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FOREST AND STREAM. 



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elk, monse. roomi^ain sTieep, raoxintaiti son*, antelope, may be 

 killea bv rPs^Hftits any time for food; at no time by non-resi- 

 dents. Bnffdlo to moo. , , . ^ . 



CANADA. 



Britkh Columbia -Dfer, elk, reindeer, c-rihou, mountain goat,, 

 m..uMii.,in sue^p. iiaop. fr-^in .Tan. 1 to S-p". It inclusive. Urm e. 

 partridgo, prniTidowl, qnail snrt meadow larn. oetween b eb. 1 

 (.nd S pt. I. Wilddncii. ti„iween Mavch 1 and An?, rfl incluiive. 

 Oock purassnt, bytw^en Feb. I and Sept. 30. On ^be raimland ol 

 Brllisi. 0 duratiia. quail and cock paeasant, to 189t. Tront, from 

 O. t. 15 tr. MaTfb 15 inclusive. . , ., 



Manltoha — Oe^r, cibri, w°piti, moose, reindeer, ct.nbou, 

 between Jao. 1 and Oct,. 1. Grouse, nraine chicWeuB, pljcasants 

 partridije, between U«c. 1 and Sept. 15, Woodcncb, plover (-xcept, 

 B Iden) ptjipe, sardoipprf*, between Jan. l^nl Jniv l.'j VVililriucK, 

 Ij^twe'-n May 1 and Sept. 1. Pickernl (lot 6), ' etv^epn A_nnl 15 and 

 May l.H ^ni-biJivp. Sppckled trout ber.ween Oct. 1 and Jun. 1. 



Weiv Bnwsivich — M -ose, caribou, d- er. red deer, between J in. 

 15 and Any . SI. C 'w moose, at hU time". P U'tridgp. tietween Dee. 

 lan-i Srpf. a) Woodcocl;, baiween Dec. 1 and Sept 1. Siipp. 

 between Ma. ob 1 and 8^ pi. 15. Salmon, except, betweetj H eh 1 and 

 Aug. 1, E-r rod li-bins. Soeckled trout, la.4.e trout, landlocked 

 sajmon. be'^wp.^n s pi. 15 and M-iy 1. ,-, . ir • i 



Acwfci"?7rito»/''.-Car'bon, excep', from feept. 15 to ben. 15, ineiu- 

 siVf P aruiitjhU. wlow srousp, paririd"' . otb r crrou=e. between 

 J n. 13 and Sept. iri. Moose, elk, lo Babb>t. b»re, from 



MB.rcli 1 10 S"pi. I. Ourlpw, plover, t-nip^, oiber wild or mig'->M,ory 

 birds (f'cepl wild grtso ), hpiween .1 an. 13 and Aug. 20 Salmnu, 

 from Sept. 10 to Mav' 1, iuclnaive. Trout, ctiar, whitensb, laud- 

 Icc e<l ealm' n, tipi wpen Sept. 15 and Dec- 1. 



mrthvrsL Tcrrifory -Klk,moo-e, caribou, antelone. depr, raoun- 

 tain Hicep. m .unratn g^at. hare, between Ffb. land Sept.l. Smp?, 

 berweeu May 1 anH Au;^. 15 Grru^e, parirvjgA, pheasant, prairie 

 chicken, ne^vten F 0 1. a^ d S p<. 1 Wild . nek, wild goose, 

 b-tw^en Mav ^5 and Aug. ].5. P.fttpr.l ( t doi e) Hprw-eti 4pril 

 15 'ti ' M '> i5, lie ns ve. f>, eekled rou'. hdi we-n Oo^ I an t J m. 1. 



Nam i'cotia -M )'-8>-, caribou, excep from Sep-. 15 to .J lu. 31, 'n- 

 rlusive. Haip, raob'', oetween Mu'cb 1 and Oc . 1. G ms:' er 

 pi.'XrKlee, taelwpen J ^n. 1 and Sept, 15. incluwve. Woodci ck, 

 snip^t^al, between Marcb 1 and Auk. 20. Blue-wmsed duck 

 dni-ina Api'il, M<v, .T ine and JuW. S-tlmon. between Aug. Ir a- d 

 M'lrca 1: fl ' fi-timtt p^rm tied between Feb. 1 and Aur. Lj. 

 .sipeckleri tr oiir, id-bc trout, landlocked salmon, between Oct. 1 and 



^^Princr EiiwarcVs Maiul.—Tvont, between OzK 1 and Dec. 1. 



Qyefiro — li. e.r, bei.ween .Ian. 1 and 0;t. 1. Moose and caribou, 

 ba. We. n F.U). 1 and Sept i. WoodcocK, snipe, partridge, betwte.n 

 Feb. 1 and S°pt, 1. Wild dnck", between May 1 and Sfp|. 1. 

 Pioke'-el (loie), bi-twpf-u Ap'-d 16 and May 15 inclusive. P.-Isf, 

 masklnouKP, icom M ' V 25 -o .Tiily 1. Saluiou ffly- Oshic^), excppt 

 hetwee" •''eb. 1 ann Aug. 15. Speckled 'rout, iit'tween O :t. 1 and 

 Apr I 30. Gra>' trout, lake trout, landlirked ealmou, b?twee'i Oct, 

 15 M.iid Deo. 1, incliistve. Winauish, from Sept. It to D, c. 1 



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LITTLETON SPORTSMEN. 



The beaTy rains during tbe past few weeks liave raided 

 th. waver in the ponds" and streams bo that fishermen 

 have not put in so mxirii work as usual. Tue trout season 

 is well on, and although some very good catches have 

 been made this spring, they will not compare with those 

 o£ a year ago at ibis time. 



A good story is told o£ a party of fiahermen from this 

 section. Late one evening they started for Round Pond, 

 where there is good sport with pickerel. Arrived at the 

 old deserted farmhouse about midnight, they put up their 

 horses in the barn near by, and spreading their blankets 

 on the mows above they sought the sleep of which they 

 were so much in need. 



Tiiere was a heavy storm during the early morning, 

 and when fina'lv they awoke it was to find the fljor of 

 the barn flooded and the horses standing knee deep in 

 their stalls. There was no way by which they could dis- 

 mount from their position, and to make matters worBe 

 th-i water was constantly rising. None of them could 

 swim, and after a long consultation as to what was best 

 to do, they collected enough timber for a raft. Oa tbis 

 they pidoled out of the barn, and, reaching the land, 

 made their way to the nearest house. Here they received 

 aid and ere long the horses and carriage were takenfrom 

 their dangerous position. Without waiting to fish they 

 made their way home. Somehow the st'-iry of their un- 

 comfortable advputure leaked out, and they have not yet 

 heard the last of it. 



Profile Stream, about 13 miles from Littleton, is a 

 favorite retreat for fishermen. Already several trips 

 have been made to this place and good strings of trout 

 secured. A few days ago Mr. Clias. H McCarthy and 

 Mr. Geo. Par ker, with others, secured 840 fine trout in a 

 few hours. This is probably the largest catch made at 

 any one time in this section this season. 



Df. R jweli, of Stamford, Conn., a yearly visitor in Lit- 

 tleton, arrived here last week, and not a day passes but 

 wJiat he makps some trip to the lakes and streams in 

 this section. The doctor is an expert angler and seldom 

 returns without a eood string of trout. 



Jadge Cjlt, of Boston, has been the guest of .Judge 

 Aldcich, and these two gentlemen have had some good 

 spjit with the rod. The judge er j .ys a day's fisaing 

 now a" much as he did twenty years fgo, 



Oieof our young in-urance men had an experience 

 recently which has furnished amusement for his many 

 friends He had passed the day fishing and secured 

 about a dozen small troufc. Tieturning home he had 

 taken care of his team and was j ast leaving the barn 

 when he met a little fellow who lived near and was thus 

 aeo isted by him: 



*'S ly, what'il yoti give me for these fish?" 



Oar insurance friend opened the basket the little fellow 

 held and saw there ten or a dozen small trout. The 

 thought occurred to him that should he buy these and 

 add them to those he had caught it would make a fair 

 .^bowing for his day's tnp. 



"Well, how mucn do you want?"' he asked. 



"Will you give me a quarter?" 



The twenty-five cents were placed in the hands of the 

 youth, who readily promised not to tell that he had sold 

 him the fish. 



With a smile beaming upon his face as be thought of 

 his cleverness, our friend returned to the barn to place 

 thf^ fldh he had purchased with those he had brought 

 back. 



"Strange," he muttered to himself, "where I could 

 have put that fish basket." High and low he searched, 

 and then all at onoe an idea presented itself. He set 

 down the fi^h basket h^ had taken from the youth, eyed 

 it suspiciously, and then when he saw his own mended 

 shoulder strap he for the first time i-ealized tha,t he had 

 been the subject; of a pretty good j ike, the little fellow 

 having taken it from his own team and then asked him 

 to buy his own fish. He doesn't like to have people ask 

 him about buying these fish now. He says it was a good 

 joke, but they ought to let the matter drop. 



There was some ijidig»ft]ta©a atpMM*g spartpmen heve 



a short time ago when a report was circulated that the 

 approach to Linesome Lake on Cannon Mountain would 

 h« blocked. Tbis lake is owned by Mr. Prime, of New 

 York, who is now passing the summer at this retreat. 

 The prevailing belief at one time was that bear traps 

 would be set along the trail leading up the mountain, and 

 for a few weeks no fisherman would venture on a trip 

 to Lonesome Like. It is not known who started this 

 Btory, but it has been proven that there is no truth what- 

 ever to it. Mr. Prime is a true sportsman, and although 

 owning this retreat, does not ot^ject to sharing it with 

 fishermen, providing they do not abuse the privilege. 



The Gale River valley is another favorite place for 

 anglers. It is extremely pictureeqtie, the water tumbling 

 over rocks and boulders, forming miniature cascades 

 along its course. The bank=< are lined with a heavy 

 growth of everarr^en, and the fisherman with long rubber 

 boots must wade in the water or climb along the lower 

 bank in order to cast his hook in the deep and shaded 

 pools. 



Mr. C. F. Nutting returned Friday from a trip to G ale 

 River, and in bis basket were th'rty-five handsome trout. 



The reader of thp Foeest and Stbe \M will remember 

 the name of "Z'p" Trombley, one of Littleton's noted 

 pportamen. On Saturday with Mr. H. Emery, of Lynn, 

 Mass., he passed the day'fisbing around this section and 

 secured a oe^iuMful string of trrut. 



Already sportsmm from the Eist and Sotith are com- 

 mencing to arrive at the many reports am-ng tbe White 

 Mountains. The vicinity in and about Littleton sff^rds 

 ample opportunity to engage in spirts, and hardly a day 

 passe.s but what some angler with rod and kit steps oif 

 the train at the station and makes bin way to some of the 

 hotels about here. W. Stanhope Husbton. 



LtTTT.wTON, N. H., July 12. 



THE RESTIGOUCHE SALMON CLUB CUP. 



The silver loving cup presented to H^^nry AV. de Forest, 

 the well known pportsman, by membsra of the Risti- 

 gouche Salmon Club, ii more thoroughly typical of this 

 popular fport than any trophy or testimonial yet con- 

 ceived to p'^rpetuate the festive salmon with all his 

 associationi«, in the highest art of American silversmithy. 



Tiff tny & C)., the makers, have evidently studied the 

 salmon from every conceivable point of view, and in this 

 beautiful creation have rictured him to us with a snap 

 and vim that must fire the heart of any fisherman to the 

 highest pi<ch of enthusiasm. 



Oq one side of the cup we find the venturesome salmon 

 making a reckless cut through the stream intent upon a 

 first nibble at the bait, which in another minute will seal 

 bis fate. On the front of the cup he is pictured with bis 



THE RESTIGOUCHE LOVINGC0P. 



tail curled up in that contemptuous fashion which be- 

 speaks the fisherman's delight, who at the other end of 

 the line ia viewing with calm satisfaction the game 

 fight for liberty which his latest victim is struggling 

 for. 



The body and handles of the cup are profusely embel- 

 Jished with decorative work of tbe highest order, every 

 leaf and mark of which is clos' ly associated with the 

 subject treated. Over the inscription on the front are 

 clusters of pine cone.s, which are always to be seen on the 

 banks of the streams where the salmon are mostly found. 

 Around the three handles are clinging vines of ivy leaves 

 indicative of the friendship einWied in the testimonial. 

 Around the base a pretty eft'eot is produced by the maiden 

 hair fern introduced between the palm branches, the 

 latter suggestive of success. 



The cup, which is of sterling silver, stands llin. high, 

 has a capacity of IH pints and weighs over 83 ounces. 



The decorative treatment ii a comHiuation of repousse 

 work and etching, with the eflleot heightened by delicate 

 shading produced by oxidizing, and as a whole is a 

 masterpiece of study in design and faithful f x^cution of 

 workmanship. G. F. Heydt. 



Blueflshing Near New York. 



New Yoek, July IH.— Editor Forest and Stream.: 

 Please say to the boys if they want good bluefishing with 

 a rod SkV.d reel to go to Perth Amboy. Oq S iturday, July 

 16, with I'od and reel our party of three caught 14 on the 

 last of the flood and the ebb tidf. We used shedder 

 crab3. Mr. Frank Diwsoa was our boatman and placed 

 us as usual in the center of the fishery. Last year on 

 July 20 the same party causht fifty bluefish at the same 

 place, still fish ins:. My opinion is that the reason we do 

 not have better fishing in waters around New York city 

 is that the bunker boats are seining not onl^ bunkers, but 

 our game fish that should be caught only with a line. 



^M. a W. 



NEW JERSEY COAST FISHING. 



At the present time there is a great scarcity of desir- 

 able fish on the northern coast of New Jersey. This is 

 not only true of the fish that ordinarily fall a prey to the 

 skill, patifnce or luck of the angler, but ia also observed 

 in a marked degree in the case of those which are taken 

 by commercial fishermen. For the noncp, therefore, the 

 sportsmen and netters who have annually waged such 

 fierce wars of words, have ceased hostilities and are ex- 

 changing sympathetic Fentiments. Even the long-sufi'pr- 

 ing "menhaden pirate," who has figured so prominently 

 in the periods of fish scarcity in this State, is having a 

 much needed rest. 



Early in the season a large body of bluefish appeared 

 off this coast, and the indications for a brief time were 

 favorable for a period of good fishing; but the fi-«h did 

 not tarry, and almost before they were rt cognized they 

 had passed on to the east. During most tf cent years 

 there has been a substantial body of bluefish cff this ehore 

 throughout the summer, but this season so far has been a 

 conspicuous exception, and the few fi^h taken have been 

 only stragglers. The exfcpnsive bluefish fishery at Sea- 

 bright has been a failure, and the same unfavorable re- 

 port comes from other points on this coast. 



The principal angling now b- ing followed at tbis place 

 is for fl junderg; these are taken from the pier and in tbe 

 surf. At times lirge nutnbpr.s of people fish from tbe 

 pier, altl|pus<h the sport has been poor A nhort, stout 

 rod is used, and by means of a heavy sinker, about 125ft. 

 of line are gotten out. Crabs, clams and fish are used 

 for bait. The only fish taken in quantities are flounders, 

 locally called "plaice,'* and small skates which are num- 

 erous and annoying. Occasionally a sea bass or a king- 

 fish is landed. 



There is some surf fishing at times, but I can learn of 

 no satisfactory sport of this kind. 



Parlies angling from boats catch flounders and sea bass. 

 A local paper of the 12 bh instant contains the following 

 account of a catch of the former fish: 



'•Leonard Hulit is crpdited with the largest catch of 

 flounders this season. Seventeen, from 3 to Slbs. each, is 

 rather exciting sport. Mr. Hulit made his haul from a 

 boat ofl^' A von Beach yesterday morning. "J 



Sea bass are quite abundant, and market fishermen 

 usually take from 100 to 2501b8. daily to a boat. 



The pound nets which are set. in this vicinity to supply 

 the iiotels with fish are not yielding very satisfnctory re- 

 turns. The catch of late has consisted chiefly of sea 

 robins (called "pigfish"), skates (called "sea 'possumh"), 

 and rays (chilled "pigeon stingtayb"). The utu-ually 

 great abundance of small skates is thought by the fisher- 

 men to be the cause of the scarcity of other fish. The 

 pound nets are also securing a few pora'ies, sea bass, 

 sheepshead, bonito and weakfish, and some days there is 

 a good run of small butterfisb. 



Only four Spanish mackerel have been caught this sea- 

 son, but as the main run on this shore is usually in 

 August, the fishermen are not much concerned at the 

 present scarcity. Twenty-one sheepshead were taken 

 at a lift on July 8, but tbis fish is scarce and some days 

 none are caught, Weakfish are also generally nut abun- 

 dant, but a laree school seems to have struck on during 

 the night of .July 10, for the pound nets above this place 

 yielded 60,0C01bs. the next morning, this being much the 

 lare»^st catch of the season. The nets hers contained 

 2,000.bs, the same day. 



The absence of menhaden from this coast attracts at- 

 tention and occasions considerable comment when taken 

 in connection with tho scarcity of game fish. Like the 

 bluefish, the "bunkers" appeared on tbis shore early in 

 the season in large numbers, but they soon passed, g( ing 

 toward the east, and only small scattering tcaools have 

 since been seen. At this time no schools are observed 

 and the pound nets are taking only a few fish daily. 



H. M. 8. 



OCEAjy Grove, N. J„ July 13. 



DO SALMON FAST WHILE RUNNING? 



Editor Forest and Stream : 



In reading some very interesting information concern- 

 ing the Eanidfe by Dr. Garnier, the Canadian naturalist, 

 I note this significant passage, to wit: 



"I think I may state it as a fact that the fir.=it three 

 species of frogs, R. halecina, palustris and sylvatica, do 

 not take any food till after they have ceased spawning. 

 I have examined many stomachs and do not remember 

 having found food in them till after the rut has ceased." 



This is precisely the analogue of what some observers 

 claim for the salmon, and i'' true, will tend to give txtra- 

 ordinary support to what will have to be regarded here- 

 after as something more than a mere thpory in reppect to 

 the salmon's abstinence from food during the rutting 

 (running) season. 



However, for myself I have alwavs maintained, and do 

 insist, that the food of the salmon in rivers and estuaries 

 is rhainly of a pulpy nature, and, therefore, is digested 

 with such rapidity that it leaves small trace, if any, in 

 the stomach. So, also, land frogs (as distinguished from 

 aquatic frogs) feed principally on iosectp, slugs and earih 

 worms, the pulpy nature of which readily accounts for 

 their apparently empty stomachs. It is during the rut- 

 ting season that such food is most abundant, and it there- 

 fore affords their staple article of diet at the time. Int^ect 

 life disappears with the advent of frost, and tprrestrial 

 frogs then go into hibernation. Charles Hallock. 



Henderson Harbor Bass. 



Henderson Haebor, July 12.— When so many are 

 seeking a place for a few days' black bass fishing this 

 place should be made known. One may step on the train 

 at New York at 9 o'clock and be at Adams at 8 next 

 morning, where a conveyance will take you for a drive 

 through a lovely country, and fet you down here in 

 ample time for dinner, and to make all arrangment for a 

 day's fishing. To-day a party of sis made an early start, 

 a,nd returned at 8 P. M. with 159 small-mouth black bass, 

 ranging from f to 2ilbs. The larger firh will commence 

 to run about July 20, and continue until Sept. 15, when 

 the pike abound in numbers and of large size. At the 

 close of the season I hope to give your readers some de- 

 tails regarding this charming epot, so little known to 

 .sportpmen of your city. iNO, 



