June 27, 1889.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



469 



I did not shoot at all. And this was our experience at 

 Cedar Island, and our reward for all the labors of our 

 voyage from home! Ehew! 



On Saturday morning we concluded to meet the perils 

 of the sea by going over the bar and trying our little craft 

 on the rugged waters of the Atlantic. A few hours upon 

 the "briny deep," and our course was directed to the Pee 

 Dee bar, over which we passed in safety. That night we 

 spent at anchor on Winga w Bay, and Sunday morning at 

 10 we were at Georgetown. 



The following day at 7:20 we were off for Lane's, and 

 at night took supper at home. Our only trophies were a 

 pah of shad each, which we bought just before leaving. 

 The only consolation we had was that we wasted but lit- 

 tle ammunition. 



Now, if any of your correspondents can report a more 

 luckless hunt I should like to hear from him. 



At the proper time there areniany ducks in the marshes 

 near Georgetown, and a sportsman who can stand a rough 

 life, and is willing to work and undergo physical labor, 

 can get as much game as he can eat and a good quantity 

 for the gratification of others. For my part, I prefer to 

 go into the fields with my dog, where I can always get a 

 dozen birds and sleep at night on a bed. Wells. 



SMALL-CALIBER RIFLES. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In your edition of May 9 I notice a letter from ' 'Lyman 

 Sight," regarding the loading of the .33-40 shell. I had 

 the same trouble with the factory shell with the large bul- 

 let, and after experimenting with the round ball hit on 

 the following. I bought from the Winchester Arms Co. 

 some of the "small bullets they use in their extra short 

 ,32cal. rim-fire cartridges, and by using a cotton cloth 

 patch I forced the ball into its socket in the shell, where 

 it is firmly set. I used the full charge of powder, which 

 I think gives a very straight trajectory. Let "Lyman 

 Sight" try my plan and let me know his experience, and 

 at the same time I shoidd like to hear from any one else 

 interested in the .32-40 shell. J. B. M. 



Richmond, Va., 



ONEIDA COUNTY LAW. 



THE Supervisors of Oneida county, N. T., have adopted a law 

 as follows: 



"Section 1. That the lawful season for killing partridges and 

 woodcock within the comity of Oneida, shall be only from sunrise, 

 of the first day of September till sunset of the thirtieth day of No- 

 vember in each year hereafter. Whoever shall kill or hunt any 

 partridges (otherwise known as ruffed grouse) or any woodcock 

 at any other time than during the above specified lawful season 

 atoiL said, shall forfeit a penalty of $25, and S^5 additional for 

 each bird killed of either of said species. 



"Whoever shall sell or expose for sale or purchase or have in 

 possession, in Oneida county, any of said birds at any other time 

 than during the lawful season aforesaid, shall forfeit $25 for each 

 bird: except they may be possessed, sold or purchased during the 

 fifteen days next following the close of the lawful season for kill- 

 ing aforesaid; provided the seller or possessor proves such birds 

 to have been lawfully killed during the lawful season afore- 

 said. 



"Sec. 2. It shall not be lawful for any person to sell, carry or 

 trqnsport beyond the border limits of Oneida county, any part- 

 ridge or any woodcock that had been taken, captured or killed 

 wit hin the limits of Oneida county. Whoever violates this pro- 

 vision shall forfeit $25 for each bird of either of said species." 



Copies of this law for posting may be had free of charge by 

 applying to John I). Collins, Secretary Utica Fish and Game Pro- 

 tective Association, Utica. 



GAME LAWS AT ALBANY. 



[Special Correspondence Forest and Stream.'] 



ALBANY, N. Y., June 21.— The Governor has disposed of sev- 

 eral of the fish and game bills left with him by the Legisla- 

 laiure. Those which he signed are as follows: Chap. 512 for the 

 protection of fish in Lake Ontario adjoining Cayuga county; 

 Chap. 407, amending Sec. 640 of the Penal Code i n regard to the 

 stealing of fish; Chap. 534, for the building of a fishway in the 

 Delaware River, at Lackawaxen, the State of Pensylvania to 

 spend an equal amount; Chap. 539, amending the game laws in 

 regard to hunting at night; Ctiap. 550, regulating fishing in Glen 

 Lake; Chap. 556, for the protection of fish in Owasco Lake, Cayuga 

 Lake, Seneca River, etc. The Governor refused to sign the fol- 

 lowing: For the construction of a fishway in the Chenango 

 River at Chenango Forks; for the protection of shad and game 

 fish in the Delaware River; amending the game laws relating to 

 fishing in Lake George; amending the act for the construction of 

 fishwavs in the Oswego and Seneca rivers; providing for the con- 

 struction of a fishway in Cattaraugus Creek; for tne incorpora- 

 tion of icthvologieal societies, and for the construction of a fish- 

 way in the Hudson River at Mechanics ville and North umber- 

 1 a id . 



m mfd §ivqr fishing. 



FISHING NEAR NEW YORK. 



IX.— UNCLASSIFIED RESORTS. 



THERE are a few fishing resorts near New York which 

 may be deserving of mention, but which are not 

 capable of classification under any particular head. For 

 instance, there is sometimes excellent fishing for striped 

 bass up the Hudson River. In Croton Bay, near Sing 

 Sing," and along the shore below Sing Sing are some 

 favorite places in both spring and fall, the latter being 

 by all odds the best time, however. There is also good 

 fishing for white perch, which are small, but a good pan 

 fish. For the latter I have found angle worms to be a 

 most taking bait, although they will bite on sandw r orms, 

 shrimp and sometimes shedder crabs. Sing Sing is 

 reached by the Hudson River Railroad from Grand Cen- 

 tral Depot, fare (one way) 60 cents. Boats can be hired 

 at two or three different places at $1 a day; guide, extra, 

 $2 a day. No bait can be had where the boats are hired. 



At Tarrytown (same route, fare one way 50 cents) 

 striped bass may be caught in the Hudson River, but 

 they are not so plenty as at Sing Sing. Or, rather, they 

 are probably as plenty, but there are few earnest striped 

 bass anglers at Tarrytown, and hence the good places 

 have not been discovered and the habits of the fish are 

 not well known. The Pocantico River empties into the 

 Hudson just above Tarrytown, and its waters contain 

 pickerel, perch, black bass, sunfi3h and catfish. There 

 is fair sport for black bass in this river, using small frogs, 

 crawfish and minnows as bait. Don't fish too near the 

 bottom or catfish will take all your bait, and pickerel 

 will probably bite oftener than bass, anyway. But with 

 those baits you will not be bothered with the numerous 

 little sunfish and perch, which will, however, consume 

 all the worms you can provide them with before a bass 

 gets a chance for a nibble. I have never seen flies used 

 on this river, but I should think the bass would take 

 them. The perch will take trout hackleB readily. Tie 



three on the leader, with a buckshot on the tail fly, let 

 the cast sink below the surface and draw slowly toward 

 the boat or shore until you get a strike. The mouth of 

 the Pocantico is a mile row from Tarrytown station up 

 stream, and the river must be ascended for a mile or 

 more to the fishing grounds. The sport here does not 

 compare favorably, it must be remembered, with many 

 more accessible fresh-water fishing resorts near New 

 York. Boats are for hire at Tarrytown at $1 a day. Or, 

 one can drive from Tarrytown to the best part of the 

 river for fishing, near where the aqueduct crosses it, 

 where there are one or two flat-bottomed, leaky boats 

 which may be hired for a song. 



Back of Jersey City there is sometimes good white 

 perch fishing in the Hackensack River. There are boat 

 houses where boats may be hired at from 50 cents to $1 

 a day at almost every bridge crossing the river from 

 Jersey City over the ''meadows," A few striped bass 

 are taken here, too, sometimes, but seldom in plenty ex- 

 cept when a "school" happens to run up. The best fish- 

 ing on this river near by is obtained at Hackensack 

 station or at Little Ferry station, three miles nearer New 

 York. Take trains of the New York, Susquehanna & 

 Western Railroad from the Pennsylvania Railroad station 

 in Jersey City (Cortlandt or Desbrosses ferries), fare, 

 round trip, to Hackensack. 50 cents. Trains leave New 

 York week days at 4:30, 6:40, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30 A. M.; re- 

 turning, leave Hackensack at 3:15, 3:57, 5:24, 6:38, 7:50, 

 8:42 P. M. Sunday trains from New York at 8 and 10 

 A.M.: from Hackensack at 6:24, 7:50 and 9:58 P.M. 

 Good fishing maybe had for white perch . in the river 

 near either Hackensack or Little Ferry stations. Boats 

 may be hired at either place at from 50 cents to $1 a day. 

 Shrimp are the only bait to be depended upon at the 

 grounds. Sand worms and shedder crabs must be brought 

 trom New York. Striped bass are not plenty, except 

 when a school runs up. 



At Newark Bay Light, situated at the junction of 

 Newark Bay with'the Kill von Kull, there is good sport 

 for striped bass in season, early spring and during late 

 August and September. On two sides of the lighthouse 

 there are numerous rocks, and very large fish are some- 

 times caught. This fishing ground is perhaps best reached 

 by Staten Island Rapid Transit railroad to Port Richmond 

 (fare from New York, foot of Whitehall street, 20 cents 

 round trip). Boats may be hired at Port Richmond at 

 from 75 cents to $1 a day. Bring your own bait. Or, go 

 to Bergen Point on the Central Railroad of New Jersey, 

 from the foot of Liberty street, fare, round trip, 30 cents, 

 and walk down the track from the station a half mile to 

 the Newark Bay drawbridge, where boats may be hired 

 at $1 a day, and bait may be obtained at the Bay View 

 Fishermen's Cottage. Or, horsecars may be taken from 

 Bergen Point station to the shore of the Kill von Kull, 

 where there are two or three places at which boats may 

 be had at $3 a day. Bait is sometimes to be had at these 

 resorts, but it is safer to bring your own. A few weak- 

 fish, sometimes striped bass, and an occasional bluefish 

 (snappers) are caught in the vicinity, angling from the 

 drawbridge over the bay being quite successful for torn- 

 cods, flounders, porgies and occasionally some of the 

 larger varieties. 



Black bass fishing may be had at Milton Pond, ii miles 

 north of Rahway, if the angler follows directions closely. 

 The pond is formed for mill dam purposes, and is mostly 

 overgrown with weeds and a thick scum in summer. 

 Where there are spots free from this growth cast your 

 minnow (minnows may be caught in the brook below the 

 pond), and if you fail to get a strike walk up the shore to 

 the head of the pond. Fish there and where there are 

 deep holes further up stream in the inlet to the pond. I 

 have taken three large bass here between 5 and 6 o'clock 

 of a June afternoon, and I have known of catches of as 

 high as ten in a day. Most of the bass are of good size. 

 Rahway is reached by the Pennsylvania Railroad, foot of 

 either Desbrosses or Cortlandt streets; round trip fare, 65 

 cents; conveyance to pond, 50 cents for each person. 

 There is only one boat on the pond, but a boat ft almost 

 useless in midsummer. 



Greenwood Lake is the great black bass resort of New 

 Yorkers. It is on the New York & Greenwood Lake 

 Railroad, from foot of Chambers or Twenty-third streets 

 (round trip fare, $1.85). It is not a place, however, for a 

 "one-day" man to go, as it cannot be reached by rail be- 

 fore 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and the angler must leave 

 for home at 5:40 in the afternoon. A day's trip would be 

 expensive, too, as a stranger would require a guide to get 

 any sport at all, which would cost him $2.25. 



Lake Hopatcong, another black bass paradise, is not a 

 "one-day" man's resort, for the same reasons as are given 

 for Greenwood Lake. It is in Morris county, N. J., and 

 is reached by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western 

 and by the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The round 

 trip fare is $3.50, either route. 



Shepherd Pond, five miles from Suffern station, on the 

 New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad, is a good 

 place for black bass. Fare (round trip) to Suffern is 

 $1.85, and conveyance to and trom the pond $2.50 more. 

 Guides must be hired if good fishing is to be had, at $2 a 

 day additional. This may be made a one-day trip, but it 

 would be a costly one. Ramapo Pond and Mahwah Creek 

 are nearer Suffern than Shepherd Pond, but the fishing 

 in the near-by places is not so good as in Shepherd Pond. 



Croton Lake, reached by the New York and Northern 

 Railroad from the terminus of the Sixth avenue Elevated 

 Railroad at 155th street, is a fair place to go for black 

 bass. The round trip fare is $1.55. The lake is near the 

 railroad station, and there are places where boats may be 

 hired and bait purchased at very reasonable price. "Un- 

 fortunately the lake also swarms with catfish, pickerel, 

 perch and sunfish, and they are better biters than the 

 lordly bass. Trains may be taken from 155th street at 7 

 and 9:15 A. M.; returning, leaving Croton Lake at 4:13 

 and 9:20 P. M. Sundays, from 155th street at 7:30 and 

 9:10 A. M.; from Croton Lake at 5:37 and 9:20 P. M. 



There is fair bass fishing in the Raritan River near 

 Bound Brook and Somerville, N. J., on the line of the 

 Central Railroad of New Jersey (foot of Liberty street). 

 The round-trip fare is $1.30 to Bound Brook; Somerville 

 is five miles further from New York. Bound Brook is the 

 most convenient station to the river, Boats may be hired 

 at 50 cents a day, and a guide for $1 extra. Bait may be 

 procured on the ground. A good day's fishing may be 

 had by taking the 4 A. M. train (5 A. M. Sundays), and 

 returning on the train that leaves Bound Brook at 8:15 

 week days and 9:04 Sundays. 

 The writer hopes in a few weeks to make a thorough 



exploration of lakes Hopatcong and Greenwood, with a 

 view of giving Forest and Stream readers such informa- 

 tion as will enable them to get good fishing at these 

 beautiful lakes without the expense attending the hiring 

 of local guides, and at as low a rate of cost in every way 

 as possible. Very likely, too, articles will be published 

 dealing in . detail with the resorts at Barnegat, Great 

 South Bay and other famous places for sportsmen further 

 from New York than the resorts mentioned in this series. 



Seneca. 



PENNSYLVANIA TROUT STREAMS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In your issue of April 18, "E. E. C," of Mt. Pleasant, 

 Pa. , asks for information concerning fly-fishing for trout 

 in the small streams of the Laurel Hill and Allegheny 

 Mountains. It matters little what bait is used in West- 

 moreland county, as the streams are pretty well depopu- 

 lated, and to catch a 10-inch trout in any of them is 

 bordering on the miraculous. Occasionally, however, a 

 fly-fisherman will happen along, and casting his flies over 

 the head of the worm-angler will land some very fine 

 trout. Let "E. E, C." get a congenial friend, a buck- 

 board, a 7x9 wedge tent, a selection of trout and bass 

 flies, a good rod and 50ft. of line, a pair of blankets, two 

 weeks' provisions, and hie himself eastward a few miles. 

 Let him rig up his rod at Jones's Mdl Run, attach a red- 

 ibis, a black-gnat or a white-miller to a 3ft. mist-colored 

 leader, and carefully cast it into one of the numerous nice 

 pools, and if he will keep out of sight of the fish I will 

 guarantee him a handsome trout. 



In these streams will be encountered places where for 

 a hundred yards the alders or laurels grow so thickly that 

 to cast a fly is impossible, but with 50ft. of line they may 

 be thoroughly fished. Slip quietly in at the upper end of 

 the growth, let out all the line, and the fly will float 

 down until suddenly a big fellow jumps out from his lair 

 and he is yours. 



On ttiose small streams I use but one fly, instead of the 

 conventional three, on account of the numerous bushes, 

 and after fishing all over that section of Pennsylvania I 

 found, the three flies above mentioned the most killing; 

 in the morning the red-ibis, toward noon the black-gnat, 

 and the white-miller in the evening. The streams through- 

 out Pennsylvania, particularly west of the Alleghenies, 

 are fished to death, and the trout are very wary. Occa- 

 sionally the angler's ingenuity will be called into requi- 

 sition, as the fish will refuse all bait offered them. At 

 one time I stood behind a rock at a nice pool and made 

 cast after cast, changing flies every few minutes until a 

 dozen different kinds were tried. Finally I observed a 

 green bug wending his way slowly along the rock, and 

 withdrawing my line, I removed the fly, put on a sproat 

 hook and impaled his bugship. Gently dropping it in the 

 pool, swish went the water, and in a moment an 18in. 

 trout was in my creel! I tramped three miles to the 

 nearest house, secured some green peafowl feathers, re- 

 turned to the pool and extemporized some flies; and 

 before sundown I had fifteen of the finest trout I ever 

 saw in the State. 



After fishing Jones's Mill Run, Mr. C. and his friend 

 may go on to Laurel Creek, another good stream. A day 

 or two here and they go a few miles further to Somerset, 

 where a pleasant night may be spent, for this town has 

 become quite a summer resort, and jolly times can be had 

 there. Next morning they strike for Shade Furnace, via 

 Stoystown. At the latter place or a few miles below, the 

 bass flies will come into requisition, as the Quemahoning 

 is an excellent stream for this kind of fish. If they will 

 not rise to a fly, catch a few minnows and try them. But 

 the objective point is the Big Fire Creek, on Clear Shade, 

 where, a short distance below the bridge, he should pitch 

 his tent and prepare for a week's sport, for sport he will 

 find in abundance. Two years ago the writer, in making 

 this trip, encountered a young Johnstown physician and 

 party encamped at this point, and aside from being a jolly 

 crowd they had the finest lot of trout packed away in 

 crocks that I ever beheld. The country is wild, rugged, 

 picturesque in the extreme, many miles from a settle- 

 ment, and if one seeks seclusion , recreation and fine trout, 

 there is the place to go. 



If Mr. C. will think for a moment he will readily un- 

 derstand the cause of the difference in the color of trout, 

 For instance, if he is fishing on a stream with a sandy 

 bottom, exposed to the rays of the sun, the fish will be 

 light in color; but let him penetrate deeply into the for* 

 est, where the stream is densely shaded, he will find fish 

 almost black. Pacific. 



Monterey, Cal. « 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Cumberland Valley, Pa., extending from the Susque- 

 hanna to the Potomac, has many streams abounding in 

 trout. The most noted is Big Spring, near Newville, a 

 tributary of the Conodoguinet. It is a large open stream , 

 where the angler can cast his fly with success, and a 

 great many fish of fair size are taken every season. In 

 this county of Franklin there are a large number of 

 streams containing speckled trout. Birch Run, a branch 

 of the Conococheague, in the South Mountain, has prob- 

 ably more trout than any other creek in the county, but 

 they are small in size. I have frequently taken in from 

 five to six hours' time from four to five dozen trout, and a 

 few years ago took seven dozen in one day. A party of 

 three from this place took ninety in one day. This stream 

 is wild and rugged and there is much underbrush, mak- 

 ing it difficult to cast a fly; better success is to be had 

 using worms for bait. Aughwick in the west and Trout 

 Run in the north, both in the North Mountain, have 

 many trout. Falling Spring, rising three miles east of 

 Chamber sburg, contains trout of large size. This stream 

 was stocked some five years ago with California or rain- 

 bow trout, received from the TJ, S. Fish Commission, and 

 now we catch many of this variety. One taken a couple 

 of weeks ago measured 18in. in length and weighed 21be, 

 9oz. It was taken at the spring's confluence with the 

 Conococheague. Augs. Duncan. 



Chambers burg, Pa., June 13. 



Rutland, Vt., June 20. — The first annual banquet of 

 the Rutland Fish and Game Club, held at the Berwick 

 House, last evening, was a most happy gathering of the 

 local anglers and guests from abroad. The Rutland Club 

 has done excellent work in stocking streams and enforc- 

 ing the laws; and now they have proved that they know 

 how to enjoy themselves around the mahogany as well. 



