FISH AND FISHING. 



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726,655. — Fishing Reel., John Dreiser, New 

 York. Filed December 3, 1902. No. 

 133.691. 



in October and November, but it failed us 

 this year. 



W. F. Dunn, Washington, D. C. 



Claim. — 1. The combination, with a con- 

 cave plate, of a fishing reel provided with a 

 spindle at right angles to the plate, of a 

 disk attached to said concave plate and 

 spindle, radial arms on said disk extending 

 to the outer circumference of the reel, 

 and pivoted and spring-actuated fingers at 

 the outer ends of said radial arms and 

 adapted to be moved transversely across 

 the reel. 



WITHIN SIGHT OF THE CAPITOL. 

 I enclose clipping which explains itself. 

 It is generally believed among anglers 

 hereabout that these acts of piracy went on 

 all winter. 



The fines for illegal fishing, amounting to 

 $138.13, which were assessed against William Balt- 

 zell, John Thomas, John W. Brown and William 

 Lacey, were paid by the men involved, who 

 pleaded guilty. By the terms of the law one -half 

 of this sum goes to the policemen who made 

 the arrest. The boat and net recovered by. the 

 officers have been ordered turned over to the fish 

 firm of Neitzey & Ballenger, who were shown to 

 be the real owners. The firm promised that the 

 apparatus should not again be used in District 

 waters. — Washington, D. C, Post. 



Not only the Eastern branch, but Oxon 

 run, a tributary of the Potomac, within the 

 jurisdiction of the District of Columbia, is 

 nightly seined ; and it is the general 

 opinion that the tidal basin is also hauled 

 every night when there is no ice to pre- 

 vent. 



It would seem that this law breaking 

 can be stopped, but no vigorous steps to 

 that end have yet been taken. Our closed 

 season brings some relief, as it lasts 

 through April and May, during which 

 time it is punishable by a heavy fine to 

 have in possession in this District a bass 

 of any character. 



Last winter was an unusually open sea- 

 son. One day in the middle of February 

 I counted 21 anglers on the North seawall 

 of the tidal basin. They were catching big 

 mouth bass. The fish were sluggish, but 

 they took the bait. 



. Bass fishing about here last fall prac- 

 tically amounted to nothing, owing, no 

 doubt, to the continued mild weather and 

 the consequent high temperature of the 

 water. We usually have some good sport 



BASS IN MAINE. 



Charlie and I left Boston the 31st of 

 June and arrived in North Wayne, Maine, 

 about 12 o'clock. That town is a 7 mile 

 drive from Winthrop, the nearest station 

 on the Bangor and Aroostook railroaa. 

 We got a boat and went to a lake about 2 

 miles from .the Androscoggin river. At 

 the lake we caught a can of live frogs and 

 took up our position just outside a little 

 neck of land through which ran a swift 

 current. Within an hour we caught 6 

 bass, not one weighing less than 2 pounds. 

 I caught one that weighed S Z A pounds. 

 Then we ran into a school of brindle 

 perch. I dislike having them around me 

 when I am fishing for bass. I had just 

 caught one and had him to the top of 

 the water when up came a pickerel at 

 least 18 inches long. To tell the truth it 

 scared me to see that monster come up 

 and grab that perch. I put my hand in the 

 water to pull him in but he flipped up his 

 tail, broke the line and went. 



We fished about 15 minutes longer 

 and then pulled up our lines and rowed 

 home, well satisfied with the day's luck. 

 Nevill B. Jennings, Waterbury, Conn. 



WHERE TO FIND THE TUNA. 

 Can you give me the address of any tuna 

 or tarpon clubs in the Eastern States or 

 Canada ; or any clubs that would be in- 

 terested in that sort of fishing. We have 

 in Cape Breton waters a fish which appears 

 to be identical with the leaping tuna of 

 Santa Catalina island. It will take bait 

 readily and is one of the most active and 

 powerful fishes of its size. These fish 

 have never been taken on the rod. They 

 have frequently been hooked with hand 

 lines, and if the line does not break, the 

 angler is glad to cut it to avoid having 

 his boat towed under. These fish look ex- 

 actly like mackerel but have no stripes on 

 the back and weigh 150 pounds and up- 

 ward. Some taken with harpoons are said 

 to have weighed over 500 pounds. Many 

 stories are told of these fish, and with all 

 due allowance these monsters afford all 

 the sport it is possible to obtain in a con- 

 test of skill against strength. As they re- 

 main with us during July, August and 

 September, I propose to try for them this 

 year. 



A. W. Woodill, Sydney, C. B. 



NIBBLES. 



Please tell me the name of the fish that 



is shaped like the perch, is about 6 inches 



long, has brazen and silver colored scales, 



a large mouth, and large eyes, with black 



