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RECREA TIOJV. 



most reasonable as well as successful anglers 

 were women. This change of sentiment is 

 entirely due to the wholesome teachings of 

 Recreation. 



The landlord of the only hotel (and only 

 house for many miles) in this district is Mr. 

 Hugh Boyd. He is " guide', philosopher 

 and friend " to all his guests. He has a good 

 stock of boats and employs competent 

 guides. His house stands under the hem- 

 locks and 50 feet above one of the loveliest 

 little lakes in the world. Even for those 

 who do not care to fish it is an ideal resting 

 place. The hotel is called the Mason Lake 

 Park Resort, and the proprietors are Boyd 

 & Macartney, Fifield, Wis. The station is 

 on the Wisconsin Central road, 370 miles 

 North of Chicago. 



E. N. L., Chicago, 111. 



FISHING FOR PIKE. 



Rutland, Vt. 



Editor Recreation: In May Recrea- 

 tion Mr. Yeltrah asks how pike are caught 

 and on what bait. Pike, like other fish, vary 

 in their habits and tastes in different waters. 

 In Lake Champlain we fish over a reef of 

 rocks in water 60 to 100 feet deep. We use 

 a rod about 4 feet long and strong enough 

 to stand the strain, a line of good size, a 

 copper wire leader 12 or 15 inches long, a 

 strong, low painted hook and a sinker heavy 

 enough to withstand the current in which 

 we fish. We put the sinker between line 

 and leader, with a strong swivel at each end. 



For bait we use minnows, 3 to 4^2 inches 

 long. Chubs are preferred as they live lon- 

 ger. Hook the minnow, so it will balance 

 nicely. This will allow it to swim and wig- 

 gle. If pike are biting at all you will soon 

 get a strike with bait so fixed. Pike in 

 deep water are heavy strikers and the an- 

 gler must imitate them to hook his fish. 



We also troll in more shallow water. This 

 is done later in the season when pike are 

 not running on the reefs. For this kind 

 of fishing use minnow hooked through 

 mouth and back. Use wire leaders or snell, 

 with gang hooks of good size. No sinker 

 at hook, but 50 feet back use one of weight 

 to correspond with depth of water. It should 

 be hung from a T swivel, with 3 or 4 feet 

 of line on sinker. Keep boat moving fast 

 enough to prevent sinker and gang from 

 dragging on bottom. Use 100 to 150 feet 

 of line. 



In trolling do not yank as in still fishing, 

 but keep the fish coming when once started. 

 A landing net is a good thing if used at the 

 right time, but must be used quickly. If 

 your fish strikes the boat you will lose him. 

 . P. A. T. 



RECORD BLACK SEA BASS. 



All fishing records have been broken at 

 Avalon, Catalina island. On July 21st, Mr. 

 Frank V. Rider, of Pasadena, landed, with 

 rod and reel, on a 21 thread line, a monster 



black sea bass, or Jew fish, weighing 324 

 pounds. It was 6 feet 2 inches in length, 

 and 4 feet 9 inches girth. Time of catch, 

 55 minutes. This fish made a terrific fight 

 before it was brought to gaff, towing the 

 boat a mile. Mr. Rider caught another a 

 few minutes later, weighing 170 pounds. Dr. 

 Macomber, also of Pasadena, caught 2 fish 

 of the same kind; one weighing 150, ,the 

 other 140 pounds. These fish were taken 

 on light rods and 21 thread cuttyhunk line. 



On July 23d Mr. W. R. Bentley, of Seattle, 

 took the second largest sea bass ever caught 

 on rod and reel with regulation 21 thread 

 line. His fish weighed 252 pounds. It fought 

 2 hours before being brought to gaff. 



Mr. H. S. King, of San Francisco, capt- 

 ured a tuna weighing 75 pounds. Time of 

 catch 50 minutes. A 40 pound yellow-tail 

 was also brought in. 



B. C. Hinman, Avalon, Catalina Island. 



CARRITUNK NOTES. 



^ On May 30th I met A. P. Williams, of 

 San Francisco, Cal., A. H. Tolman, C. E. 

 Furber, and Dr. Knowlton, of Fairfield, Me., 

 at Bingham,, Me., on their way to Rome 

 ponds for a week's fishing. In 4 days they 

 caught 163 trout and one salmon. The larg- 

 est trout taken weighed i 1 /* pounds. Owing 

 to unfavorable weather the fishing was not 

 good. 



L. W. Jackman, owner of the Rome Ponds 

 camp, had as guests, on our arrival, Colonel 

 A. G. Blunt, Forrest Goodwin, Joseph Oak, 

 W. H. Childs', L. J. Addison, Charles F. 

 Ward, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Grout, E. P. Mil- 

 ler, E. M. Buck, S. M. Williams, C. J. 

 Nash, Rev. J. A. Jones, Rev. T. P. Will- 

 iams, and H. M. Andrews. 



They all had fair success fishing. S. M. 

 Williams and guide saw a large bull moose 

 in Beau pond, only half a mile from the 

 camps. 



Several landlocked salmon were taken 

 while we were there. 



Ray Varney, George Nash, Ed. Heald, 

 Wesley Grover, and their guide, G. W. 

 Spaulding, returned from Moxie pond with 

 176 trOut taken in 3 days. The largest 

 weighed 2^/2 pounds. 



George C. Jones, Registered guide, 

 Carritunk, Me. 



WHOLESALE FISH POISONING. 



Every person interested in the preserva- 

 tion of fish and game must applaud your 

 method of dealing with the game ' hog. 

 About 2 months ago Mr. McArters, a dep- 

 uty game warden of this county, secured 21 

 convictions out of 40 arrests for illegal fish- 

 ing in Mahoning creek. He secured fines 

 amounting to $531.50. People from Salem, 

 camping on the creek, were caught shoot- 

 ing, seining, and dynamiting fish. About 

 800 pounds of fish were taken by these un- 

 lawful methods. 



Recently, when the Ohio river was at a 



