FISH AND FISHING. 



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if the statement was correct. He replied 

 as follows: 



" In regard to trout catch of myself and 

 3 friends, I beg to inform you that it is no 

 fish story, but a fact in every particular. 

 We have often done nearly or quite as well, 

 at the same place. I send you copy of 

 paper containing notice of catch; also 

 guide map of the surrounding country, 

 which we think the finest in the world, 

 and we are not alone in the opinion. Am 

 going out again next week for 2 or 3 days 

 and will send you paper with report of 

 catch. Will be pleased to answer any ques- 

 tions. Rapid river is easily reached from 

 here — 12 miles distant. 



" H. J. Briggs, Elk Rapids, Mich." 



Truly this man is a shameless wretch. 

 It seems he is the editor of the " Elk Rap- 

 ids Progress," and not content with adver- 

 tising such butchery in his own paper he 

 cheerfully sends a report of it to Recrea- 

 tion with the expectation that this maga- 

 zine will pat him on the back, even as he 

 has patted himself. Instead of that Rec- 

 reation hereby brands him and his 3 

 friends as typical fish hogs, of the most 

 despicable type. This is not said with the 

 hope of reforming these men, for evidently 

 a man who publishes a paper for the in- 

 struction and entertainment of other peo- 

 ple, and who will still resort to such 

 slaughter of trout, is beyond hope of re- 

 demption. My only object in exposing 

 these men is with the hope that others may 

 see how contemptible a man looks when 

 he becomes a fish hog, and that they may 

 thus be deterred from doing likewise. 



SALT WATER FISHING. 



San Diego, Cal. 



Editor Recreation: Owing to a back- 

 ward spring and the unsettled condition of 

 the weather up to April 15th, the fishing in 

 the bay was not as good as usual last 

 spring. Since then there has been much 

 improvement in the fishing. Some fine 

 halibut, running from 5 to 30 pounds, have 

 been taken from the different wharves in 

 the bay; and large strings of crokers have 

 rewarded the anglers who frequent the Ma- 

 rine ways and different buoys in the lower 

 bay. 



The first silver sea trout of the season was 

 taken from the Santa Fe wharf April 21st. 

 It was a beauty, and weighed 5 pounds. 

 Several smaller ones, running from 1 to 2 

 pounds, have been caught. They will take 

 nothing but live bait, and prefer herring 

 and sardines. They run from about May 

 1st until July 15th, although an occasional 

 one is taken, up to September. Surf fish- 

 ing has become quite a popular pastime. 

 Fine catches of the gamy and toothsome 

 crobina, or surf-fish, are made during May, 

 June and July. 



The crobina run from 2 to 8 pounds and 

 are as game as the sea trout. They are 

 beautiful fish and much resemble the sea 

 trout in their iridescent colors of bronze, 

 silver and blue, shading off to white on the 

 under side. The only bait they will take 

 readily is clam, craw-fish, and a small soft 

 shell crab found in the sand at low tide. A 

 good cane or lance wood rod, 9 to 10 feet 

 in length, and a free running multiplying 

 reel, holding at least 300 feet of 18 thread 

 cuttyhunk line, is the tackle used for them. 

 The iron piers at Coronado, Pacific Beach 

 and La Jolba, are the favorite fishing 

 grounds for surf fishing. 



The jetty at the mouth of the harbor is 

 also a famous fishing point, during the sum- 

 mer and fall. Yellow-tail, sea bass, halibut, 

 smelt and mackerel, run in large numbers, 

 and an occasional Jew-fish is taken. 



B. C. Hinman, San Diego, Cal. 



STREAMS OF EASTERN OHIO SUITABLE 

 FOR TROUT. 



The streams of Eastern Ohio are inclined 

 to be sluggish and, in some places, muddy. 

 Their bottoms are fairly good; mostly stone 

 and gravel. The maximum summer tem- 

 perature of the water is between 50 and 

 60 ° Fahr. Could these streams be success- 

 fully stocked with trout? 



P. C. Kuegle, Columbiana, O. 



The above was referred to Prof. Ever- 

 mann, who replies: 



" The factors of greatest importance in 

 determining whether any given stream is 

 suitable for trout are (1) the temperature 

 of the water, (2) the character of the bot- 

 tom and banks, (3) the presence of suitable 

 food, and (4) the absence of predaceous 

 fishes., 



" The colder and clearer the water the bet- 

 ter. If the summer temperature does not 

 rise above 6o° or 65 Fahrenheit, the tem- 

 perature is all right. If the stream is a swift 

 one, at least in places, with gravelly bot- 

 tom and occasional deep pools, it would be 

 regarded as favorable. The trout would 

 make use of the gravelly riffles for spawn- 

 ing purposes and the deep holes would 

 serve for protection. The water should, of 

 course, be pure and free from danger of 

 contamination from any source. The food 

 supply must receive attention. It is likely, 

 however, that all streams in Eastern Ohio 

 would prove satisfactory in this regard. 

 They are quite sure to contain insect larvae 

 of various species, numerous small crusta- 

 ceans and small mollusks, and an abun- 

 dance of small, non-predaceous fishes such 

 as the various Cyprinoids or minnows. 

 Such fishes as the black bass, however, will 

 prove a constant menace to the trout and 

 should be kept out. 



" In view of these requirements and what 

 Mr. Kuegle says of his streams it would be 



