— FARSLEV KAM1LV. 

 Oenanthe sarmeutoaa, PresL {Phellandrium tiqiutt 

 —Oregon and Washington Territory. 



I'i'.I.ML'LACEJS— PStMROSU FAMll.l 



Hull,,,,;,, hlflata, ELL Jl. pniustrnts, Pui-sh.)-Keutheiioil.- 

 Ma-saelnisetis to Louisiana. 



1.KNTI1U 1.A1UACK.H— ULADDERWORT KA5I1LY. 



L.—Bladderwoit.— Throughout the 



AltACtE.E— ARUM FAMILY. 



Acoi-iik calamus, L.— Sweet Flag, Calamus.— Commou. 



I.K.VINAl'E.K — DDCKWEETJ FAMILY. 



Lemna h-isnk-a. L.— Duckweed, Duck's meat— Widely dif- 

 fused. Lemur' ,/ii'ii'.i', L.— America and Europe. Lemma 

 gibba, L.— Chiefly iu Europe, but has been found in Arizona. 



TYPHACE.E— CAT-TAIL FAMILY. 



Typha lulijulla. h. — Cat-tail Flu;;. — Very common. Typha 

 aiigu»tifolia, L.— Narrow-leaved Cat-tail.— Less common, but 

 '-* tid notably iu a pond near the foot of 



Eight* 



nii str 



Potamogeto 



'ATER-PLANTA1X FAMILY. 



er-plautain. — Europe, Siberia. .>,<a- 

 tifolia, Eng. (Sagitlaria latifulia, 

 union. Butomun umbrflatus. L.— 



ARIDACE.K— FROG'S 



itcitsis, Planehou. 

 ed. -Common. Va 

 s.— Common. 



—IRIS KA> 



IHIO 



Miehx.)- 

 Tape-grw 



Iris pswidacprus, L.— Europ 



JUNCACE.*— RUSH FAMILY. 



Junciix effii,iits,L. { -^J. cuivjlaniei-atus, L,),— Common Bush. 



CY'PERACE.E —SEDGE FA3IH.Y. 



Scirpas kicustri-s, L. — Bidrush, Tule. — Common. 



GRAMINEJi— ORASS FAMILY. 



ZizaniO, atfuatica, L. — Indian Rice, Water Outs. — Potomac 

 Flats, ote. Glyveria w/uu-'ica, Smith— Reed Meadow Grass. 

 — Common northward. QlyoeHafiuttq/ns, B. Br.— Common, 

 but has not been found uearer Washington than Great Falls. 

 Festuca flv.ita.ns, Leeds.— Europe. Fhrtiginitcs communis, 

 Trin. (ArnndaphragmUes, L.l— tteed, Cane. 



CRYPT0OAAIIA. 

 Azolla cam! iniand, Willd.— New Tori to Illinois and south- 



-ard. 



PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 



A flshlnecliih wistiinif a good locatiou tor a club house will find 

 it to their lntere-t to attend the auction sale of Gooseberry Island. 

 Bee advertisement.— Adv. 



"Up like a rocket, down like the stick," is tb,- short history of oil 

 things projeeti-.l hv powder or gas. Bensua't C,ij„-ii,e J'arons Pirn,- 

 erl holds its place in the public esteem, and daily wins new friends. 

 It is the perfection of external remedies. Liniments, medicated oils, 

 salve and other plasters are relies of. a "time that, is past." "Quick 

 Searchinc, OuriiMve." It. will k«ep faith with yon Price 25 cents.— 

 Adv, 



Hhc Mcttml 



FIXTURES. 



HHNCH SHOWS. 

 March 3fi. 27 and 2S, iSfe,— Dominion of Canada Kennel Club Bench 



Show, at Ottawa. Canada. Charles l.i; coir, :- IU!l . ,.,:,-,.,, ;,,_, r-,.|,- f ,i, 

 Slich. -•-.-. .i , 



January 9. 10, and II. r- i. Poultry As>-oeiation Benen 



Show, Meriden. Conn loslmi -!. t- Seuratar? I i ; ." 



Mcridcn Conn. ° ' 



April 3. 4. and o 1883. Western IVnnsvivania Poultry Society' -■ 

 Fifth Annual Bench Show. Pii i , 



Show Derby, for Euelish setters i- i. -n ..,1 ,,,i or alter Jam ■ 

 close February. ). 1S.-3. ci, os . Lincoln s,,,-,. .-iniendent C'B Elliin' 

 Secretary. 



May, 1883.— Westminster Kennel i lull. Seeerth Annual Boeh 

 Show. Sew York City. Robt. Cornell, at Will am si.. New York City. 



THE LOUISIANA FIELD TRIALS. 

 [Specially reported for l'.. r(E .-T and Stkbah 



is. Ln.. Dec ill, 188S. 

 Ill is the land Willi us piaines aal ■„■■:■.■ ■ ■■< [Mill trees, 



f he; 



rpHUS wrote the 

 1 can verify the 

 Evangeline. The selection o 

 from the New Orleans Gun (. 

 annual Field Trials was u 

 fanner, it i.s the hnnierV par, 

 that no readers of the Fore 

 Held tor lmnt;n.' the varjerua 

 vicinity of Opelotistis. St. Lai 

 tion applie.s particularly to 

 short time it took the judges 



A 'glance at the list of entr 

 these trials have heen. Sfevi 

 America have so m my fan 



,. forest 



■d.'ind sbng'sterafid Cii.s reporter 

 if his dcseripC.nof (his land oi 



(.'oviiinlon. La. tjudj-.e of ilie eienteeoth |l, lie,! 

 La... and Mr. X. 1). Wtillaee. .,;' .\,u Orieiins." 

 member of the X. 0, Gun I'int.. The two forai; 

 acted in a simil.ir capacity fo. the eh,i, i:i.,r v ea 

 stake on the programme was the Nov Orleai 

 ■Stake, op.-n t.. lie-no-l.-..,. 'ih-eluh l .:•.. Th-v, 

 teen entries in this -talc. Tin- rule, required 



prize donated ills club '. . ,lsom J: 



e tirsi 



i Club 



thir- 



Ibr- 



.nl'ra 



lot 



were Peep-c 



the week b( 

 Trials; Coun 



A.I/L-AGED STAKE, 

 seond pri'z 



.1 third prize. 



ruar.v 



She 



.11 of wmc 

 kept with her died the day pr 

 ber's Cup. Her handler, 

 eral do«s vvovking for thi 

 experienced for i'lirnishui 

 having never attended one be 

 her, and hardened her for woi 

 section, and his experience at 

 ficial. Flossy was the only di 

 merit alone, and her many ad 

 formance. Among several ge 

 Trials with a view of purchas 

 Coleman, who. becoming sati 

 London jierform, before he ha 

 from his owner. .Mr. J. M. Ve. 

 for *4o0 on the held. Youi 

 do;?, and full brother to Peg] 

 her. This is his tirst p-rn.nm 

 had .si rained hi., hip on 0U2 O. 



the Derby of that war, t 



■J u 



I Tr 



ad \ 



as to surprise everyone, and his owner triad to repurchase 

 him after the Trials for $L,000. but without success. Mr. 

 Coleman has since refused $1,50Q for him. 



ENIhlLS iLL-AGKD sTAKE. 



1. D. C. Sanborn enters black, white and ran setter Count 

 Noble (Count Wind'em-Xora). 



2. M. S. Humphries enters liver and white pointer dog Ty- 

 ler, 5} t ; years old. 



8, E". L. Raulett enters liver and white ticked pointer- dog 

 Dinks, 5 yeai-s. 



■!. John K. Reuaud enters black aud white setter bitch 

 Flossy [Uake-Paisvi, '•'•• , years. 



5. C. E. Wailen micis black and Can Gordon setter dog 

 Turk, Jr. (Turk-Nell). 



0. J. W. Prescott enters sollfl, liver-colored setter J i Cl tin 

 hers (Jim-Rose). 



7. C. B. Maginnis enters black and tan Gordon setter dog 

 Gordon (Rupert- VVhipl. 



8. John Skannal enter> red Irish setter Jog Boston 

 years. 



9. P, H. & D. Eiy sou enter black, white and tau setter 

 bitch Sue (Druid-Ruby). 



10. 'H. At, Short enters black, white and tan setter dog 

 Frank H. (Don C.-Co va: ' , j: 



11. D. Ri'Tsj) ...-:: i, lack, white and tan setter bitch 

 Peep-o'-Day" (Gladstoue-Chp). 



l'i J. M. Avant enters orange and white setter dog Victor 

 (Gladstone-Frost). 



13. W. B. Mallory enters black aud white setter dog Pink B 

 (Gladstone-Countess Key). 



