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RECREATION. 



It cost 4 Lowell fishermen $178.30 in Hudson police 

 court for violating the fishing laws of New Hampshire. 



David and Patrick Boyle were captured at Ayer pond 

 by Fish Commissioner Wentworth and Chief of Police 

 Martin of Hudson, and were charged with killing 8 

 pickerel. They pleaded guilty to the charge and were 

 fined $10 for each fish. They were also fined $4 for having 

 one pickerel in their possession which measured less than 

 iu inches in length. This made a total of $112.30 for fines 

 and costs. 



At Grumpus pond William Carr and Michael McDonald 

 were captured with 15 short pickerel in their possession 

 and were fined $60 and costs, which amounted to $6. All 

 the offenders settled. — Nashua, N. H. Exchange. 



This is all good news to law abiding citi- 

 zens. The guilty men will probably ob- 

 serve the fish and game laws hereafter. — 

 Editor. 



If there is a game warden in the vicinity 

 of Big Timber he is not doing his duty. 

 The Electric Light Company at Big Tim- 

 ber, also the Pioneer Milling Company, 

 has each a large ditch running out of the 

 Boulder river to supply their plants with 

 water. Hundreds of trout and other fish 

 go down that ditch. The companies turn 

 the water off at night, and the trout in the 

 ditch are left to die. In some places the 

 odor of decayed fish is intolerable. Every 

 ditch on that river should have a screen at 

 the head. The game warden should see to 

 it that screens are put in. 



E. R. G., Melville, Mont. 



^ Farris Wallace, William Culp, V. 

 Schrock and Calvin Schrock were arrested 

 by Deputy Game Warden James Gowan 

 and City Marshal Self, of South West, Ind., 

 while spearing fish in violation of a State 

 law. They were arraigned before Justice 

 Farrell, pleaded guilty to the charge, and 

 each was fined $24. It would have been 

 much cheaper for these men to have 

 bought their fish, for it is said they had 

 captured only a few small ones when the 

 officers descended on them. 



The Caughnawana Fishing and Hunting 

 Club has leased all of the Magnassippi 

 territory from about 18 miles North of the 

 Ottawa river to the Kippewa waters in the 

 Province of Quebec, and all persons who 

 are not members of that club are respect- 

 fully requested not to trespass on the club 

 lands. 



Halstead Scudder, Sec'y-Treas., 

 Caughnawana Club, 

 Mineola, N. Y. 



Star Lake, July 2. 



State Game Protector McCullom recently arrested An- 

 drew Astrello, for catching and having in his possession 

 trout under the size prescribed by law. He was fined $25 

 and costs. 



McCullum placed a warrant in the hands of Deputy 

 Sheriff Barley for the arrest of a Syracuse party on a 

 charge of catching trout under 6 inches in length and of de- 

 stroying birds' nests. The fine was placed at #50 and 

 costs and it is understood they will settle. — Watertown 

 (N. Y.) Standard. 



Bully for McCullum ! I hope he may 

 soak every man or boy who violates the law 

 in his district. — Editor. 



I am much interested in your fish and 

 fishing department, and should like a lit- 

 tle information. Will some readers of 

 Recreation who have habitually used the 

 Bristol steel casting rod tell me if it works 

 well, and if it gives good satisfaction for 

 all around bass and pickerel fishing? 



I should also like some information con- 

 cerning fish taxidermy. Wish to learn how 

 to mount fish at home if it is possible. 



William Yardey, Chicago. 



Henry Dillberger, who was summering at Delaware 

 Water Gap caught among other fish 3 bass, measur- 

 ing 6, 7 and 7^ inches, respectively. It is illegal to take 

 bass under 9 inches from the Delaware. Unluckily for 

 the summer guest, a fish and game office r was at the 

 Water Gap. Toward him Mr. Dillberger proudly bore 

 liis string and was promptly placed under arrest for 

 violating the fish laws.— Philadelphia North American. 



The warden is a good one. Mr. Dill- 

 berger will not want any more such costly 

 little fish. — Editor. 



Stroudsburg, Pa. — Fish Warden Harry D. Garretson 

 has made another arrest for violation of the fish laws. J. 

 O. MacQueen, a Philadelphian, was taken into custody 

 at the Water Gap. He had 5 bass under 9 inches. 



Warden Garretson took Mr. MacQueen before Justice 

 Gruver, of this town, who fined him $10 for each fish. 

 — Philadelphia North American. 



Warden Garretson has my congratula- 

 tions. No system of education is so effect- 

 ive as the object lesson. — Editor. 



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