FOREST "AND * STREAM. 



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ami that he had known the defendant, as well as the ''swim " 

 sstion, for many years. On the Saturday evening Mr. 

 also wcni, down to the river, and regaled the fish" with 



ground bait at various spots, and early or i , ning he 



arose, and, equipped with rod and tackle, as' well . 



plenty of lob-worms and other delicacies, comn 



lions against the fish. The complaint against Mr. Jones will 



be seen from the following letter, signed by the defendant, which 



was the libel complained of, and which appeared in the Field 



of September 16, under the beading " Appropriation of Baited 



'Swims 



SiK— As you are probably aware, the members of the Pisca- 

 torial Society havean annual barbel outing, which cattle off 

 on Monday last i LI, Mr. Jardine and myse] 



cided upon going down to Sonumg; I went down on Satur- 

 day, September 2, and after trying various " BWims," decided 

 on one for our day's angling. This swim I bailed daily up to 

 Saturday, September 9, so that a day should elapse from the 

 last baiting to the day of Ashing. On t he evening of (In 

 September 9, a pe own from London to fish. 



When 1 found that lie was going for barbel 1 told him the 

 object, of our visit and the " swim " I had selected and baited. 

 Mr. Hull, of the French Horn, also told him, and a, promise, 

 was made by him that our "swim " should not be interfered 

 with. On Sunday morning the man crept stealthily away 

 from the house a, little after 5. went, to the " swim," and I 

 saw 1 him fishing it two hours afterward; and again on Mon 

 day morning, when Mr. Jardine and myself reached it, at 

 o'clock-, he was in the act of leaving it. 1 make no comments 

 on this, for there is nothing I could write sufficiently expres- 

 sive to convey my contempt. I brought the subject before 

 the Piscatorial Society on Monday night : there was but one 

 feeling- -that of disgust- that such a, person should call him- 

 self an angler ; and it was pan by the chairman and carried 

 unanimously that I should send to the 7-V, i ie . man's 



name and address, which is John Jones, cork dealer, King- 

 street., Snow Hill. ,1 yy_ Cant. 



Tile plaintiff denied that hi' had purposely fished in Mr. 

 Gant's " swim,'' or that, its position had ever been exp 

 to him. A long correspondence ensued in the Field, which 

 resulted in the present action, to which the defendant p] 

 that, all the statements in the Li liter were true, with the excep- 

 tion oJ that relating to the action of the Piscatorial Society, 

 which had not, been adopted unanimously, but, "-suggested by 

 the chairman ami approved by a, majority." The "defendant, 

 red positively that he informed the plaintiff of the 

 '■swim-' which he had selected, and also that he had bailed 

 it in preparation for the contest. The. bait used had cost 

 huu £3, and had been sent from Nottingham, as the worms in 

 thai neighborhood are supposed by fishermen to possess a 

 peculiarly fine flavor, and to be particularly agreeable to the 

 palate of a barbel. On the Monday in question the defendant, 

 betook himself to his "swim," and there encountered Mr. 

 Jones, who was just leaving it. when a Sharp conversation 

 ensued between them. Mr. Cant ami his friend afterward 

 fished from 9 O'clock until 3 without getting a single bite, a 

 result, which they attributed to the visits of the plaintiff to 

 the same "swim." The plaintiff insinuated that the defend- 

 ant fished from a punt, which it should seem is a serious re- 

 flection on a barbel angler, and was indignantly denied by the 

 latter gentleman, who declared that the punt is simply taken 

 for convenience, and in order that, the fish, when caught, 

 might be preserved alive, though it was admitted that Mr. 

 Jardine had tried his luck from the punt. The jury rendered 

 a verdict for the plaintiff for 20 shillings, and his lordship cer- 

 tified for cost. 



Pishing Extraordinary.— The Burlington Hawkeye man 

 scores one on this : 



All the large fish are not caught in the eastern waters. The 

 other day Mr. Isaac 0. Serroh, Agency avenue, this city, was 

 angling for the finny inhabitants of the limpid Mississippi up 

 in Judge Simpson's fishing grounds, above Oquawka. Pie 

 ish'ing wilh a hand-line and had met only with moderate 

 success until about 11 o'clock in the morning, when the line 

 was seized and ran out with such violent rapidity that it set 

 one of the wooden rowlocks, around which it had taken a 

 turn, on fire. In his efforts to extinguish the flames and cap- 

 ture the fish, Mr. Herron upset the boat and was thrown in- 

 to deep water. The line was tangled about one of his legs, which 

 seriously impeded him in his efforts to regain the boat and right 

 it. Fortunately, he managed to get hold of an oar, which as- 

 sisted him in keeping his head over water. The fish mean- 

 while was rapidly towing him out into the river, andMr. Her- 

 ron, now thoroughly frightened, gave up all hope of securingit, 

 and.bent only on saving himself, shouted lustily for help, for he 

 ■was utterly unable to break the line. His cries for help attract- 

 ed the attention of some raftmen, who immediately manned a, 

 boat and started to the rescue of the unfortunate man, whose 

 condition was now of extreme peril. The fish, however, rap- 

 idly towed its almost exhsusted victim over to the Iowa, shore 

 before the raftmen could reach him, pulled him up on the 

 hank, ran into the woods with him, climbed a tree and hauled 

 Mr. Herron up after it, and was just on the point of cutting 

 his throat with his dorsal fin, when the limb on which they 

 were seated broke and precipitated them both to the ground, 

 where the raftmen, who had just come up, killed the fish with 

 boat hooks. It proved to be what is known as a "channel 

 catfish," and weighed, when dressed, a pound and a half, and 

 was nearly five inches long. ]Mr. Herron, although bruised 

 and exhausted by his fright and rough handling, is not ser- 

 iously injured, and is able to be about as usual. 



SheEps Head Fishing. — From Little Egg Harbor Inlet up 

 through the several channels of the bay will be found the 

 best shceps head fishing on the coast of South Jersey-. Pen- 

 many years I have been an annual visitor, with varied luck. 

 I have taken from, one to eighteen of these fine fellows in 

 a seasonable portion of a day, and have seen nearly thirteen 

 hundred pounds form one day's catch with the ordinary hand 

 line. This is fine sport for the amateur, and the hardworking 

 fisherman finds a ready market at fair prices for his catch. 

 This game fishing, if pursued as at present cannot last long. 

 During my visit in July the several channels have been swept 

 With a. seine, and hundreds of fish taken. I have been in- 

 ' that $17S was realized from a single haul. The Game 

 Society of New Jersey could not, perform a better act than to 

 have a law passed by the legislature for their protection. 

 These fish are not native, but, annual visitors to these in hits 

 the black mussels which are so abund i l1 

 i parting both fat and flavor to the fish. In September or 

 ive, they are in the finest conclh/ion. 



' A Sn,\D Qt ehtion.— Crossing the Barclay street ferry from 

 lloboken to New York, Aug. Pith, T noticed the end of the 

 pier at the foot, of Vescy street covered with boys fishing, and 

 on landing went around to note the result. 



I ioys of all sizes and ages, showing, how- 

 ever, but, little variation in degrees of tilthiness, armed with 

 broom-handles, short sticks and barrel-hoops in lieu of rods, 

 while the lines were generally of cotton wrapping twine oi- 

 lmen thread, while the bait in each case was clam. The total 

 catch at 11 a. m, was two shad and a bluefish. One shad 

 measured live inches and seven-eighths and the other a. trifle 

 less. The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) was smaller. The 

 question that arose was, how old were these, shad? Certainly- 

 very small for fourteen mouths, and too large and far down 

 stream for two mouths. 



The. boys called them "shiners," and said they often caught 

 plenty, and they ran about that size — never larger. 



Fkicd Mather. 



Preaohibtg and tts Effects. — Not long since, a preacher 

 of our acquaintance described a, pond in which he had seen 

 many fine fish, and brought it into an illustration in one of 

 his discourses. On the following Sabbath morning six dea- 

 cons were missing from their pews, but when the pastor took 

 a stroll after service, he saw the absent six sitting on the ver- 

 dant bank of that identical pond, and half a, dozen corks 

 were bobbing on the surface of that stream. — New York, Dis- 

 patch. 



Massachusetts— Salem, Aug. 3. — Hiram Langford and 

 his crew to-day captured a horse mackerel weighing 850 

 pounds. 



Movements ov the Fishing Fleet. —The number of fish- 

 ing arrivals at Gloucester the past week has been 94 — 20 from 

 the Banks, 44 from Georges and 30 from mackereling trips. 

 The receipts of hallibut have been large, 600,000 lbs. from the 

 Banks, 14,000 lbs. from ( ieorges, and prices have ruled low, 

 most, of the fares selling at PV ets. per lb. The receipts of 

 codfish have been 1,400,000 lbs. from the. Banks, 500,000 from 

 Georges ; the demand is good for the season and prices well 

 sustained. Mackerel have been in light receipt, some 800 

 bbls., mostly from Block Island, and have found a ready sale 

 affair prices.— Cape. Ann Advertiser, Aug. 11. 



CoNNEcTict t— New Rumen, Aug. 13.— Bluefish arc biting 

 well, and the sport, attracts great numbers of fishermen to the 

 wharves and docks. Charles Rosenburg is the champion at 

 present, with a usual daily catch of nearly one. hundred. 



Savin Rook.—' Dennis Upson, of Unionville, the other day 

 shot a sturgeon which weighed one hundred pounds. 



New Yoke — Kingston, Aug. 12.— On Tuesday last Geo. B. 

 Styles, Chas. II. Styles and Edward W. Styles went fishing 

 for black bass in the Wallkill, at Gardiner Station, W. V. 

 Railroad, and caught twenty-two pounds of black bass, the 

 largest of which weighed l&j-Ibs. John Duflon and Ed. Lowe 

 caught fourteen pounds of bass the same day at the same 

 place, the largest weighing S£ lbs. 



A large catamount was shot in Mink Hollow, town of 

 Woodstock, Ulster county, last Thursday by Albert Garrison, 

 while attempting to carry off a pig from the pen. 



Our Hakky. 



Glens Falls, W. F.— A. N. Cheney, of Glens Falls, recently 

 caught two of the largest Oswego bass in Long Pond ever 

 taken in Warren County. The largest was twenty-two inches 

 in length and weighed seven pounds and fourteen ounces. 

 The other weighed six pounds and twelve ounces. The pond 

 was slocked with six of these fish eleven y r ears ago, and it is 

 now well filled with their progeny. 



\ Kingston, A. ¥., Aug. 6. — Albert Carr went fishing in 

 Roundout Creek last Monday, near Eddyville dam. He caught 

 28 pounds of catfish and bass; his largest cat weighed 3| 

 pounds. 



Doctor Huested has just returned from a trip among the 

 Catskills, bringing three hundred of SalmofontinaMs. He re- 

 ports trout fishing better than before for years. 



Our Harry. 



New Jersey— Kinsley's Ashley House, Barnegat Inlet, 

 Aug. 4— Constant easterly storms all the week. No fishing 

 worth reporting, except to-day. C. H. Scott, Philadelphia, 

 20 black and sea bass. Col. W. Evans, Hoimsburg, Pa., 37 

 ditto. They are running good size. B. 



" Wagner Mouse, BudxVs Lake. — Seeing an account in your 

 last number of a 54_ lb. black bass, taken at Greenwood Lake, 

 I am desirous to place on record the fact that on the 19th of 

 July I hooked and landed a black bass 22 inches in length, 17 

 inches round the body and weighing 6j lbs. From July 10th 

 to 31st I took from this lake 24 black "bass, weighing 56^- lbs. 

 Mr. Allen, the veteran fisherman of this lake, has taken 40, 

 and Mr. Charles Wagner has secured 12. For a small lake, 

 fished to death in the winter and netted in the spring (as I am 

 credibly informed), the fishing is excellent. When the bass 

 are not " in the humor," there are plenty of pickerel and very 

 large yellow perch. By the way, I struck a pickerel to-day 

 with One of Marstcr's " Dobsons." The weights given are ac- 

 tual, not guessed at. A. S. C. 



— Wcakfishmg and shcepshcading are the piscatorial at- 

 tractions of Barnegat Bay just now. 



Pennsylvania — Maple Lodge, Pike County, August 4. — 

 While trolling for bass in Jones Lake, on Saturday last, I saw 

 quite a commotion in the water close along shore, and pulled 

 the boat up for an inspection, when I found quite a large 

 water snake had attempted to swallow a good sized cattish, 

 and had proceeded as far in the process of absorption as the 

 fish's horns, which, projecting on each side a distance of two 

 inches, had effectually prevented the total engulfment of the 

 "cattle." The fish was endeavoring to free itself, and the 

 snake was making frantic efforts to escape. What the result 

 would have been had I not -put in an appearance and killed 

 both, I could not say. Bass fishing has been excellent ; dur- 

 ing the month of July I took with the tl\ r some forty, ranging 

 from one to four pounds, and think they will rise to IP 

 better during this month (August). On the l'Jth of July J 

 tried the trout on Dimon's Brook, and took fourteen very fine 

 ones, the largest weighing one. and three-quarters pounds, the 

 whole creel scaling a little over nine pounds. 



—The editor of the Bucks County (Pa.) 67.uwfosa.ys that 

 it has been discovered that, the jointed fishing pole, was invent- 

 ed because one can't hide a long pole under his coat Sundays. 

 He ought to know. 



—There is good black bass fishing near Leek Run and 

 Shawsville. 



"'Illinois — Mock Island. Aug. 10. — The warm weather of 

 this season has driven many families from their hot, dusty 

 homes in the city to a more pleasant abode on some of the 

 islands in Eock River. At Milan, three miles south of this 

 city, are a number of small islands, winch furnish a most de- 

 lightful camping ground, and the. tents that dot them here 

 and I here show that many persons appreciate the cool, re- 

 freshing breeze and beautiful lawns that are offered. Various 

 kinds of fish are, quite plenty in the stream and can be pur- 

 chased at the markets at the following prices : eels, 25 cents 

 per pound; salmon, 15 cents; pike, bass, Striped bass, crop- 

 pies, suntish, 12.' cents; perch, catfish, 10 cents,; buffalo, 8 

 cents; suckers, bluefish, carp, sturgeon, 8 cents. Turtles 

 are plenty at 12| cents. The above prices are for lish dress- 

 ed. They are sold from the nets, at from 3 to 5 cents less per 

 pound. D. B. K. 



6 Michigan— Detroit, Aug. IP— Gaff Stenton, of this city, 

 took a trip to St. Clair Flats on the 6th inst., and made n, 

 string of 05 black hass. Bogardus, of Ypsilanti, was at the 

 same place on the Gth inst., andmade a string of 21 black bass 

 and 2 pickerel. The pickerel weigh 1.0 pounds each. Albert 

 HU1 and E. W. Reynolds took a trip down 1 lie river to Fight- 

 ing Island for a day's fishing on the 10th inst., and made a 

 string of 20 black bass and 11 pike; one bass weighed G;j 

 pounds, and one of the pike weighed 8 pounds. Eugene 

 Robinson, Jesse E. Saxton, Wm. Livingston and A. Downey 

 returned Aug. 4 from a three, days' sport with rod and line 

 with 758 pounds of fish ; the collection comprised black bass, 

 rock bass, maskelonge, etc. Messrs Halo, of Chicago, 111.; 

 Hastings, of New York-. Smith-Brow, McPherson and Rogers, 

 of this city, returned Aug. 7th from a three days' fishing 

 cruise at St. Clair Flats, with 158 fish, black bass, rock bass, 

 etc. Rovee. 



—II. T. Phillips, E. W. Reynolds and Joseph Baker were 

 out on a fishing excursion,and ma.de a string of 13 black bass, 



7 pike and nearly a wagon-load of perch, etc. Roveb.J | 



« Missouri— Gape Girardeau, Aug. 5. — You in the East, have 

 the advantage of us out West in fishing -that is, trout and 

 bass fishing— but when it comes to Catfish we discount you. 

 We often catch eats weighing from 50 to 150 pounds. A few 

 years ago I. was oh a visit to some friends in Mercer county, 

 111. _ There was a, small stream close by called Edwards River, 

 but in reality nothing more than a small creek, in which were 

 some very deep holes, and abundantly supplied with the finny 

 tribe, mostly suntish and yellow bass. Our bait was angle- 

 worms, and' after capturing a goodly number, 1 noticed my 

 cork suddenly disappearing, and on landing my prize, found 

 three fish on one hook— first a suuiish, who had swallowed the 

 hook, then a bass that had gobbled the sunfish, and last a pike 

 who had stuck its jaws into the bass. It's a tough story, but, 

 it is a fact, nevertheless. J. B. C. 



Wiecomm— Ashland, Aug. 4.— Capt. T. J. Falls, of your 

 city, who has been to the upper waters of the White River on 

 a fishing trip, reports the fish there abundant and very gamey. 

 Large party off for the Nepigon River to-day r . They go as 

 guests of John O'Malley, and are to be absent ten days. M. 



California.— Last week, Allen L. Luce, of Monterey, in 

 company with Charlie Worries, fishing in the headwaters of 

 the Little Sur, caught 428 trout in three hours, 100 of the fish 

 being over ten inches long.— Pacific Life, July 28. 



Florida— New Smyrna, Aug. 11.— Bass and grouper in 

 abundance at the Inlet. A steamer from this port to Fernan- 

 dina, via St. Augustine, is to be put on the line in November 



G. J. A. 



Prince Edwards IsdaKD— Summgrside, Aug. (5.— Mack- 

 erel fishing is now going on vigorously in the Bay quite near 

 this delightful seaside hotel, and full baskets of trout are 

 taken every day in Dunk's River, a few miles distant. These 

 sports, coupled with plover shooting, fine sea bathing, and 

 the bright smiles of the "<summerside belles," make old time 

 pass away pleasantly. No blues here. Stanstead. 



SPLIT BAMBOO RODS. 



To Our Customers and the Public : In reply to the damaging 

 reports which have been circulated respecting the quality of 



our split bamboo rods, by " dealers" who are unable to compete 

 with us at our reduced prices, we have Issued a circular which 

 we shall be pleased to mail to any address, proving the falsity 

 of their assertions. 



CONROY, BlSSETT & MaXLESON, 



—[Adv. Manufacturers, 65 Fulton Street, N Y. 



How He Married. — A clergyman, a widower, recently 

 created quite a sensation in his household, which consisted of 

 seven grown-up daughters. The reverend gentleman was 

 absent from home for a number of days, visiting in an ad- 

 joining county. The daughters received a letter from their 

 father, which slated that he "had married a., widow with six 

 sprightly children," and that he might be expected home at 

 a certain time. The effect of that news was a shock to the 

 happy family. The girls, noted for their meekness and ami- 

 able [temperaments, seemed another set of beings ; there 

 were weeping and wailing and tearing of hair, and all 

 manner of naughty things said. The tidy home was neg- 

 lected, and when the day of arrival came, the house was 



anything but inviting. At last the Rev. Mr. X came 



but he was alone. He greeted his daughters as usual,' and 

 as he viewed the neglected apartments, there was a merry 

 twinkle in his eye. The daughters were nervous and evi- 

 dently anxious. At last the eldest daughter mustered cour- 

 age, ''Where is our mother?" 



" In heaven," said the good man. 



"But where is the widow with six children whom von 

 wrote you had married?" 



"Why, I married her to another man, my dears," he replied 

 delighted at the success- ot his ijoke. — Detroit Post. 

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A Model Pottos; Bowl.— At a banquet given in Ishpeming 

 Michigan, recently, there was a huge punch-bowl cm one of 

 the tables in diameter and three feet high, carved 



out of ice. Although the weather was very warm, it lasted 

 the evening through. 



