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RECREA TIOX. 



ANSWER. 



Not much is definitely known in regard 

 to angling in Cuban waters. In general, 

 the game fishes of Cuba are the same as 

 those of Key West. The most important 

 of these are the tarpon, kingfish, jack, 

 crevalle, Spanish mackerel, spotted sea 

 trout, lady fish, and the many species of 

 snappers, groupers, grunts and porgies. 

 There is sufficient variety of habit among 

 these many species to furnish sport for al- 

 most any sort of angler. Most of these 

 species can be found at almost any point 

 on the Cuban coast, except in Havana 

 harbor. Troll for tarpon, kingfish, jack, 

 crevalle, etc., or still fish for the groupers, 

 snappers, porgies, etc. For still fishing 

 pieces of the large spiny crawfish are good 

 bait. — Editor. 



Henry's lake is on the North fork of 

 Snake river, in the heart of the Rocky 

 mountains. It is noted for the quantity of 

 trout it contains. Last winter there were 

 shipped from it to Butte, Anaconda 

 and Helena about 50 tons of trout caught 

 with hook and line and by spearing 

 through the ice. This winter there are 

 not so many men fishing, but those who 

 are make large catches. Many fishermen 

 are afraid of the new game warden, as a 

 new law prohibits fishing from November 

 1st to June 1st. But the warden is a Mor- 

 mon, and there is no place here for Mor- 

 mons; so the men who have the sand to 

 get out and fish will make a whole lot of 

 money this winter. Harry Winston buys 

 the fish, at 6 cents a pound, and ships them 

 to Butte. Mont. Anyone who likes to 

 catch fish cannot do better than to come 

 here. 



Toby Anderson, Henry's Lake, Idaho. 



I have taken this matter up with the 

 Governor of Idaho and hope to have these 

 fish hogs brought to justice. — Editor. 



Striped bass are beginning to appear 

 along the coast of Southern California and 

 several fine fish have been taken recently. 

 While fishing in the channel at the mouth 

 of Alamitor bay, R. E. Masters, of Long- 

 Beach, took 2 specimens, weighing 12 and 

 14 pounds, respectively. John McGarvin 

 also took 2 bass of about 15 pounds each. 

 It is hoped this fine game fish may in the 

 near future become plentiful here. Halibut 

 and mullet are now abundant in the small 

 bays and inlets along the Orange county 

 coast. James Goodlin, while working at 

 the inlet of Bolsa bay, made a lucky catch 

 with a shovel. The tide was coming in 

 over the bar, and Mr. Goodlin noticed a 

 large fish struggling in the shallow water 

 and killed it with his shovel. It was a mul- 

 let weighing to pounds, the largest one 1 

 ever saw. 



B. C. Hinman. Bolsa Bay, Cal. 



At the instigation of Game Warden J. 

 C. Mead, L. N. Edwards was recently 

 arrested for fishing with a gun for land- 

 locked salmon, at the mouth of Rogers' 

 brook. He was brought before Justice 

 Lewis H. Corliss, pleaded not guilty, and 

 asked for an adjournment until counsel 

 could be secured. At the appointed time 

 the trial took place. As the evidence ap- 

 peared to be all in favor of the prosecu- 

 tion Justice Corliss found Edwards guilty 

 of the alleged misdemeanor and ordered 

 him to pay the minimum fine for such an 

 offense, $io and costs, amounting to $14.24, 

 which he paid. Fortunately, he did not 

 secure a fish. 



E. M., Bridgton, Me. 



In February Recreation, page 128, I 

 notice an article from W. Prindle, Bland. 

 N. Y., entitled "A Black Bass Parasite/' I 

 have found the same parasite in black bass. 

 Last summer, when fishing in Groton 

 pond, I first found them. We did not see 

 them when we scaled the fish. Afterward, 

 to expedite matters, we skinned the fish, 

 which disclosed the worms. They were 

 rolled up like snail shells. I never saw 

 them move, but was quite sure they would 

 be worms a little later. They were all 

 through the meat, but not in large num- 

 bers. We saw them in no other fish and 

 we ate no more black bass. 



Carlos L. Smith, Montpelier, Vt. 



Seven of us were at Wachaug pond 5 

 clays, trap fishing for pickerel. We did 

 not expect to catch any black bass, as we 

 had been to the same pond 3 winters and 

 had never caught one; but this year we 

 caught 12. The largest weighed S 1 /* 

 pounds. The pond is large for the small 

 State of Rhode Island, covering about 200 

 acres. In some places the water is 40 feet 

 deep. Three or 4 years ago the pond was 

 stocked with land-locked salmon, but I 

 have never heard of any being taken. Trap 

 fishing is all right in some respects, but I 

 like rod fishing better. 



W. E. Patt, Providence, R. I. 



Contraband fish nets valued at £445 went up in smoke 

 at Squaw Island, near Buffalo, a few days ago. The cre- 

 mation was conducted by Fish and Game Protector Tom 

 Carter, in the presence of his staff, together with M. C. 

 Worts of Oswego, assistant chief game protector and for- 

 ester and a reporter of the Courier. 



Thehonfire was a fierce but picturesque one. The flumes 

 fed by the coal oil and tar, licked up the nets, together 

 with the poles and corks in a few minutes. 



Protector Worts arrived in the city on Wednesday and 

 will remain here the larger part of next week to push the 

 trials of those who were caueht by Protector Carter while 

 fMiqrasjed in illegal fishing during the past season. — Buf- 

 falo Courier. 



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N. Schiffer, Brilliant, O. 



