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ALEWIVES AS EGG-DESTROYERS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In your issue of Sept. 10 I noticed an editorial regard- 

 ing the alewives in lakes Ontario, Cayuga and Seneca. 

 As regards their migratoay habits from' Lake Ontario to 

 the sea I know nothing; but from observation of their 

 habits in Seneca Lake I consider tbem the direct cause 

 of the decrease of the game fishes in Seneca and other 

 waters. 



They feed entirely during the spawning season upon 

 the eggs of the trout, pike, bass and perch. Of a cer- 

 tainty the trout and pike feed to a small extent upon the 

 alewives; but there is so much other food that is more 

 palatable, namely, the stone perch, swifts, shiners and 

 sucker fry, that the fish have no necessity to rasp their 

 throats with the serrated belly of the alewife. I have 

 watched the alewife time and again around black bass 

 beds. They would hector the mother bass until she be- 

 came exasperated beyond measurs. The moment she 

 left the bed to drive the intruder away dozens of them 

 would pounce upon tiie unprotected spawm, and in a 

 short time there would be an empty bed. The same with 

 the rock bass, and the beds of the trout, pike and perch 

 being unprotected fall an easy prey. 



"When our Fish Commissioner ' stocked Seneca Lake 

 with alewives for the purpose of feeding the fishes he 

 caused more direct damage to the fish and fishing than 

 all the nets and spears that were ever used. 



In closing I would say stock the inland lakes with 

 game fish and let the lice of the ocean, or the American 

 sai'dine, remain in its natural elements. Lakcewood. 



Bellona, N. Y., Sept. 13. 



[The above shows the alewife in a new role, and it 

 would be well to make sure that there is no mistake about 

 the identification of the robber. Some of the small 

 whitefishes or ciscoes consiime eggs in vast numbers, but 

 alewives are supposed to feed at or near the surface, 

 chiefly on small water fleas. "Lance wood" might serve 

 the cause of science by catching one of the fish engaged 

 in eating eggs and mailing it in salt to the ofiice of FOR- 

 Ess AND Stream for identification.] 



TAMAGAMAMINGUE LAKE TROUT. 



Editor Forest mid Sti^eavi: 



Eeferring to the trout caught in Lake Tamagama- 

 mingue, of which I wrote you last June, Mr. Samuel Wil- 

 mot, superintendent of fishculture in Ottawa, writes me 

 that they are the Salmo namaycusli. On carefully study- 

 ing the description and drawing of this trout in Richard- 

 son's work, I feel no doubt Mr. Wilmot is correct. 



It is supposed that the lake in question is fed by salt 

 springs. With the exception of the moisture from the 

 clouds it has no other visible means of support, though 

 it discharges a considerable quantity of water, more par- 

 ticularly at its southern outlet. There are none of the 

 Salmo fontinalis in the lake or in the streams issuing 

 therefrom, though the southern is for fifty miles in ap- 

 pearance an ideal trout stream, with water as clear as a 

 diamond swiftly flowing over a pebbly bed. 



Whitefish and black bass are also taken in this lake, 

 the latter sea .green in color, the former having a strong 

 shade of purple beneath their shining, silvery scales. 



The namaycusli will not bite during the summer 

 months, as they retire to the deep water. I have just 

 returned from a second trip to this lake in company with 

 Robert S. Lewis, of Rochester, and everything I have 

 previously said as to the edible qualities and extraordi- 

 nary beauty of the namaycusli I feel inclined to repeat 

 with emphasis. S. R. Clarke. 



WHERE BASS ABOUND. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



"O. O. S." in the Forest and Stream of Sept. 3 accuses 

 my friend and I of being "uncommonly gluttonous" be- 

 cause we caught 115 fish in five hours. Well, "maybee 

 we was," but it can't be helped at this date, and we kept 

 no small fish, putting all such back, and I can assure him 

 that none of the fish were wasted, and that we didn't 

 have enough to go around even then. As for the state- 

 ment that it was nothing out of the common to take twenty 

 or more any morning during the season, and that he con- 

 siders it "considerably out of the common," if he will 

 ■come out here and try a few days' fishing he will forever 

 forswear bass fishing in any other region. I can assure 

 him that the fish are the gamiest on earth, and that he 

 will not stop to count them when he is so engaged in 

 catching them. I am not a market fisher or hunter, and 

 never, to my knowledge, wasted a pound of fish, and our 

 waters will not be depleted by the amount of fish that 

 can be taken by legitimate fishermen. I think "O, O. S." 

 must be somewhat cross-grained, and if he will come out 

 here next season I will guarantee to give him a good time 

 with plenty of fishing, and he will not begrudge the 

 waters we fish over any of the fish we carry away. 

 Minnesota has more bass waters than any State in the 

 Union, and a visit to our shores Avill make a new man of 

 "'O. O. S." E. J. L. 



West Dultjth, Minn. 



BLACK BASS IN HEMLOCK LAKE. 



ANGtLERS who enjoy the fine fishing for black bass in 

 Hemlock Lake, near Lima, N. Y. , will be interested 

 to learn that the lake was stocked more than 30 years ago 

 hy the Lima Angling Club. The Rochester Post Exj^ress 

 has recently learned the history of the transaction from 

 one of the members of the club, Mr. G-eo. A. Pierce. The 

 hasis of the planting was the following agreement: 



It is agreed between &. A. Pierce on one part and H. J. Kintz of 

 the other part that Mr. Kiat^ will within ten davs deliver at the 

 •Genesee Valley depot, in Rochester, live black bass, in go"d 

 live healthy coadition, for the consideration of $35, to be paid as 

 follows: SIO cash In hand paid, 810 on deliverv thereof at Roches- 

 ter and 85 on the said fish being put into Hemlock Lalie, the 

 expense of barrels or vat to be paid for by Pierce. 

 March 30, 1869. Henry J. Kcntz, 



Geokge a. Pierce. 

 H. J. Wood, i 

 G. A. PiEBCE. - Committee. 

 Dr, J. Requa, ) 



Fuiailed April, 1859, and March, 1860; 10 pno in April, 1859. and 

 4Q April, 1860. 



The time was extended bec^iuse Mr. Kintz was unahle 

 to get the bass during the first year; but in 1860 the num- 

 ber of 50 was completed and th© result of the stocking 

 aoon became apparent. The fish were ma.Une and 

 i weighed fpora 2 to jjlbs. each, 



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Eainbow Trout Flavor.— Highlands, N. C, Sept. 18, 

 '—Editor Forest and Stream: I have to differ with Blr. 

 Ripley (Forest and Stream, Sept. 10) in regard to the 

 eating quality of the rainbow trout. It is in the cooking 

 that this gentleman must have failed to get out the fine 

 flavor of this splendid fish. If he will take a 3 or 3-pounder 

 and broil it, as a shad should be, he will find that it has 

 fat enough to broil well, and will then be a toothsome 

 rneal for the most exacting fisherman. I can corroborate 

 his statement that this fish breeds well and gi'ows with 

 great rapidity. The progeny of a hundred of these fish 

 in my water three years ago have stocked the stream for 

 nearly 80 miles down, and they are rapidly becoming as 

 numerous as the common trout, while they grow much 

 more rapidly. The old fish are sometimes met with, but 

 in my narrow and rapid sti-eam always break the tackle 

 at the first dart, which they make with so much vim 

 that a long reach is necessary to hold them. The last 

 large one was taken last year," a.nd weighed S^lbs., at the 

 age of three years. It was in the pond where the finger- 

 lings were planted. — H. Stew.art. 



Nantucket FismifG.— Ca,pt, A. C, Adams, of the Fish 

 Commission, went to Nantucket eaxly in the week and 

 brought us some news aboixt the fishing. The large 

 ponds— Miacomete, Seachaca, Long and Tom Nevers — 

 contain white perch, eels and pickerel, the last occurring 

 in Tom Nevers only. Anglers have had fairly good suc- 

 cess during the summer, but overfishing and winter sein- 

 ing have thinned out the perch considerably. The cat- 

 boats employed there in fishing on the shoals during the 

 spring and fall for cod are engaged by sailing parties in 

 the summer. These boats, about thu-ty in number, are 

 splendid craft for sailing and fishing. They take had- 

 dock, pollock, mackerel, scup audbluefish in their season 

 around the island. Mr. A. H, Adams is a dealer in fish- 

 ing tackle and takes pride in telling visitors about the 

 resources of the waters. Scallops are very abundant on 

 the sandy bottom and quohaugs are obtained in^imoderate 

 quantities. 



Tarpon at St. Augustine.— A tarpon weighing 1701 bs. 

 was captured in the Matanzas Eiver this morning by 

 Messrs. A. J. Kolb and J. W. Traver, The fish is the 

 largest ever landed in the waters about St. Augustine 

 and is a beauty. The two gentlemen started out early 

 this morning with the determination of landing a king 

 of the finny tribe. At 7:30 Mr. Kolb had a bite and im- 

 mediately the prize began to churn the water. It took 

 just one and a half hours to land the 170-pounder, during 

 which time the fish dragged the boat from Mr. Kolb's 

 wharf on the Matanzas, near Moultrie, up the river several 

 miles, notwithstanding Mr. Traver's elTorts at the oars to 

 keep the boat near home.^ The fish is now on exhibition 

 in Mr. Travers store on King street. It will probably be 

 mounted and placed on exhibition. — St. Aiigicstine {Fla.) 

 News, Sej)tember. 



White Perch in Maine.— Among the beautiful fish- 

 ing lakes of Maine is Matamiscontis, about 50 miles above 

 Bangor. The Lake Megantic Railroad runs past it and 

 carries many campers into its forests. Capt. A. C. Adams 

 informs us that the fishing for white perch is superb, and 

 especially in August. In company with three friends he 

 caught 150 fine perch in an hour and a quarter, his own 

 line taking 79. Having no other bait, they begun fishing 

 with pork until they had caught a few fish, when they 

 used pieces of the throat and tail of the perch. The lake 

 is surrounded by forests, and the only settlement is 

 Whitney Ridge. Boats can be had for $1 per day. Capt. 

 Adams fished in about 13ft. of water. With suitable 

 tackle the perch of this lake would furnish rare enjoyment. 



The Juniata Nets.— Port Royal, Pa., Sept. 18.— Act- 

 ing under orders received from the Fish Commissioners, 

 John 3Iateer, warden and two assistants, all of this place, 

 started down the Juniata River yesterday morning in a 

 skift'; they expect to be gone some days and will remove 

 all illegal obstructions in the river down , as far as its 

 mouth. This work should have been done long ago: this 

 stretch of river, especially below the Millerstown dam, is 

 notorious for the number of fish dams, baskets and other 

 illegal contrivances. — Onyjutta. 



A Big IiLickerel was caught in 45 fathoms of water 

 off Seal Island, iSTova Scotia, on Aug. 6. It measured 

 26in. from the tip of the nose to the fork of the tail, and 

 was lOin. in girth. This is remarkable because of the 

 great size of the fish and the depth in which it was taken. 

 Capt, Pothier, who caught it on a cod hook, thinks it is 

 the largest mackerel ever seen on the coast. — Charles 

 Hallock, 



Puget Sound and Commencement Bay are filled to 

 overflowing with salmon, so that many of the fish are 

 killed by the wheels of steamers. No such run has been 

 seen before within the memory of the oldest inhabitants; 

 even Indian traditions contain nothing to equal the 

 present abim dance. ^ 



A Large Channel Bass.— Mr, Charles S. Higgms, of 

 Brooklyn, caught off Fire Island, last Saturday, a channel 

 bass weighing Sllbs. and measm-ing 4ft. 3in. The fish 

 was taken with rod and reel , and only after 40 minutes 

 of hard fighting did the angler succeed in bringing the 

 monster to boat. 



"Forest and Stream" Nursery Rhymes. 



vm. 



Two Vermonters a-fishing went, 



One Angust day 



In Missisquoi Bay, 

 And caught some bass for the President. 



But while covered with glo- 



Ry the anglers blow. 

 The bass, 

 Alas! 



Can never Icnow 



How grand a go 

 They had down the throat of a President. 



Menml 



FIXTURES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Sept. 33 to 35.— Inausural International Dog Show of the Mon- 

 treal Expoeilion Oompany. at Montreal, Canada. Entries close 

 Sept. 8. J. S Robertson, Secretary. 



Sept. 23 to 36.— Inaugural Show of the Blue Grass Kennel Cltib, 

 at Lexington, Ky. Rotrers \VilliaTns, Sec'y. 



Sept. 29 to Oct. 1.— Third Annual Dog Show, in connection witli 

 the Central Canada Fair, at Ottawa, Ont. Alfred Geddes, Supt. 



Dec. 4 to 8.— Sixth At) rual Dog Show of tSie Northern Illinois 

 Poultry and Pet Sl,ock Association, at Rockford, 111. 



Dec. 10 to li,— Inaugural Dog Show of the Preeport Poultry and 

 Pet Stock Association, at Freeport, lU. T. E. Taylor, Sec'y. 



Dec. 30 to .Jan. 2.— Fourth Annual Dog Show of the Mohawk 

 Valley Poultry and Kennel Club, at Gloversville, N. Y. F. B. 

 Zlmmer, Sec'y, 



1893. 



Jan. 5 to 9.— Annual Dog Show of the South Carolina Poultry 

 and Pet Stock Association, at CharlestoH, S. 0. Benj. Molnness, 

 Sec'y. 



Jan. LS to 16.— Second Annual Dog Show of the South Carolina 

 Kennel Association, at Columbia, S. C, P. F. Gapers, Secretary, 

 Greenville, S. C. 



Feb. 9 to 13.— Fonrtli Annual Dog Show of Lhe Mascoutah Ken- 

 nel Club, at Chicago. 111. John L. Lincoln, Jr., Sec'y. 



Feb. 23 to 26.— Sixteenth Annual Dog Show of the Westminster 

 Kennel Club, at New York. James Mortimer, Supt. 



March 1 to 1.— Dog Show of the Philadelphia Kennel Club, at 

 Philadelphia, Pa. F. S. Brown, Soc'v. 



March 15 to 18.— Second Annual Dog Show of the Duquesne 

 Kenuel Club, at Pittsburgh, Pa. W. E, Littell, Sec'y. 



April 7 to 10.— Seventh Annual Dog Show of the New England 

 Kennel Cluh, at Boston. Mass. E. H. Moore, Sec'y. 



April 20 to 23.— Fourth Aonual Dog Show of the Southern Cali- 

 fornia Kennel Club, st Loh Angeles, Cal. C. A. Sumner, .Sec'y. 



May 4 to 7 —Annual Dog Show of the California Kennel Club, 

 at San Francisco, Oal. H. L. Miller, Sec'y. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Nov. 2.— Inaugural Trials of the United States Field Trial Cluh, 

 at Bicknell, Ind. P. T. Madison, Indianapolis, Ind., Sec'y. 



Nov. 10.— Second Annual Trials of the International Field Trial 

 Club, at Chatham, Ont. W. B. Wells. Sec'y. 



Nov. 16.— Eastern Field Trials Club's Thirteenth Annual Trials, 

 at High Point, N. O. Members' Stake Nov. 13. W. A. Coster, 

 Serretary. 



Nov. 23.— Irish Setter Club's Field Trials, at High Point, N. C. 

 G. G. Davis, Secretary, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Nov. 23.— Gordon Setter Club's Field Trials, at High Point, N. 

 O. L. A. Van Zandt, Secretary, Yonliers, N. Y". 



Nov. 33.— Second Annual Trials of the National Beagle Cluh, at 

 Nanuet, Rockland county, N. Y. F. W. Chapman, Sec'y. 



Nov. 30.— Central Field Trial Club's Third Annual Trials, at 

 LBxington, N. C. C. H. Odell, Sec'y, U and 46 Wall street. New 

 York city. 



Deo. 14.— Philadelphia Kennel Cluh's Field Trials. Charles E. 

 Connell, Secretary. 



1893. 



Jan. 10.— Second Annual Trials of the Bexar Field Trial Club, 

 at San Antonio, Texas. G. A. Cbabot, Sec'v. Amateurs only.' 



Jan. 18.— Ti ials of the Pacific Field Trial Club, at Baliersfield, 

 Cal. J. M. Kilgarif. Sec'v. 



.-Fourth Annudl Field Trials of the Southern Field Trials 



Club, at New Albany, Miss. T. M. Brumby, Sec'y. 



Names .ixn PoHTii-iiTS of Bihds, hy Girrdou Trumbull. A 

 hook particmarly interesting to gunners, for by its use they can 

 identify without question aU the American game birds which I 

 they may kiU. Oloth, ^30 pages, price 63.50. For ?B!e l?y I'obhst 



TORONTO DOG SHOW. 



THE third annual dog show of the Industrial Exbibition 

 Association of Toronto opened on Monday, Sept. 14, and 

 closed Sept. 18. The account of the opening of the show and 

 the regular awards sent hy telp,ar.-iph appeared in our last 

 week's isstie. The result of the show was a .successful one 

 in ever}' sense. While the crowds that swarmed into the 

 building last year were to some extent smaller on this occa- 

 sion, still it must have been quite a financial success, as the 

 people were on the move most of the day, and at times the 

 aisles were uncomfortably crowded. The arrangements this 

 year were much better than last. Aisles were kept clean, 

 the building was well disinfected and we are doubly pleased 

 in having to compliment Mr. C. A. Stone on his courteous 

 treatment of exhibitors, and the indefatigable energy he 

 displayed throughout the show. The Toronto Fair people 

 are noted for their penchant for red tape, and a dog show 

 manager there meets with many obstructions through the 

 ignorance of those in power of the needs of dog men, which 

 reqtiires considerable tact and patience to ove^rcome. This 

 Mr. Stone accomplished. The obnoxious port to port cus- 

 toms regulations also add considerable bother and labor to 

 his position, as papers must be made out for every kennel 

 and individual dog before they could leave for the States or 

 the Montreal show. The building is exceptionally well 

 adapted for the show, in fact is built for the purpose. 



The feeding was a great improvement on that of last year, 

 and we saw very little scouring. Spratts' biscuits were 

 used. The judging commencing on Monday at 2 P. M. 

 dragged on till Wednesday noon. Messrs. Kirk, Massey, 

 Junor, Mitchener, Donovan and Capt. Harston were actively 

 engaged during judglug and throughout the show in help- 

 ing things along. The weather, excepting on Friday after- 

 noon, was all that could be desired, perhaps a little warm, 

 but, the dogs in the cool, airy building did not suffer. The 

 class of dogs was about the same as at Hamilton the previ- 

 ous week, but the addition of puppy and novice classes ac- 

 counted for the increased entry without any improvement 

 to the show, as we saw several litters of puppies that had 

 been better at home. The judges' names are given vsdth 

 their respective breeds reported itpon, and little further can 

 be said except that Toronto has added one more most suc- 

 cessful show to its list of past triumphs. The criticisms of 

 the different classes follow the order of the catalogue, which 

 was a great improvement on that of last year, and had few 

 mistakes. 



MASTIFFS— (CHAS. H. MASOK). 

 The exhibit in this breed this j^ear was a great improve- 

 ment on that of 1S90. The presence of the Flour City Ken- 

 nels showing the Canadians what really good mastiffs are 

 like. Champion Ilford Chancellor had a bloodless victory 

 in the dog challenge class, and was still in his good form; in 

 the next class Caution's Own Daughter had to give way to 

 Lady Coleus, for the reason that 1 pointed out last week, 

 not skull enough, though positions were reversed at Hamil- 

 ton. In open dogs, Elkson, an improving dog, and filling 

 out nicely, though still too tucked up, was placed at the 

 head of the class, beating Mode in size and forelegs, though 

 I like Mode's head better, he does not show so much dewlap 

 and skull is of better shape; third prize was withheld, and 

 only he. cards given to Trust, who is long-faced, feet turn 

 out and hardly bone enough; King has also not the type of 

 head desired; Minting Minor, first last year, was absent. 

 Miss Caution repeated her Hamilton victory in bitches; a 

 new one, Minna Minting, coming second; she is small sized 

 and loses in bone and body to the other, though she has a 

 nice head; Bess occupied the same place as at Kingston in a 

 much better class; Greenwood Juno, vhc, is fairly good, 

 but loses in head and front; Blondie is not massive enough 

 in head and wottld do with more flesh, her forelegs are very 

 good; Ilford Pess was absent. In the puppy class Elkson 

 smothered his only competitor, Flora, Irom whom second 

 was rightly withheld. In novice class first was withheld 

 and second given to King, who was out of shape and has 

 poor head. The Flour City Kennels of cotu'se took the ken- 

 nel prize, and Mr. Hugh Falconer that for the best four 

 owned in Canada. 



ST. BERNARDS— (MISS ANISTA H. WHITNET). 



These classes were a marked improvement over those c£ 

 Jafltyear, sR^etaX vety fair locftl fing.^ beinR shownj unA ths 



