FISH AND FISHING. 



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ing together at all, but that they made up in 

 muscle what they lacked in skill. 



C. B. H., Rumford Falls, Me. 



The season just past was an unusually 

 good one for deep sea fishing near Avalon, 

 Santa Catalina island. May was a partic- 

 ularly good month. Launches and yachts 

 were kept busy taking the visiting anglers 

 to the fishing-grounds. C. F. Holder, well 

 known to the readers of Recreation, was 

 among the men who captured big fish on 

 light tackle. On a 10-ounce rod he took, 

 one week in May, a 44-pound sea-bass, a 

 30-pound albicore, and a yellow-tail of 17 

 pounds. 



Trolling from yachts, for barracuda, is 

 a favorite sport. A party of 5 anglers, 

 in one afternoon, in this way took 194 of 

 these fish. During one hour, using only 

 5 lines, 160 were landed. Previous to 

 this, the largest catch, for the season, was 

 154 barracuda, which were landed in 2 

 hours. One catch of 20 fish was made in 

 30 minutes.* 



Mackerel began running about June 1st, 

 off Redondo, Cal. July, August, and Sep- 

 tember, however, are the best months for 

 mackerel, both at Redonda and Catalina. 

 B. C. H., Los Angeles, Cal. 



I send you this clipping to let you see 

 what we are doing for fish protection, in 

 this part of the state. The 4 men were 

 each fined $25. 



Have also, in the last few weeks, pulled 

 a number of illegal nets. 



Frank A. Hackleman, 

 Deputy Fish Commissioner. 



The clipping reads as follows: 



For some time it has been known that men have been sein- 

 ing the streams, and using dynamite. Deputy Fish Com- 

 missioner, Frank Hackleman, heard of this and has been 

 watching for the offenders. 



Recently he went to Dublin and had warrants issued for 

 the arrest of David and Oliver Chrismman and Charles 

 and Oliver Ostheimer. They were charged with violating 

 the fish laws, by using a seine. Constables Green and 

 Smith, of Dublin, and Reese, of this city, served the war- 

 rants. Prosecutor Metzger. of Wayne county, has the case 

 in hand and the matter will be pushed to the end. The fine 

 attached to each offence, like this, is not less than $5 nor 

 more than $200. There are some 20 witnesses in this case. 



I am always glad to learn of convictions, 

 for violations of fish or game laws; and 

 would be glad if my readers would report 

 all such as they may hear of. Commis- 

 sioner Hackleman deserves great credit for 

 his prompt and energetic action in this 

 case. — Editor. 



The Camp Comfort Club, composed of 

 Massachusetts and Rhode Island men, is 

 having great luck fishing at Moosehead 



* Here are some men who are sadly in need of the civ- 

 ilizing influence of Recreation, and if B. C. H. will send 

 me their names and addresses I will gladly send them 

 copies of this issue, with this paragraph marked. — Edi- 

 tor. 



lake. On one day, 83 square tailed trout 

 and 34 lakers were caught, a total of 117 

 fish. The largest trout weighed 3^2 pounds, 

 and the largest laker 1434 pounds. The 

 next day the total catch was 142 fish; the 

 largest trout 4^2 pounds and the largest 

 laker 15^ pounds. 



The club record was broken by Milton 

 Payne, who caught a laker weighing 17^2 

 pounds and measuring 3 feet in length. 

 Mr. Payne was an hour and 20 minutes 

 landing his fish. The club has so far caught 

 over 20 trout that would weigh over 3 

 pounds each. G. M. H., Bangor, Me. 



L. E. K., West Fairview, hits the nail on 

 the head when he asks for something for 

 the beginner. Will some one please tell us 

 how to cast the first fly? 



I have as good an outfit as there is in the 

 market, yet I cannot get my fly more than 

 20 feet away. Please give me my first les- 

 son, or tell me where I can get it. 



Fish Crank, Salina, Utah. 



Will some fly caster please respond? 

 There are several books that give these 

 rudimentary lessons but I should be glad 

 to print some original instructions, in 

 Recreation, if some of my friends will 

 kindly furnish them. — Editor. 



I send you to-day, a brown trout weigh- 

 ing 4 pounds 2 ounces, which was taken by 

 Bill Keener, of Rockland, N. Y., under the 

 railroad bridge over the Beaverkill. 



This makes Keener's third big fellow this 

 season. His first was taken in the same 

 place, and weighed 4 pounds 10 ounces; 

 and the second 5 pounds 2 ounces. 



Please report this in Recreation. 



J. M. T., Williamsport, N. Y. 



I measured this trout and he was exactly 

 20 inches long. He was a handsome, ro- 

 bust specimen, and Mr. Keener is to be 

 congratulated on his rare good luck. — Ed- 

 itor. • 



Dr. Edward Hamm and C. A. Walker, 

 of Chelsea, Mass., with the Hon. David 

 Smith of Washington, D. C, enjoyed a 

 successful fishing trip to Nova Scotia last 

 spring. They crossed over from Boston 

 to Yarmouth, via Yarmouth S. S. Co., and 

 went into the woods from Hectanooga, a 

 station on the D. & A. Ry., 21 miles North 

 of Yarmouth. Striking the headwaters of 

 the North Branch of the Tusket river they 

 spent the last 2 weeks of May fishing the 

 river and its tributaries, down to Tusket. 

 They caught all the trout they could use, 

 beside a supply for their friends. In con- 

 sequence of unusually high water they used 

 large, light colored flies, salmon sizes be- 

 ing the most successful. 



