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RECREATION. 



ends of the spring hoop, and means for 

 locking the hoop in an extended position. 



2. A socket with holes into which the 

 Snds of the hoop pass in opposite direc- 

 &ons, a crank loop on one end of the hoop, 

 2nd a hole with which it engages when the 

 loop is extended to lock it in position, sub- 

 stantially as described. 



£25,962. — Minnow Net. Sylvester W. 

 Higgins, Detroit, Mich. Filed June 

 18, 1902. Serial Np. 112,136. (No 

 model.) 



Claim. — 1. In a minnow net, the com- 

 bination of a frame consisting of radial 

 arms, a net or fabric secured to the outer 

 ends of said arms, rings on the ends of 

 said arms, and cords attached to the edges 

 of said fabric at a distance from its points 

 of attachment to said arms and passed 

 through said rings. 



NIBBLES. 

 Dr. F. B. Rose, a dentist, and his brother 

 William, both of Franklin, N. Y., recently 

 took 80 trout in one day from East Hand- 

 some brook. The fact is admitted in the 

 following letter: 



You ask information in regard to trout 

 which my brother and I caught. In a way 

 you were correctly informed. We were 

 not together, however ; each went a dif- 



ferent way, but strangely enough at night 

 we each had 40 trout. It is seldom I get a 

 chance to go fishing. Have not been be- 

 fore in 2 years. Most of my catch went 

 to the sick and invalids about town. ' 



F. B. Rose, Franklin, N. Y. 



Your excuse that you gave the fish to 

 the sick and the invalids is fishy. As 

 a rule, doctors do not allow sick people to 

 eat fish of any kind ; in many cases they 

 specially forbid it. You realize you have 

 made a hog of yourself and are trying to 

 escape the disgrace you have brought on 

 yourself. Your number in the fish hog 

 register is 900 and that of your brother 

 is 901. — Editor. 



What kind of flies are best for white 

 perch fishing, and where can I get them? 

 What other bait is suitable for perch fish- 

 ing? 



A. La Coanet, Philadelphia, Pa. 



ANSWER. 



Any small artificial fly will do fairly well 

 for use in white perch fishing. They can 

 be obtained at any store supplying such 

 tackle. Light flies qn darker days and 

 dark flies on brighter days, of course, will 

 prove best. However, if you really wish to 

 catch white perch, there is nothing supe- 

 rior to the ordinary angleworm. Perch 

 take them readily at all times. — Editor. 



F. B. Pingree and J. W. Buemond went to 

 .Windham and caught 80 trout. — Bellows Falls, 

 Vt., Paper. 



In regard to above, Pingree has this to 

 say: 



In reply to your letter will say that 2 of 

 us caught 82 brook trout in the town of 

 Windham, fishing 5 hours. 



Fred. Pingree, Bellows Falls, Vt. 



Your name is hereby entered in the game 

 hog book No. 902. That of your friend 

 Buemond is No. 903. — Editor. 



A friend and I recently fished in North 

 river, which flows into Shoalwater bay in 

 Northern Washington. Though it was im- 

 mediately after a long rainy spell, the fish 

 bit ravenously. I believe they would have 

 bitten at sour apples. The first fish that 

 struck my bait took the hook and several 

 yards of line with it. We caught 36 sal- 

 mon trout in a few hours. 



Charles Cole, . Fairhaven, Wash. 



I have just returned from a fishing trip 

 at Wamsly lake, near Livingston Manor, 

 Sullivan County, New York. The fishing 

 is good. All brook trout. My largest 

 weighed 2% pounds. 



H. B. Riserdorph, W. Troy, N. Y. 



