FISH AND FISHING. 



Among the large trout caught at Lake 

 Edward, this spring, was one of five pounds 

 by Frederic Remington, and J. W. Burdick, 

 of the D. & H. C. Co.; one of four pounds by- 

 Lewis E. Carr of Albany ; two of six pounds 

 each by H. G. Gale and W. Jewell of Que- 

 bec, and an ever increasing number of 

 smaller ones, the total catch, up to the mid- 

 dle of June, being about 4,000. Altogether, 

 there wWe six trout caught weighing six 

 pounds or more each, the largest of them all 

 being taken by Landlord J. W. Baker of the 

 Laurentide House. He had picked up an 

 old, one-piece, bamboo pole, with a line tied 

 to its tip and a hook on gimp, near one of the 

 camps several miles down the lake; had 

 baited up and had fished only a few minutes, 

 off one of the best reefs, when he got a strike. 

 After tiring his fish and bringing it up to the 

 side of the boat, he tried to lift it in by 

 means of the line — having neither landing 

 net nor gaff — but lost it, and with it, the hook, 

 gimp and a foot of line. When he told the 

 story that evening to his guests and estima- 

 ted the weight at fully seven pounds, there 

 was an oppressive silence ; but, three weeks 

 later, at another reef four miles from 

 the former one, E. E. Darlmg and W..M. 

 Peckham of Troy, caught a trout weighing 

 six pounds two ounces, with Baker's hook 

 fastened in its jaw, the gimp and line being 

 still attached, and with a comparatively 

 empty stomach. 



The most of the trout caught in Lake Ed- 

 ward are taken with bait, but Dr. and Mrs. 

 R. R. Trotter, of Yonkers, took 36 with the 

 fly, inside of an hour. 



New York. 

 Editor Recreation. 



The twin villages of Roscoe and Rock- 

 land, in Sullivan County, this State, have 

 long been noted for the excellent trout fish- 

 ing in their immediate vicinity. Every year 

 a few large trout are caught in the Willo- 

 wemoc, the Beaverkill or their tributary 

 brooks and ponds; but the following clipping, 

 from the local newspaper, indicates that this 

 year's big trout, taken near the end of June, 

 was a surprisingly large one. 



" The large trout which was discovered in Palen's 



J)ond about two weeks ago was captured on Thursday 

 ast. About 125 persons were present to see him lancf- 

 ed. Mr. Geo. Cochran was the first to get hold of the 

 big fellow and he, with a steady hand and cool head, 

 needed no second trial, but held the gamy old fellow 

 for keeps. The trout was taken to the Fish Hatch- 

 ery and placed in one of the large tanks on exhibition. 

 Several hundred people, from all parts of the state, 

 have been going to the hatchery daily to see him. He 

 measures 31^ inches in length and weighs q% pounds. 

 Later. — The trout died yesterday morning, from 

 the effects of injuries received when being caught. 

 Supt. Annin states that the trout will be sent away to 

 be mounted and then placed in the Hatchery at 

 Rockland." 



Trout fry have been planted in all of the 

 fishing waters in that vicinity, for several 

 years. 



I have made a trip up there every spring 

 for five years, staying at the house of Mr. W. 

 B. Cochrane, at Roscoe, from which the 

 rivers and brooks are readily accessible, and 

 have always caught more or less trout, 

 although it has never yet been my luck to 

 get a big one. F. G. N. 



[The following correspondence is self- 

 explanatory.] 



Syracuse, N. Y. 

 Friend Shields : 



Our Anglers' Association, of this County, 

 will hold an outing and prize fishing contest 

 on June 7th. I am delegated to ask you for 

 subscriptions to your excellent magazine, as 

 prizes,- which we think would be appreciated. 

 Send me orders for what you wish to give so 

 they can be handed to winners. 

 Yours truly, 



C. H. Mowry, 

 Editor Sporting Goods Gazette. 



New York, June 5th, 1895. 



My dear Mr. Mowry : 



Replying to your favor of 3d: I am op- 

 posed to all fishing and shooting contests ; 

 that is, to large parties of men going out and 

 killing as much game or catching as many 

 fish as possible, on a wager. This class of 

 alleged sport is condemned, now-a-days, by 

 all conscientious sportsmen, and I trust your 

 Club will never again indulge in it. 



Should your Club at any time hold a fly- 

 casting contest or any other kind of match 

 or tournament which should be deemed le- 

 gitimate, I would gladly donate several sub- 

 scriptions to be awarded as prizes ; but 

 would not give them to promote a kind of 

 contest of which I do not approve. 

 Yours truly, 



G. O. Shields, 



Editor and Manager. 



Mr. W. W. Hall, of New York, has been 

 fishing at Cape Vincent. He caught 142 

 black bass that weighed 146 pounds, an av- 

 erage of about one pound each. It is gen- 

 erally conceded, among anglers, that a black 

 bass weighing less than a pound is a baby, 

 and that when such are caught they should 

 be returned to the water. Of course Mr. 

 Hall caught a great many weighing less than 

 a pound. The report, gleaned from the local 

 newspaper, states that he brought them all 

 into the hotel at night. It is hoped he will 

 never do so again. 



Dr. J. E. Hart, of Hegewisch, 111., was fined 

 $10 and costs for shooting swallows. Served 

 him right. 



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