Around Our Camp Fire 



/ leave this rule for others when Pm dead, 

 Be always sure you're right — then go ahead. 



-DAVID CROCKETT. 



Ye Fyshing Month 



April is the fisherman's month. In the 

 north and in the west the angler's rod gen- 

 erally comes from its retirement at this sea- 

 son ; those lucky fellows who live in the 

 south need hardly put theirs away. The daily 

 newspapers are never tired of making fun of 

 fish stories, ranking them with the bear 

 stories and snake stories that come in season 

 later in the year. Recreation, however, 

 knows what fishing is and realizes the abso- 

 lute truthfulness of most fishermen. We 

 anglers are gifted with imagination, and 

 when we attempt to measure the length of a 

 fish with our arms are, perhaps, inclined to 

 spread a trifle wider than a strict measure- 

 ment of our big fish would have warranted. 

 But that the fisherman has no real intention 

 to glorify himself unduly is evident, seeing 

 the arms always stretch widest when he tells 

 the story of the fish that got away. 



All the foregoing may be considered as an 

 introduction to our request for a supply of 

 good stories dealing with fishing, together 

 with photographs of the fish, including the 

 before mentioned one that got away. We 

 propose to make Recreation for April a fish- 

 ing number, and to make it so good that it 

 will be stored away after being read, with 

 the old flies, hooks and broken tips that every 

 fisherman has a collection of. Those who 

 have MSS. to submit should send them in 

 earlv — to avoid the rush. 



Frank Ford's Department 



Will in future devote itself solely to the 

 furnishing of information to Recreation's 

 readers. Hitherto he has acted as salesman 

 for those entitled to the use of his services. 

 In this capacity he has been a wonderful suc- 

 cess, but the time has now come (with the 

 extraordinary growth of this magazine) 

 when he finds it absolutely necessary to limit 

 his field, in order to cover that field success- 

 fully. Every mail brings in numerous re- 

 quests for information and assistance, and 

 these must be attended to, while sales and 

 exchanges can just as well be effected 



through the medium of our advertising pages 

 (at our usual rates), so that it seems the 

 part of true wisdom to make this change. 

 Of course, it would be possible to add to 

 his staff, but in a one-man department such 

 as his, any number of clerical assistants could 

 never take the place of the head. There is 

 only one Frank Ford, and a working day 

 has but a certain number of hours in it. So, 

 in future, our friends who wish to make an 

 exchange, to buy, or to sell, will take them up 

 with Recreation's Advertising Department, 

 from which they will receive the most cordia) 

 assistance, absolutely fair treatment, and no 

 doubt from which they will also derive the 

 greatest satisfaction. On the other hand, 

 those desiring information or assistance will 

 continue, as heretofore, to write to Frank 

 Ford. 



Last Call 



"All subscriptions received on or before 

 April first will be accepted at $1.00. After 

 that $1.50." 



This announcement appeared on the first 

 page of the February number and a great 

 many of our readers immediately subscribed 

 or renewed their subscriptions. By sending 

 $2.00 you can renew your subscription now 

 for two years. 



Do not fail to take advantage of the oppor- 

 tunity thus offered — this is your last chance — 

 for we positively cannot accept subscriptions 

 after April 1st at less than $1.50. 



If you will kindly bear in mind the follow- 

 ing suggestions when remitting, it will elim- 

 inate the possibility of error and save both 

 you and us unnecessary expense and trouble : 



Write distinctly your name and address in 

 full. 



State the year and month with which your 

 subscription should begin. This applies both 

 to new subscriptions and renewals. 



Make all money orders and checks payable 

 to 



RECREATION, 



23 West 24TH St., New York City. 



