July S, 1891.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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ROCKY MOUNTAIN GRAYLING. 



IN our issues of April 23 and May 21, 1891, we published 

 some brief notes and queries of "T. J. A." concerning 

 a grayling in Idaho and Montana. Our correspondent has 

 recently forwarded a specimen of the fish, for examina- 

 tion , and it proves to be an actual grayling {Thymallus 



tricolor), the common species of the Au Sable River in 

 Michigan. The individual sent was one of the two taken 

 April 13, in the Big Hole River, Montana, with a white 

 grub found in decayed railroad ties. In June, according 

 to our correspondent, the grayling bite readily at the fly. 

 We give herewith an illustration of the fish from the 

 "Fishery Industries." 



KOCKY MOUNTAIN GRAYLING {TJiymallus tricolor). 



The Southside Spoetsmen's Club.— We have received 

 a copy of the twenty-fifih annual report of the Sauthside 

 Sportsmen's Club, of Long Island. The club has reached 

 tne iimit of its membership and is in the full tide of pros- 

 perity. The executive committee report that the num- 

 ber of trout killed iu 1890, including rainbows, reached a 

 total of 7 781, the largest in the history of the club; 113 

 quaU were killed and a great many were left over at the 

 end of the season. I'ifty dozen quail were turned out 

 during Jauuiry and are being cared for by game keepers. 

 Dating eighteen months the keepers have trapped and 

 shot the following among other destructive animals and 

 birds: 16 foxes, 34 raccoons, 110 opo-sutns, 10 skunks, 23 

 minks, 17 weasels, 12 cats, 361 muskrafs, 50 hawks, 11 

 owl?, 27 kingfishers, 131 j-iys and 35 crows. During the 

 open season of ten days from Oct. 1, 23 deer were shot in 

 the immediate vicinity of the club property and two 

 woundedones were afterward found dead in the grounds. 

 There are now 75 deer in the preserve, but unless the laws 

 of ttie S ate are amended so as to protect the deer, it is 

 probable that most of these now owned by the club will 

 be destroyed by pot-hunters. The fish committpe report 

 the following fish in the preserves on Oct 25, 1890: 5.616 

 brook trout, threp years old ; 6,133 two years old, 11.245 

 one yearold, 1 070 large raif bows, 5.137 vearlings, m ibing 

 a total of 29,191 trout. During 1890, 7.510 brook trout, 

 weighing about 3,0001b3., were killed. Artificial hatch- 

 ing and stocking of the waters was begun fifteen years 

 ago; the fish had b^en almost exterminated and only 

 about 300 fish were killed in a season. The total weight 

 of trout killed during the fifteen years was 29,6711bs., and 

 besides this $5,000 worth of fish have been sold in the 

 markets and for stocking other waters. During the last 

 season 800,000 egss were taken, a much larger number 

 than coul'i bp handled in the clui)'s hatchery, and on this 

 account 60.000 were exchanged fo>- 2,000 yearlings from 

 the Tuxedo Club, and 50,000 for 10,000 brown trout. 



Rainbow Trout in the Mississippi.— We have recently 

 receivf d from Dr. S. P. Bartlett, (Secretary of the Illinois 

 Fibh Commission, a letter addressed to him by Mr. David 

 O, Reid, of Moline, 111., relating to the capture of a mem- 

 ber of the salmon family in the Mi-^sissijipi River at that 

 place. Mr. Reid writes: "There was caught here on 

 minnow, in the Mississippi, a member of the salmon 

 family. Its length was 14|^in., the body completely 

 covered with small scale?, the general color white, 

 adipose fin well developed and distinct. The tail strong 

 and very trout-like. The fi^sh was beautifully and freely 

 spotted from head to tail and down to the median line 

 with small, di>tinct black spots; the dorsal, adipose and 

 caudal fins were profusely spotted. After death a faint 

 line of color was noticed on each side of the body. Have 

 the kindness to inform me what it is and where it came 

 from." From the above letter, which Dr. Bartlett for- 

 warded to us in order that the fish, might be identified, 

 there is little doubt that it was ihe rainbow trout, Salmo 

 iridms. In a subsequent letter to Dr. Bartlett, Mr. Reid 

 suggests that the fish may possibly have come from a 

 hatchery in Missouri, where experiments witli the trout 

 and salmon of the Pacific slope are being carried on, Mr. 

 Reid may have in mind the successful experiment of Mr. 

 Montgomery, at Verona, with eggs of the rainbow ob 

 tained from the U. S. Fish Commission, The new hatch- 

 ery at Neosho is having remarkable results with the 

 fc^ame trout, having forwarded yearling examples meas- 

 uring nearly one foot in length. Of all the Western 

 trout this is best adapted for transplanting in our warmer 

 rivers. 



A Canadian Trout.— Toronto, Jane 22.— I omitted to 

 mention one important peculiarity of the fish referred to 

 in my former letter of June 1, namely, that they have no 

 scales. The adipose dorsal fin is dark brown, the same 

 color as the back. The fish are shaped like the speckled 

 trout. The most prominent of our fish dealers here, to 

 whom one was shown, pronounced it a mountain trout, 

 which, I believe, is only another name for the speckled 

 trout. Though not claiming to be an ichthyologist I am 

 inclined to believe that they are the speckled trout. The 

 shading of the spots is different, but that can be ex- 

 plained from their habitat — a large, open, sunkissed, 

 wind-tossed luke. The largest we caught last May troll- 

 ing weighed 8ibs., but the Hudson Bay Co. assured me 

 they had been taken five limes that weight. The ordi- 

 nary brook trout is dry , but these are moist, firm and sweet 

 and are pronounced by connoisseurs superior to their con- 

 geners of the brooks. They are caught in Lake Tama- 

 gamanurique and one or two other lakes in the same 

 region. Tue only way of getting there is by canoe with 

 Indian guides. It is four days' journey from Sturgeon 

 Falls, owing to the tremendous current of the rivers as- 

 cended and the thii-teen portages in the route. From 

 Maltawa a day and a half by steamer takes the tourist to 

 the mouth of the Montreal River, which is 24 days' jour- 

 ney by canal from the lake. I cannot promise you a 

 specimen until Octobi-r, when I next expect to visit the 

 lake. Then you will have an opportunity to pronounce 

 on whati.B, in my esd'mation, the finest fresh-water fish 

 in North America,— S. R. Clakke. 



The Steulhead in Lake Erie.— On May 30 last Mr. D. 

 P. Vroman, of Put-in Bj.y, Otiio. took in one of his potmd 

 nets a strange trout measuring 17in. in length. He pre- 

 sented it to the U. S. Commission of Fisheries through 

 Mr. J. J. Stranahan, Superintendent of the Put-in-Bay 

 station. The fish was forwarded to Washington, where 

 it was found to he a steelhead salmon, or Gairdner's trout, 

 a California species recently introduced by the Commis- 

 sion into tributaries of Lake Erie. This is the first speci- 

 men of the kind, so far as known, that has been taken 

 since its introduction. The size of the individual (I7in.) 

 and its fine condition give promise of success in the 

 attempt to acclimate this valuable trout in the Great 

 Lakes. The steelhead salmon, or Gairdner's trout, has 

 been known in E stern markets for some years, especially 

 in the early spring months, March and AxJril, when it 

 fis-ures as Kennebec salmon and brings a high j^rice. It 

 is very common in the mouths of rivers and is sometimes 

 caught in the bays in large numbers, associated with the 

 salmon of commerce. In Alaska it spawns in the early 

 spring, continuing as late as Jane. In shape the adults 

 resemble the Atlantic salmon more than any other 

 species, but the nearest relative of this trout is the rain- 

 bow trout of C tlifornia. In our Salmon and Trout Sup- 

 plement, of April 4, 1889, is to be found a figure of the 

 young of this trout and a brief sketch of the species. 



Port Jefferson, LoNa Island.— Game is doing well. 

 I never go for a drive without seeing quail and lots of 

 rabbits; and the other day a fine male woodcock was 

 picked up in town, which had flown against a wire or 

 something. I have been over to Soaithto wn two or thi-ee 

 times, but did not get much; shall try it again this week 

 if a good cloudy stormy day comes along. You are 

 pretty sure of getting some small trout on the worm in 

 the mill pond. I hear vague but good reports from Ron- 

 konkoma. Wdl write when I have personal experience. 

 By the way, there is a pond here alive with goldfish and 

 carp, some of them quite large. Can any of your readers 

 advise me how to caicli them? I am going to bend on 

 some very small hooks to fine gut and bait with boiled 

 wheat or a paste of bread and cheese, letting the line lie 

 on the bottom. This is a right pleasant place, and not as 

 hot as I expected. I like it far better than the South 

 Side. If any of your readers want information 1 shall be 

 happy to let them know.— Gray John. 



Ottawa, Kansas, June 13. — There has been a club 

 organized at this pLce lately for the purpose of seeing 

 that tue laws for the protection of fish, in these waters are 

 enforced. It starts out under the name of ''Franklin 

 Countv Fishing Club," with the following oflicers: Presi- 

 dent, J C. Shomo; Vice President, I. M. Reed; Secretary 

 and Treasurer, F. B. Hamblin, all of Ottawa, Kansas. 

 Rewards will be paid for information leading to the con- 

 viction of any person violating the laws for the protec 

 tion of fish in Franklin county, and for this purpose quite 

 a large sum has been raised. A great part of the fish 

 sold in this city and vicinity are caught illegally in nets, 

 and the first work of the committee will be to see that 

 this is stopped. This river is as good as any in Kansas 

 for fish, and as soon as the traps and nets can be disposed 

 of there mut^t be a marked increase in game tish to be 

 caught here. There has been so much high water this 

 spring and summer that fish have had a chance to ascend 

 the stream without much interference, and those who go 

 fishing for croppies report favorably. Catfish and drum 

 are tlie most common fish during the high water, and 

 some very large ones are being caught this week.— F. B. 



Pensacoi>a Fishing.— Pensacola, Fla., June 23.— This 

 city offers more attractions for the lover of outdoor sport 

 than any city of its size in the United States. Fresh- 

 water streams within distances of one to three miles 

 surround us on all sides, and are full of fresh-water trout 

 (bass), bream, perch, pickerel, etc., while the bay offers 

 the finest of salt water fishing — fine strings of trout, 

 chapers, sheepshead (mullet with net), spade fish, in 

 fact all fi-^h that are usually caught in salt water. The 

 most famous fishing ground, however, is in the vicinity 

 of the celebrated Fort Pickens, some ten miles from here 

 by boat, just inside the bar and opposite the Navy Yard 

 and Fort Barancas and the lighthouse. In my next I 

 will give you an account of some of the trips of our litile 

 club in the Pirate, ourl9-t, 6in. long, 7ft. beam cat-rigged 

 flit bottom bo t. Our last catch consisted of a heavy 

 squall from the S.W., three redfish weighing 10, 14 and 

 18ibs. respectively, be.- ides any quantity of other fish too 

 numerous to mention. — A. C. 



RoCKPORT, Mass., June 9. — Hake are very common in 

 this locality at the present time. Boys have caught as 

 many as fifty in a short time from boats near the break- 

 water. The fish are known here as old England hake, 

 one of the common species of Phycis of this bay. Cod- 

 fish of good size are taken freely from the rocks along 

 shore. Rev. W. B. Smith caught one at Gap Head 

 which weighed about 91b3,— B. 



Lake Ontario Black Bass.— Oswego, N. Y.— Fishing 

 has been very good on the south shore of Lake Ontario 

 in places frequented by the gamy small-mouthed black 

 bass. It was not known until about ten or twelve years 

 ago that bass could be taken with a rod at many places 

 near the shore. At certain times in the season these fish 

 appear in large numbers and take a minnow or spoon 

 savagely. When hooked they will fight hard, jumping 

 frequently from two to three feet out of the water, and 

 shaking their head with the apparent endeavor to free 

 themselves from the hook. The lake bass are lighter in 

 color than those taken from the Oswego River. I send 

 you herewith a photograph showing a catch made bvtwo 

 rods in part of two days' fishing, total weight 1471bs. 

 They were, taken by Mr. C. A. Tanner and Mr. Ball, of 

 the Jewel Belting Co. of Hartford, Conn., in a two days' 

 fishing trip at Dempster.— Oswego. 



Voracious Little Eels,— About June 1, when Mr, 



Joseph Kenby was depositing a shipment of young shad 

 in the Susquehanna River, at Fite'a Eddy, for the XJ. S. 

 Fish Commission, he saw a singular sight. Near the 

 edge of the water along shore wriggled a ma«s of smaE 

 eels containing millions of individuals. With a bucket 

 he dipped up nearly fifty at a scoop; the creatures were 

 about 4in. long, and were called "black eels" by fisher- 

 men. Some of them were put into an aquarium contain- 

 ing goldfish, which theyimmediately attacked and killed, 

 penetrating their bodies at the vent. A little terrapin 

 was next assailed, but as he was somewhat of a "tough," 

 he was not fatally injured before rescue. After these 

 signs of depi'avity the eels were dumped out on dry 

 ground to roast in the sun; but they burrowed into the 

 mud and were seen no more. 



Black Bass in Nebraska. — Norfolk, Neb., June 23. — 

 I have taken thousands of pickerel in the slack waters 

 and bayous of the Big Sioux, Missouri and Elk Horn of 

 Nebraska, but never until this season have I had any 

 sport with the lai-ge-mouthed black bass. My friend, 

 Gus Satter, and I, received permission from the genial 

 owner of a large cattle ranch, ten miles south of this 

 town, to fish in one of his lakes. The first day's capture 

 with only spoon hooks was two 4-pound pickerel and 

 sixteen black bass averaging 2lbs. The second trip to this 

 beautiful place netted us sixteen bass ranging from 2^ to 

 41bs. This I think is fak for Western waters. Our gen- 

 erous host and the owner of the ranch and lake are the 

 Owens Brothers, to whom we are indebted for our fine 

 sport.— T. H. T. 



June Tarpon.— The Tarpon Springs, Fla., News of late 

 date reports lovers of piscatorial sport ought to visit the 

 mouth of the Anclote and 'Cootie rivers if they wish to 

 have some fine sport. A great number of tarpon have 

 been caught this week, some measuring 6Aft. Capt- 

 Kendall and Mr. DeGolier returned from a two weeks' 

 sailing cruise as far south as Sanibel and around Pine 

 Island. They called at all principal shell beaches, had 

 lots of fishing at the Passes and a thorough good time 

 generally. 



A Fly Stohv.— A note from Messrs. Abbey & Imbrie's 

 establishment the other day reported: "I caught two 

 specimens of the 'Lord-Baltimore' fly in our store 'this 

 morning with jungle- cock shoulders — complete. 1 think 

 they must have escaped from our fly-drawer, I cannot 

 imagine where else they could have come from, I have 

 heard (1. Cypress, Jr,) that flies have been so well tied 

 that they had taken wings and flown away. This is no 

 'fly story," for I have them pinned upon the wall to prove 

 above, — W. H." 



White Perch at Riverda.le, Mass. — Perch were 

 plentiful iu the miUpoud at Riverdale last fall, and large 

 quantities have been caught there this spring. Two men 

 caught 381bs. in about two hours one morning. Some of 

 them are large, one weighing over 2Ibs. The perch seem 

 to bite best early in the morning and at nightfall, some- 

 times continuing during the evening, it is said, until 10:30. 

 Live minnows are generally used for bait, although 

 shrimp appear to suit the fish best. — E. F. L. 



Round Mountain lake, Me., June 16.— Parties now 

 at the lake are having first-class trout fishing. The 

 weather is beautiful in the woods. I see by the papers 

 they are having forest fii'es in Canada and some parts of 

 Maine, but there is none in this vicinity. — E. S. 



POT-LUCK FROM EXCHANGES. 

 TTTE have found a defect in the game law passed by the recent 

 ' ' Legisiatui'e. Hunting' quaiJ, partridge, woodcock: and other 

 game birds with a bag of salt is not speaiflcally forbidden and the 

 wanton youngsters who have caused such destruction among our 

 song birds and game birds by salting tbeir tails can keep right on in 

 then- deadly work without feai' of ptmishment or molestation.— 

 Manitowoc {Wis.) Chronicle. 



Since I became a citizen of Indiana I have traveled more than 

 twenty-iive thousand miles between New Albany and the trout 

 streams of northern Wisconsin, and have taken many thousand trout, 

 but while following the meandeiings of the streams with rod of ex 

 quisite beauty and jeweled reel, I am no more happy than when a 

 boy with hempen line and alder pole I made not altogether fruitless 

 efforts 10 capture the beauties in the stream within sight of my happy 

 home. — Correspondence New Albany {Ind.) Ledger. 



No deputy game warden or local officer could be secured to punish 

 Grand Haven fishermen who were defying the law as usual this spring, 

 so Warden Hampton had to try it himself. He went out nn Spring 

 Lake one night recently and soon found two men in a boat netting 

 fish. They resisted arrest, and then, taking a pointer from the Itata. 

 iried to escape, but Hampton opened fire and rounded them too. 

 They furnished bail to appear for trial. One of the fellows remarked 

 that he knew the warden didn't mean to shoot them, but that he 

 feared he was such a blanked poorhhot that he might accidentally do 

 so.— Bellaire (Mich.) Breeze. 



To Colorado via. Burlington Routk, only one night on the 

 road. Leave Chicago ai 1:00 P. M., or 8d. Louis at 8:25 A. M., and 

 arrive at Denver 6:15 P. M. the next day. Through steepers, chair 

 cars and dining cars. All railways from tue East .-onnect with 

 these trains ana with similar trains via Buriiugiou rnuie lo Den- 

 ver, leavintr Chicago at 6:10 P. M., S . Louis at &13 P. M., and 

 Peoria at 3:20 P. M. and 8 P. M. All trains daily. Tourist tickets 

 are now on sale, and can be had of iigents of all roads and at Burl- 

 ington route depots in Chicagc, Peoria and Sc. Louis. There is n® 

 better place than Colorado for those seeking rest and pleasure.^ 

 Adv. 



