March 27, 1890.1 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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RANDOM CASTS.-VI. 



NE man may be a seiner, another a hook and line 

 fisherman: no man can be both at the same time. 



Some men do more for their fellow anglers in a few 

 seasons' outing than others who may have fished for 

 twenty years ever do. The one, by the proper use of his 

 abilities, adds to the pleasures of angling by inquiring 

 into causes and informing the fraternity of the effects of 

 certain experiments as applied to them. The other just 

 catches fish, neither looking to the right nor to the left, 

 without a. thought for those who come after him. 



Always carry a few cheap flies with yon to the stream 

 for the country boy who lives on the bank. A "fly-hook" 

 to him is a treasure; to you a free pass. 



Come now, ye adepts of the angle, cast at random' and 

 let us hear from you once in a while, that we. the young 

 and inexperienced, may have an opportunity to benefit 

 by some of your valuable knowledge. 



About this time look out for a storm— of angling cat- 

 alogues. Their name is legion, but their contents — well, 

 to put it mildly let us say, just a bit misleading. You 

 can invest anywhere from a two-cent stamp to a half- 

 dollar with the same result in finding them all built upon 

 their owners' patent principles. Each one has about the 

 same interior, the only real difference being that each 

 individual thrusts some particularly profitable article at 

 you in some such style as this: My nets are the best in 

 the market, being made from specifications furnished by 

 the great "angler,"' John Doe; or my hooks are not like 

 my neighbor's, they are the best in the world: or my lines 

 cost more than any one else's, but they are so much bet- 

 ter, being especially made for me: or my knowledge of 

 everything is so complete that it is presumption on your 

 part to attempt to decide for yourself; I am the only 

 Jacob. 



To those who have passed the catalogue period of their 

 angling existence it is often highly amusing to note what 

 utterly absurd claims are made by the one or the other; 

 but for the novice it becomes a bewildering task to find 

 much of value in them. There is an old saying to the 

 I effect that water always finds its level, and this seems 

 particularly applicable to the catalogue makers, but of 

 course they will not see the value of the suggestion, so 

 when the proper opportunity presents itself I do a little 

 missionary work on my own account, and in this way 

 endeavor to point out the pitfalls to those of my friends 

 who may still be in ignorance of the delusive snares that 

 beset them in the search for what is practically good and 

 necessary for their needs. Big Reel. 



To Sunapee Lake.— Charlestown, N. H., March 24.— 

 Editor Forest and Stream: Your answer to "T. J. C." 

 in Forest and Stream of the 20th hist, is misleading. 

 He will have nothing to do with Brattleboro except to go 

 straight through it. Tell him to buy a ticket at the 

 Grand Central Station for Claremont Junction, on the 

 Connecticut River road, for $6.15. He can leave New- 

 York at either 12 M. or 4 P. M. and arrive at Claremont 

 Junction at 7:45 or 11:30 P.M. Sleep and breakfast at 

 the Junction House, and take the train at 7:30 for Sunapee 

 station, and the mail carrier will take him over to the 

 "Harbor" or village where the hotels are, and where he 

 can get boats. The steamer from Newbury will not be 

 put on before June, und the best fishing is in May. If 

 he likes he might stop in Newport, four miles short, and 

 inquire for your correspondent Nap. Woodbury or Mars- 

 ton. (Change cars at Springfield, Mass., only)— Von W. 



About Tarpon Fishing. — East Orange, N. J., Match 

 21. — Editor Forest and, Stream: Permit me through your 

 columns to shake the hand of "J. V. I.' 1 His article on 

 tarpon fishing will bear better fruit than he has any idea 

 of, for I believe the true angler is always willing to learn 

 and to adopt whatever is an improvement on his former 

 methods. Under the conditions mentioned skill is needed, 

 and no small amount either, to handle and save a tarpon, 

 and if "J. V. I.'s" methods had been the rule and not the 

 exception, I would have been the last one to criticise. 

 Unfortunately my strictures are well deserved by the 

 great majority of those who go to Pine Island. How 

 would your correspondent like to take tarpon with a fly- 

 rod and a fly? It has been done.— Big Reel. 



Massachusetts Fish Law. — An act to repeal certain 

 acts prohibiting the seining of fish in certain ponds on 

 the island of Nantucket: Be it enacted, etc., as follows: 

 Section 1. Chapter one hundred and eighty of the acts of 

 the year eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and chapter 

 forty -nine of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and 

 seventy six, prohibiting the seining of fish in the ponds 

 on the island oi Nantucket, are hereby repealed. Sec, 2, 

 This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved 

 March 13, 1890. 



A Big Carp. — Dayton, Ohio, March 25. — A rod fisher- 

 man, using ordinary angleworms for bait, caught a scale- 

 less German carp weighing 16flbs. in the Miami River 

 here. The fish measured 40in. long and 22in. in girth, 

 and was not landed for a half hour after being hooked. 

 After the angler had played the fish a long time the line 

 broke, and the angler jumped into 2ft. of water and with 

 his hands shoveled the carp into shore. The carp did not 

 die until five hours after beirjg caught. — Buckeye. 



More Nets in the St. Lawrence.— State Game Pro- 

 tector Daniel Starring, assisted by Mr. W. Visger, in the 

 employ of the Anglers' Association of the St. Lawrence 

 River, captured two large nets recently in the St. Law- 

 rence River. In one net they found twenty-eight pickerel, 

 a large number of bass and perch, with a great quantity 

 of bullheads. The Anglers' Association propose to keep 

 these two men at work on the river so long as may be 

 necessary. 



Surf Fishing for Striped Bass on the Jersey 

 Coast is the theme of an instructive paper which will be 

 printed in our next issue, April 3, 



Gone Up the Flume.— Nature, the new paper devoted 

 to outdoor life, recently started by William C. Harris, on 

 J. K. Emmet, Jr.'s, money, has gone to join two other 

 papers, Afield and Afloat and Hook and Line, which were 

 started by Mr. Harris, and which died after several 

 weeks' existence, Mi-. Emmet wasted $3,000 on Nature, 

 —The Journalist. _ 



Date of New York Trout Opening.— By an error of 

 paragraphing in last week's issue, under the head ' 'Angling 

 Notes," we were made to say that the New York trout 

 season opened May 1. The remark refers to the Adiron- 

 dack region only, the date of the open season for New 

 York State in general being April 1. 



Nets in Oneida Lake.— The Oswego Times says: 

 "Augustus Maire, of Oneida, one of the fishermen 

 charged with taking fish in Oneida Lake with nets last 

 .September, has settled the action brought against him by 

 the district attorney by paying the penalty and costs, 

 amounting to $113," 



The Automatic Reel.— A Washington, D. C, corre- 

 spondent reports that he has found the automatic reel a 

 most satisfactory implement, and that it is growing in 

 favor among Potomac anglers, who like the way it reels in 

 a fish. 



ABBEY & IMBRIE'S CATALOGUE, 



THE firm now known as Abbey & Imbrie dates back to 1820, 

 and the bulk of its new catalogue for 1890 justifies the theory 

 that, t he book is a growth of these seventy years. The list of 

 Roods here described includes everything that an angler needs, 

 and a few luxuries with which a man of economical turn of mind 

 might manage to dispense. It appears to be the purpose of Messrs. 

 Abbey & Imbrie to cover perfectly the several depaitments of 

 the fishing tackle trade and to maintain the high grade long ago 

 established for their goods. The illustrations are specially valu- 

 able because carefully drawn to exact measurements. 



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DISTRIBUTION OF SALMON EGGS. 



BELOW will be found a tabulated statement of the dis- 

 tribution of salmon eggs by thelJ. S. Fish Commission, 

 the largest distribution made' by the Government to the 

 present time. 



LANDLOCKED SALMON FROM MAINE STATIONS. 



W. T. Dennis, Com. of Fisheries, Indiana 10,000 



Geo. D. Mussey. Sec. Fish Com., Michigan 50,000 



S. S. Watkins. Com. of Fisheries, Minnesota 40,000 



E. B. Hodge, Com. of Fisheries, New Hampshire 20,000 



Geo. T. Mills, Corn, of Fisheries. Nevada 25,000 



E. G. Blackford. Com. of Fisheries, New York 115,000 



Henry T. Root. Com. of Fisheries, Rhode Island 10.000 



Herbert Braimnd, Com. of Fisheries, Vermont 2Sj000 



Central Station. Tj. S. F. C, Washington 30,000 



Ft. Gaston Station, IF. S. F. C, California 20,000 



Green Lakes, U. S. F. C, Maine 75,000 



North ville Station, U. S. F. C, Michigan 30,000 



Buluth Station, TJ. S. F. C, Minnesota..... 30,000 



Dr. Heber Bishop, for Megantic Fish and Game Club, 



Massachusetts 10,000 



E. R. Hewitt, New Jersey 10,000 



Gen. Geo. W. Hooker, Battleboro, Vermont 25,000 



W. Aug. Carter. Malvern Wells, England 15,000 



Herr von Bebr, Germany 40,000 



Total 580,000 



PENOBSCOT SALMON FROM MAINE. 



Ben;j. Lincolu, Com. of Fisheries, Maine , 40,000 



E. B. Hodge, Com. of Fisheries, New Hampshire 40.000 



E. G. Blackford. Com. of Fisheries, New York 200,000 



H. C. Ford. Cora, of Fisheries, Pennsylvania .100,000 



Henry T. Root, Com. of Fisheries, Rhode Island 10,000 



Ft. Gaston Station, tJ, S. F. C, California 100,000 



Craig's Brook, TJ. S. F. C. Maine .250,000 



Cold Spring Harbor, tf. S. F. C, New York ..400,000 



Balance available 260,000 



Total 1,400,000 



THE SUCCESS OF TROUT CULTURE. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I notice in your -issue of Feb. 6 that a certain railroad com- 

 pany have applied to the N. Y. Fish Commission for 350,000 

 trout to stock the many miles of public streams contiguous 

 to their lines, some of which are natural streams that have 

 been fished out, while others never contained trout. Can 

 you tell me of a solitary Avell -authenticated instance where 

 there has ever been any material increase of trout in any 

 stream from artificial stocking ? I have often read of such 

 iustances in Forest and Stream and other journals, and, 

 as a .journalist in search of accurate information, ! have often 

 made extensive and searching investigations concerning 

 said statements, and have invariably learned that there was 

 little if any foundation for the statements published, and 

 that said statements were made manifestly in the interest of 

 fish commissions, for the purpose of influencing appropria- 

 tions. Scores of thousands of dollars continue to be wasted 

 annually through this long exploded trout-stocking folly. 



Milton P. Peirck. 



[We can call to mind at once the names of three gentle- 

 men who have personal knowledge of the success of artifi- 

 cial trout culture and hope that Mr. Peirce will correspond 

 with them on the subject. The number can be increased in- 

 definitely if desired. We have no doubt that a great deal 

 of money is wasted anuually through ignorance of proper 

 methods of work and the natural limitations of streams; but 

 we deny the existence of a "long exploded trout-stocking 

 folly." No person who reads intelligently need he in doubt 

 as to the entire practicability of trout culture as a business 

 enterprise. Mr. H. R. Clarke, 237 Eighth street. Jersey 

 City, N. J., is familiar with the sales of surplus trout by 

 the South Side Club of Long Island. Mr. Wm. Montgom- 

 ery, of Verona, Missouri, can tell how the rainbow trout 

 has caught on in tributaries of Spring River, Dr. John 

 Laws, of Leadvillle, Colorado, will doubtless confirm the 

 statement that he has now 100,000 Eastern brook trout in 

 possession and that they are phenomenally large and vigor- 

 ous. We will undertake to furnish scores of names of gen- 

 tlemen who know that trout streams have been restored and 

 improved by artificial introduction.] 



Angling Talks, By George Dawson, PiHce 50 cents, Fly- 

 Rods and Fly-TacUe. By H. P. Wells. Price $'$.50. Fly- 

 Fishing and Fly-Making for Trout. By J. H. Eeene. 

 Price $1.50. American AiigWs Book, By Thod, Norn's. 

 Prw $5.50, 



FIXTURES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



April 1 to 4.— Sixth Annual Dog Show of the New England 

 Kennel Club, at Boston, Mass. J. W. Newman, Secretary. 



April 15 to 18.— Show of the Bnft'alo Kennel Club, Buffalo, 

 N.\. A. W. Smith, Secretary, 



May ft to 9.— Second Annual Dog Show of the Southern Cali- 

 fornia Kennel Club, at Los Angeles, Cal. H. W. Wilson, Super- 

 intendent. 



Oct. 8 to 11.— Ninth Annual Dog Show of the Danbury Agricul- 

 tural Society, at Danbury, Conn. B. C. Lynes, Secretary, 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Nov. IT.— Twelfth Annual Field Trials of the Eastern Field 

 Trials Club, at Otterburn Springs. Va. W. A. Coster, Saratogo 

 bprintjs, N. Y„ Secretary. 



Dec, L— Second Annual Field Trials uf the Central Fiold Trials 

 Club, at Lexington, N. C. C. H. Odell, Mills Building, New York, 

 Kucivtary. 



1891. 



Jan. 19.— Eighth Annual Field Trials of the Pacific Kennel Club, 

 at Bakersfield, Cal. II. H. Brings, Secretary. 



Feb. Third Annual Field Trials of the Southern Field Trials 

 Club. T. M. Brunby, Secretary, Marietta, Ga. 



THE WORCESTER FUR COMPANY. 



VITORCESTER. Mass.— Editor Forest and Stream: The 

 V V Worcester Fur Company is an organization of which 

 Mr. A. B. F. Kenny is preident, and Mr. Elisha S. Knowles 

 is secretary. Among its members are many professional 

 and leadiug business men. The principal object of the com- 

 pany is to hunt the fox, and an unwritten law. but a law 

 very seldom broken, is that no fox shall be sought except 

 between Oct. 1 and March 1, and one taken between those 

 dates is never counted on the score of the company. The 

 company has been in existence about seven years, and the 

 rules of the company were never more rigidly lived up to 

 than during the past season, and few seasons have seen so 

 many pelts taken in a legitimate manner as the season 

 which closed with March 1. The season was not considered 

 by sportsmen as a favorable one. The winter has been very 

 open with but very little frost in the ground, and for that 

 reason as well as the mild weather the little snow which we 

 have had has, with but two or three exceptions, melted as it 

 fell. The eleven snow storms during the season aggregated 

 but 22in., while the average in this vicinity for the past 

 fifty-one preceding seasons is 43.74in. At no time has the 

 ground been covered with snow for more than a half a dozen 

 consecutive days. On seventy-six days of the season it 

 stormed, and most of that time it was a drizzling rain, and 

 agreat many times it rained so hard as io destroy the tracks 

 in a very short time, while the fields would be flooded or 

 else so soft and heavy that it was almost impossible to get 

 about. The work, or rather the captures, for there was 



E. W. Gill and S. E. Smith, each three; Robert Perry, A. B. 



F. Kenny, G. Gates and Chas. Howe, each two; David M. 

 Earb\. George W. Russell, L. E. Divoll, Ledyard Bill, H. C. 

 Kinsley, Tyler Newton and N. S. Johnson, each one; a total 

 of forty-six* pelts. About as many more have been taken br- 

 others not members; among those who have securd a num- 

 ber are M. M. French, Alvin Fisher and W- P. Bigelow. 

 The biggest foxes of the year were shot by Messrs. White 

 and Dean, and each weighed 131bs. All foxes secured were 

 reds save one, which was a handsomely marked, cross gray 

 fox with black points. 



DOCS OF ANY DAY. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I was wrong as to Ashmont Nero being the sensational 

 puppy by Hero II. out of Lorna Doone. It appears that this 

 is another and younger dog of the same name, by Ilford 

 Cromwell out of Ashmont Queen. The duplication of the 

 name of such a wonderful dog should not have been per- 

 mitted by the A. K. C. Stud Book Committee. 



"J. W.'," that is all very pretty about the "hayseeds" and 

 the distinction in taxation of dogs and bitches; and, while 

 it is true that a dog may be the sire of a hundred pups a 

 year, is it not also true that one hundred dogs may be the 

 "sire" of one litter? Do you not remember "S. Reienafs" 

 story of the high type fox-terrier wbosp "mudder was a 

 black and tan terrer and his fader was all de dogs in de 

 town" ? Certainly, if the object is the suppression of worth- 

 less curs, striking at bitches is the way to effect it. 



Again, '"ma freend," did your pen slip when you wrote of 

 Ivan Romanoff and Zerry being the most "typical" Russian 

 wolfhounds at Chicago? Firsterly, there is ho such thing as 

 a definite type in this breed further than being very large 

 greyhounds with setter-like coats. When Russian breeders 

 have been breeding them for seventy-five years and still 

 have long and short-coated ones come in one litter, they 

 haven't, mastered "type" yet. Then, again; surely Ivaii 

 Romanoff and Zerry cannot both be typical? Ivan R. is too 

 small, with a nice coat, fairly level profile, decent depth of 

 chest and reasonable substance; while Zerry has a wiry, 

 harsh, scant coat, nose drooping like the knee of the worst 

 knee-sprung horse ever you saw, no depth of chest and a 

 regular weed all over. J say nothing about Ivan (Mr. 

 Hacke's) and Czar, for I have not seen either for two years; 

 but at that time they were miles ahead of anything else of 

 the breed I have ever seen. W. Wade. 



Hot/ton, Pa., March 21. 



ROCHESTER DOG SHOW. — Editor Forest and Stream: 

 In reply to Mr. Otis Fellows's communication regarding the 

 Rochester bench show, I would say that all I have said in 

 regard to the management and regulations of it is absolutely 

 correct. I appeared there early in the morning and saw a 

 number of dogs being led in, with no one to receive them 

 nor to check them off. What there was to hinder their 

 being led out again, 1 do not know. T do not wish to reflect 

 on the managers of this show in particular, as they are 

 pleasant gentlemen and tried to please all. But this sort of 

 thing happens at three-fourths of the shows, and it seems 

 about time that attention should be called to it. I met Mr. 

 Fellows at Rochester, and from his appearance do not be- 

 lieve he would intentionally make a misstatement; but he 

 must have, arrived on the scene later or earlier than I did.— 

 Chester. 



A PROPOSED KENNEL CLLB.-St. Louis, Mo., March 

 21.— The organization of a kennel club in this city has not 

 taken definite shape as yet, but the matter is being actively 

 agitated and the probabilities are that a preliminary meet- 

 ing of dog owners will be held this coming week and a plan 

 of organization perfected, your correspondent has a seen 

 quite a number of sportsmen in reference to the matter and 

 they all expressed themselves as heartily in favor of the 

 club, and have promised their support to make it a go. — 

 Unser Fritz. 



SCANLAN'S BEAUTY.— Can any of our readers give the 

 pedigree of the cocker spaniel bitch Scanlan's Beauty ? 



