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RECREATION. 



the middle of the lake the wardens heard 

 the muffled sounds of rowing and the rattle 

 of a net being drawn into a boat. The 

 officers moved slowly and cautiously to- 

 ward the poachers, and on pulling along- 

 side the boat proclaimed themselves and 

 ordered the poachers to surrender. 

 Warden Ruckle started to climb into the 

 fishermen's boat. When he placed one 

 foot in the boat one of the poachers at- 

 tacked him, and a fierce fight ensued, in 

 which more than a dozen shots were fired. 

 Edward Frye, one of the law breakers, 

 stopped 5 bullets. Two of these shattered 

 his right arm, one went into his left arm, 

 a fourth pierced the lower part of his 

 chest, and a fifth struck him in the neck 

 and lodged in his head near the brain. 

 Frye died Friday. Neither of the game 

 wardens was hit. This would seem to in- 

 dicate that the education of the fishermen 

 in the use of firearms had been ne- 

 glected. Frye fell to the bottom of the 

 boat exhausted, and his pal surrendered. 

 The 2 wardens took the boat in tow, 

 pulled ashore, got a team and took their 

 prisoners to the police station in Akron. 

 These wardens deserve the highest praise 

 for their coolness and daring in collaring 

 dangerous and unprincipled fish hogs in 

 the dark, and should be handsomely re- 

 warded for their splendid work. 



Recreation, but I don't expect you td 

 fall over yourself in your haste to sub- 

 scribe for it. — Editor. 



MORE PENNSYLVANIA TROUT HOGS. 



Deputy Sheriff Earnest May, of this place, and 

 William Randolph, of Ruffsdale, returned Satur- 

 day from Jones Mills, where they had been trout 

 fishing. They brought with them 364 trout. The 

 men left here Thursday afternoon. Some of the 

 trout were 6 to 8 inches long. 



John Y. Woods, of this place, returned from 

 the Ligonier valley Saturday evening, with 

 27 pounds of the speckled beauties. He is an ex- 

 perienced trout fisher. — Pennsylvania paper. 



Here is a confirmation of the story: 



Yours received regarding my fishing 

 trip to Laurel mountain and the report is 

 true. Sheriff Earnest^ May and I caught 

 364 trout in 2 days. It was fine sport. 

 Send me sample copy of Recreation. 

 W. J. Randolph, Deputy Sheriff. 

 Ruffsdale, Pa. 



Officers of the law and yet low down 

 butchers! Under the laws of Pennsylvania 

 all deputy sheriffs are ex officio game 

 and fish wardens. A pretty pair you would 

 be to send after fish law violators. There 

 is not one of these in the State that need 

 jailing worse than you do. The reporter 

 says some of the trout were 6 to 8 inches 

 long. From this I infer the others were 

 under 6 inches. This appears like 1 whole- 

 sale violati m of the law. Will not the 

 State Fish Commissioners investigate this 

 case? I should delight to hear of these 2 

 porkers being run in. Yes, Randolph, I 

 send you a sample copy of this issue of 



FISH BY THE TON. 



Fish Commissioner J. W. Titcomb was 

 in this city lately, and in speaking of mat- 

 ters pertaining to his line of business 

 mentioned the phenomenal catch of fish 

 that has taken place at Caspian lake, 

 Greensboro, since May 1st. 



In the first 4 or 5 days after the legal 

 season opened over a ton of lake sal- 

 mon and trout were taken from the lake. 

 Such a catch is probably unprecedented in 

 Vermont. The fish vary in size, but all 

 are large. The largest trout weighed 13 

 pounds, and the largest salmon 4^ pounds. 

 Caspian lake, better known perhaps as 

 Greensboro pond, has been noted as a fish- 

 ing resort for many years and its shores 

 are lined with summer cottages. The sport 

 this spring surpasses anything ever known 

 there before. 



Ten years ago the lake was stocked with 

 trout, and since that time large numbers 

 have been added from year to year. Sal- 

 mon were put into the waters the first 

 time about 5 years ago. Several bodies of 

 water have been stocked this spring, 

 among them being Caspian lake and Lake 

 Dunmore, each of which has received 50,- 

 000 fry. It seems that from the work the 

 Vermont Commissioner is now doing he 

 should be encouraged by every sportsman 

 and the laws should be respected and up- 

 held by everyone. If this Commission 

 keeps up its good work it will not be nec- 

 essary for Vermont sportsmen to go to 

 other States for the best fishing grounds. 



HOW TO CATCH CRAPPIES. 

 I understand that the lake where I in- 

 tend to go fishing contains, among other 

 fish, crappies. Will they take a spoon 

 or a fly in trolling or in casting? Never 

 having used flies I find I can not get one 

 over 20 feet away, they being so light. If 

 a sinker is attached the fly sinks. Is that 

 objectionable? Can it be used the same 

 as a spoon hook? 



O. W. A. Radloff, Myrtle, Minn. 



ANSWER. 



The habits of the crappie vary greatly 

 in different regions, but usually it is not 

 a fish which rises readily to the fly. You 

 will probably find it most satisfactory to 

 use either small minnows or worms. Dif- 

 ferent persons who have had experience 

 both with the crappie and the calico bass 

 have found that, during the summer, they 

 will- take worms and grasshoppers, and 

 that they will occasionally rise to the ar- 

 tificial fly or even to a grasshopper. Later 

 in the season they take live minnows best. 



