Sept, 16, 1893.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



Indians, and is the best way in the world to catch lots of 

 fish. The way they do this is simple. The day is agreed 

 upon by all. the Indians to meet at a eertain place at the 

 river, and every one that wants any of the fish is required 

 to bring with him fifteen bundles of "devil's shoestring." 

 On the day set aU meet and select marshals to conduct the 

 afl'air. It is their duty to collect aU the fishing gigs, 

 spears, etc., and enroU the names of all who are entitled 

 to take part. 



"Just about daybreak the next day the pounded shoe- 

 string is put in sacks and put in the water the entire 

 width of the river. It soon makes aU the fish in the 

 stream so drunk that they can easily be picked up out of 

 the shallow water or gigged or killed in the deep water. 

 The command is given to go in and get them, and they 

 are brought to the banks by the boatload, manj^ weigh- 

 ing as much as 80 and lOOlbs. The frying process is then 

 commenced by the women and a general feast is had. 

 The shoestring poisons the water for miles below where 

 it is put in." 



Besides the great number taken on that day, so many 

 died that were not caught that the river stank, and the 

 buzzards swarmed around. I am sorry to see such a 

 slaughter, but as this country belongs to the Indians, and 

 there is no law against it, but is a regular ciistom prac- 

 ticed every year, we can do nothing. This would be a 

 fine country for the sportsman if there was any protec- 

 tion for the game, but as there is none, the large game 

 has almost disappeared. G. R. R. 



THE DOLLY VARDEN IN ALASKA. 



PeobA-BLY there is no place in the world that affords 

 better trout fishing than some parts of Alaska. It is no 

 uncommon occurrence for a hundred or more trout to be 

 caught by a single individual in an afternoon's fishing. 



A. short time since, an ofiicer of the U. S. Fish Com- 

 mission Steamer Albatross landed one morning on linger 

 Island, one of the Shumagin group. He climbed severd;l 

 hills with gun in hand in search of ptarmigan. Having 

 brought down a dozen or more birds he was about to 

 return to the ship when a stream was sighted a short 

 distance away in which several trout were noticed jump- 

 ing. 



Not having a rod, the sight was somewhat tantalizing. 

 A half hour was spent in walking up and down the banks 

 of the stream watching the fish. Many times he wished 

 he had brought a rod and fly. Presently, a search was 

 made in his pockets for a string, and luckily a piece was 

 found about 20 feet in length. A string, however, was 

 of no use without a hook. This led to another diligent 

 search, and every j)Ocket was turned inside out, and the 

 much desired article was found. A clump of alders close 

 by furnished a rod. It was an easy matter to obtain a 

 bait, for worms were numerous. 



The line was thrown into a fine looking pool and 

 no sooner had the bait struck the water than a trout 

 struck at it, and soon a fish weighing fib. was landed in 

 the tall grass. Twenty trout were caught in a very short 

 time in the first pool. Another a little further up the 

 stream was found, in which ten more were taken out, 

 ranging in size from ^Ib. to l^lbs. 



It was not necessary to fish in the swift running cur- 

 rent, for every little pool not larger than a good sized 

 straw hat, was filled with fish. At the end of two hours 

 150 trout had been taken — surely not a bad catch consid- 

 ering that the fisherman had started off for a day's tramp 

 with only a gun. 



It is very jprobable that few white men had ever fished 

 n this stream, which accounts for the great number of 

 trout found in it, and the greediness with which they bit. 

 A few days subsequent to this trial, 450 trout were taken 

 out of the same stream in a day by one fisherman. 



This stream is only one of many to be found on the 

 islands of the Shumagin group. The majority of the 

 streams and lakes where trout are plentiful are situated in 

 most inaccessible places, and it recxuires no small effort to 

 reach them. The fisherman, however, is generally amply 

 rewarded for his long and laborious tramp, and returns 

 to the ship feeling well satisfied with his day's sport. 



Captain L. A. Beardslee, of the U. S, Navy, has given a 

 very interesting account of trout fishing in Alaska, pub- 

 lished in a volume entitled, "Fishing with the Fly." It is 

 stated by this gentlemen, that Alaskan trout will not rise 

 to a fly. Such may have been his experience in south- 

 eastern Alaska, but many lovers of fly-fishing who have 

 fished in a score or more streams in various other parts of 

 the Territory, have found that Alaskan trout will fre- 

 quently rise to a fly. 



Dui-iug the past five years many trout have been caught 

 with a fly at Captain's Harbor, Unalaska. To be sure 

 much better lishing is to be had if the hook be baited 

 with salmon spawn. The same author says: "From 

 personal observation and collected information, I am pre- 

 pared to accuse all of the salmon family which are found 

 in Alaska of the grave offense of utterly ignoring tbe fly, 

 either as food or plaything, and of depending upon more 

 gross and substantial recourse^." 



This mq,y he ti-ue of the salir^on family among the 

 islands of the Alexander Archipelago, through which the 

 author cruised, but on the island of Kadiak and many 

 islands of tlie Aleutian group, salmoii trout have fre- 

 quently been caught with a fly. No longer ago than 

 tfune 7, of this year, a salmon trout weightug 5^1bs. was 

 t^ken with a fly from a small stream not far from the 

 settlement of St. Paul, I^adiak. This species, however, 

 like the trout of this northern region vpill at all times rise 

 to salmon spawn much quicker than to a fly; but that 

 they wfll take a fly is a weU known, fact to many of the 

 oificei-s of both American and British men-of-war who 

 have cruised in the western part of Alaska. 



On July 3 and -i, at the Bay of Waterfalls, Adakh 

 Island, nearly 4.00 trout were caught with a fly in a small 

 mountain stream which flows into the sea. This island 

 is situated in an isolated position, Lat. 52.00 N.; Long. 

 176 ' '60' W. , is uninhabited, and only ocoasionaUy visited 

 by a few sealing vessels that stop for water while on their 

 way to the coast of Japan. 



It is safe to say, that flies for the first time were cast 

 into the stream on the above mentioned days. How the 

 trout did bitel Three, four, and sometimes a half dozen, 

 would be result of a few minutes' fishing in one small 

 pool. A short walk of 30 or 40ft. would generaUy bring 

 us to another place where equally "good fishing" was to 

 be had 



Only those who have been con fined on a ship for a 

 ^uonth or mpre, cai^ tri:^y enjoy s^, day's sport of tins kind. 



One who has been poring over books and figures for 

 months in a counting room, feels a wonderful buoyancy 

 of feeling within him when he finds himself free among 

 the mountains, green fields and clear running streams. 

 It suddenly occurs to him that there is something left in 

 life, and that he has not whoUy lived in vain. 



Something of this kind steals over a person who steps 

 on land for the first time in weeks, having been tossed 

 about by rough seas and enveloped in a heavy fog. He 

 takes a breath of clear fresh air redolent with fragrance 

 of wild flowers and rank growing vegetation and makes 

 a plunge into the tall grass or dense forest. Never before 

 has the earth presented so many pleasant sights. All 

 things have seemingly put on fresh color as if nature was 

 making special efforts to please the eye that has so long 

 been deprived of sights which, even if gazed upon only 

 for a few minutes, have the power to almost immediately 

 change gloomy and partially depressed spirits into cheer- 

 fulness and temporary contentment. 



Such, in a measure, was the effect that a day's tramp 

 along the grassy banks of a prolific trout stream had 

 upon a party from the Albatross on July 4. A. B. A. 



Potomac Fishing Notes. 



WASHiNaTON, D. C— The fisliing on the Eastern Branch 

 for rock-fish, white and yellow pei'ch, is very good. 



Capt. Blake, of the Charles IJ^calester, is having good 

 sport in the evenings at Marshall Hall. While the boat 

 lies at its wharf the captain fishes from the pier. White 

 and yellow perch are abundant there. 



Black bass fishing in the Potomac is getting better and 

 better. Good catches have been made at Sycamore Island, 

 right above the Little Falls. 



A small party is just back from Romuey, W. Va. Harry 

 Fiske, Horace IJpperman, John E. Buckingham and Arthur 

 M. McCormick, among others, have been to this delightful 

 place, on the South Branch of the Potomac. Bass fishing 

 was not so good, but all the same the party had a good 

 outing of it. 



On the way home from Romney several of the party 

 stopped off at Dickerson's, where they found the fishing 

 very good. The Monocacy was fished near where it 

 empties into the Potomac, and proved better than the 

 river. 



A very lai-ge eel was caught recently in the Patapsco 

 River at EUicott City, Md. It measured a little over 4ft. 

 and weighed 6|lbs. This was a monster eel for the local- 

 ity, and attracted much attention in Baltimore, where it 

 was on exhibition. Baht. 



To Extricate a Fish Hook. 



Goshen, Mass., Sept. Q.— Editor Forest and Stream: A 

 New York paper says: "Associate Justice Jas. F. Kelly, 

 of the Kings County Court of Sessions, New York, was 

 injured Wednesday of last week by having a fish hook 

 penetrate his lower lip during a fishing expedition. 

 There is danger of blood poisoning, and he is confined 

 to his home in Flatbush. The Judge went fishing on 

 Flatlands Bay with a party of friends, one of whom 

 caught a bluefish and s\\Ting his line, intending to land 

 his prize in the boat, but the fish dropped back into the 

 bay and the hook penetrated Judge Kelly's lip. The hook 

 was barbed, and to pull it out would cause painful muti- 

 lation. The only way to extract it was to cut his lip 

 with a penknife. This was done and the Judge fainted 

 with pain. The wound was washed and the Judge soon 

 recovered and now awaits results." 



Let me remark that to extricate a fish hook from the flesh 

 it is not necessary to mutilate, by excision or otherwise. 

 Simply break the shank and draw the hook through. 

 The pain will be little and the wound slight, C. H. 



The Pacific Salmon Record. 



Baied, Shasta county, Cal., Aug. 31. — Editor Forest 

 and Stream: When I read in a recent copy of your paper, 

 of the large salmon weighing 83lbs., that was sent to 

 Chicago, it reminded me that it was the largest Columbia 

 River salmon, with one exception, that I had ever heard 

 of in my experience of somewhat over twenty years on 

 this coast. The salmon that formed this exception 

 weighed only one pound more, viz. , 83lbs. 



I could not help thinking when I read your quotation 

 from the Oregonian, what a considerate salmon this 

 monster was, to allow itself to be caught just in time to 

 be sent to the World's Fair. 



By the way, do you not think it would lead to interest- 

 ing replies, if you should ask your many truth-telling cor- 

 respondents to write FofiEST and Streaji what the largest 

 salmon was that they had ever heard of on good authority 

 being caught in Pacific Coast rivers, and especiaUy to 

 state how large the largest one was that they ever saw? 



Livingston Stone. 



Chicago Fly-Casting Toiirnament. 



Chicago, Sept. 9. — Editor Forest and Stream: At a 

 meeting of the tournament committee of the Chicago Fly- 

 Casting Club to-day, Geo, W. Strell, president, in the 

 chair, it was decided to extend the closing of entries to all 

 events in open to the world tournament. World's Colum- 

 bian Exposition Grounds, Chicago, Sept. 21, to ten min- 

 utes before each contest. The club's Walton House, on 

 the grounds, is kept open every day, where late arrivals 

 may gain information and fill their entry. Entry blanks, 

 etc., of F. B. Davidson, Sec'y. 



137 West Washington St. 



Channel Cat on Spoon Hooks. 



Mitchell, S. D., Sept. 2. — In the last issue of your 

 paper a correspondent from West Virginia speaks of 

 catching channel catfish with a fly while fishing for bass, 

 and asks if others have had a similar experience. Last 

 week while trolling in tlie Jim River, Mr. Frank Baugh- 

 man and myself caught with spoon hooks four channel 

 cat that weighed from 2lbs. to 61bs. They took the bait 

 savagely, made a gamy fight, and in each instance we 

 thought we had hoqked a pike or pickerel. A, E. C. 



Pennsylvania Pish Protective Association, 



The fii"st monthly meeting of the association following 

 tbe summer recess, was held on Tuesday evening, Sept, 

 13, at 1030 Arch street, Phfladelphia. Numerous applica- 

 tions for membership were presented and important com- 

 munications read. - - 



"FOREST AND STREAM" TISHING POSTALS 



Send us a postal card report of your own luck, your partner^s luck, 

 your neighbor'' s luck, your father-in-law'' s luck. And — her luck. 



Goshen, Mass,, Sept. 6. — Pickerel fishing in the reser- 

 voir at this place is prime now. The fish average about 

 Bibs, and their flesh is sweet. As many as forty have been 

 taken in one day by two lines. Trolling from skiff seems 

 to be the most successful method. Anglers find excellent 

 quarters at T, P. Lyman's, C. H. 



Boston, Mass., Sept, 6, — Have just returned from a 

 four weeks' stay at Lake Wtnnepesaukee, N, H, Fishing 

 has been fairly good for all around fish, but saw few 

 really good strings of game fish. Her luck — 23 black bass 

 and 3 dudes for the season, but the dudes were all thrown 

 back, because not lawful size; they bite well on the right 

 kind of bait. Matterhorn. 



Fishing Near New Orleans. 



New Orleans, La,, Aug, 29, — Editor Forest and 

 Stream: About three weeks ago I went fishing with two 

 other young men to Lake Catherine, We spent Saturday 

 night at the club house and at 4:30 next morning were 

 ready for our puU down to the Rigolets, which is five 

 miles further east. We had a little luck. Our total catch 

 was two redfish, one weighing 12 and the other 31bs. ; six 

 sheepshead, of which one weighed 41bs. ; three drumfish, 

 about three dozen nice green trout and two dozen large 

 goggle-eyed perch. 



We caught the perch and trout up in the bayous. 



S. P. 



A Bass "as Big as a Shad." 



Haddam, Conn., Sept. 4. — Like many another fisher- 

 man the black bass I did not catch was the biggest; I 

 hooked him fairly, near my boat, and running out about 

 fifty feet of line he made a scoot out of water, and when 

 he went down parted the snell and my hopes. I found 

 the snell parted just where I had pressed on a split shot — 

 no more split shot about a line for me. It is useless to 

 say he would weigh from 5 to 71bs, , but I verily believe 

 it, and can pi'ove by my companion in the boat that he 

 was as big as a shad. Three smaU ones had to satisfy the 

 morning's sport. A, 



We Should Think Not. 



Cortland, N, Y., Sept, 9. — Otisco Lake is not a bad 

 place in which to wet a line. Messrs. Moss Stearns, E. A. 

 Stearns and Porter Clark, of West Groton, Tompkins 

 county, spent a day there last week and caught 520 perch, 

 bass and pickerel. One member of the party in three 

 hours caught 187 fish, pulled them out, in fact, faster than 

 the other two could clean them. Although this comes 

 within two letters of being a stern story, it is nevertheless 

 vouched for as a stern fact by a lot of people who helped 

 eat the fish. M. C. H. 



Where to Go. 



ANYBODY) desiring information with regard to the hotels 

 advertised in Forest and Stream, such as rates, routes, 

 fishing and hunting opportunities, should address FOREST 

 AND Stream Information Bureau, where aU reasonable 

 inquiries will receive prompt answers. 



FIXTURES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Sept. 11 to 15.— Toronto, Canada. C. A. Stone. Sec'y. Entries close 

 Aug. 31. 



Sept. 19 to 22.— Mount Holly, N. J. H. I. Budd, Sec'y. Entries close 

 Sept. 11. 



Sept. 19 to 22.— Rhode Island State Fair Ass'n at Narragansett Part, 

 Cranston, R. I. D. C, Collins, Sec'y. Entries close Sept. 4. 

 Sept. 26 to 29.— Ottawa, Canada. Alfred Geddes, Sec'y. 

 Oct. 3 to 6.— JlinneapoUs K. C, at Minneapolis. H. T.Van Duster, Sec, 

 Nov, 21 to 34.— New Jersey K. L.. at Newarls. Dr. W. F, SeidleF, Sec. 

 Dec. 12 to 15.— R. I. Poultry and Pet Stock Ass'n, at Providence. ' 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Sept. 12.— Manitoba Field Trials Club's Trials, Souris, Manitoba. R, 

 J. Gallaugher, Sec'y, Winnipeg. 



Oct. 30.— National Beagle Club trials, at Nanuet, N. Y, Geo, Laick, 

 Tarry town, N. Y., Secretary. 



Nov. 6.— United States Field Trials Club's Fall Trials, Bicknell, Ind. 

 P. T. Madison, Sec'y, Indianapolis. 



Nov. 7.— New England Beagle Club trials. W. S. Clark, Linden, 

 Ma^s., Secretary. 



Nov. 7.— International Field Trial Club's Fourth Trials, Chatham, 

 Ont. W. B. WeUs, Sec'y, Chatham. 



Nov. 15.— Ohio Field Trial Club's Second Trials, Canton, O. C. Y. 

 Lellinger, Sec'y. 



Nov. 20.— Eastern Field Trial Club's Trials, at Newton, N. 0. Mem- 

 bers' Stake Nov. 16. W. A. Coster, Sec'y. 



1894. 



Jan, 29.— Southern Field Trial Club's Trials, New Albany, Miss. T. 

 M. Brumby, Sec'y, Marietta, Ga. 



Feb. 19.— United States Field Trials Club's Spring Trials, Grand 

 Jimction, Tenn. P. T. Madison, Sec'y, Indianapolis, Ind. 



Fox-Terrier Old Tartar. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I note letter on "Pox-Terriers" in your issue of Aug. 26 by 

 "The Tyke. " In reference to Old Tartar he is mistaken as to 

 color of markings, the same being patch of tan over eye and 

 not black. Tartar was not bred by Mr. Domville Poole. In 

 fact, he never owned the dog. The dog was bred by Mr. 

 Briei-ly, of Chester, England. The sire of Tartar belonged 

 to Dr. Weaver, of the same city. I know most people con- 

 sidered Tartar's pedigree was unknown. Tartar was pur- 

 chased by my uncle, Mr. James Stevenson, also of Chester, 

 for S~.50. The dog was born about 1862. Mr. James Steven- 

 son's strain of terriers originally came from Mr. Domville 

 Poole and Lord Hill's kennels, Shropshire. As far back as 

 1850 Mr. Domville Poole's terriers' ptdigrees were registered 

 and kept with the greatest care. In color these dogs were 

 generally white, sometimes with slight tan markings on 

 head. They had the best of hard, dense jackets, good bodies, 

 bone, legs and feet. Their gameness has never been ques- 

 tioned. It was usual to test the youngsters in Mr, Poole's 

 kennels at nine months old with badger, fo.x:, etc. If not 

 game they were at once destroyed. As a boy, about 1860, I 

 always accompanied my uncle with his young terriers to Mr. 

 Poole's, and the day was spent in testing 20 to 30 young 

 tykes, and I have seen many of them prove themselves as 

 game as a bull-terrier with the 'gray gentleman" and 

 "Master Reynard." T. S. Bellin, 



At-baky, N. Y., Aug 88. 



