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[June 6, 1896. 
em Michigan and northern Indiana, and there are many 
lakes and streams in that section of which we have heard 
nothing recently, but which are very well worth a visit. 
Mr. W. H. Comstock, a very able and enthusiastic angler 
of this city, came to this office the other day to inquire 
where he could find some good fly-fishing water for bass 
for a little trip to-morrow. It was too early for Wiscon- 
sin, and we were afraid it might be a little early for the 
Grand River of Michigan, which we feared would be 
high from the recent rains, so we concluded that prob- 
ably the Tippicanoe River of Indiana, between Winamac 
and Monticello, would be about as good a location 
as offered at this date. Since seeing Mr. Comstock 
I have been inquiring about some of the lake fish- 
ing in Indiana, and I hear that Fish Lake, near the 
station known as Swift's, on the Chicago & Grand Trunk 
Railway, is offering remarkably good fishing for bait or 
fly this spring. Yet a little further along on this same 
road, at Cassopolis, Mich., 125 miles from Chicago, is Dia- 
mond Lake, a body of water which I never have seen, but 
to which I think a trip might be desirable. This is a deep 
and clear lake, without much marsh about it, and has 
both small and large-mouth bass, besides the usual smaller 
lake fishes. The surroundings are beautiful, and I should 
not wonder if some of our Chicago bass fishermen, 
looking for a place to go, would find this a very 
desirable locality for a little trip. This lake is 
very highly recommended by Mr. W. E. Davis, who is 
very much of an angler, and who calls this his favorite 
lake. I mentioned earlier a little lake near Westville, 
Ind., not big enough to have a name, but said to be full 
of bass, which Mr. W. S. Phillips and myself have an idea 
of trying to-morrow if we have luck. The route there is 
by rail to Haskell's, thence four miles due north on foot 
to the village of Westville, then 4° in a northwesterly 
direction to a farmhouse, which is a mile and a half from 
the lake. We expect to catch about 450 ba6s, or some- 
where in that neighborhood. E. Bough. 
1206 Boyob Building, Chicago. 
Mr. Hawkins Couldn't Stand It. 
Henry B. Hawkins, deputy United States Revenue Col- 
lector, is a true sportsman. Whether with a rod and reel 
or gun, he is in his element. Even a cross-country run 
on a wheel after the Long Island " moonshiners" satisfies 
his sporting appetite at times. 
But he was disgusted a few days ago when he saw a 
fellow who thought he knew something about fishing 
sitting on the bank of a stream dangling a hook in the 
water. Here's the way Mr. Hawkins told me the story 
yesterday: 
"I took a run down on Long Island a few days ago 
and made up my mind to catch a mess of fish. I was 
sitting in a small boat when a young fellow appeared on 
the shore. He was dressed in a sporting suit that I knew 
was never intended to be worn within 90yds. of a 
bait basket. The bewitching thing was accompanied by 
a colored man, who selected a nice, comfortable place for 
his master, and then carefully brushed the spot before 
the gentleman fisherman would seat himself. That was 
but the commencement. 
''The colored attendant got out his master's rod and 
j ut it together. He fixed the line and then the hook and 
finally the bait. In the meanwhile my young gentleman 
gazed at his p'aid stockings and at the water. Once he 
condescended to look at me. The servant when he had 
everything completed except catching the fish handed 
the rod and line to the 'sport.' 
"You would have thought the attendant was a young 
society fellow handing a bouquet to his lady love, and then 
to see that fisherman take the rod between his finger tip3 
— well, however, he really threw the hook into the water 
without the aid of the attendant, 
"Of course there was no reason why he should not have 
caught a fish, as the stream was a preserve and the fish 
had been fed carefully all winter, and so the fellow got 
quite a mess. Every time a fish was hooked the gentle- 
man would pull it out of the water and swing the line 
inshore, so that the colored man could remove the fish 
from the hook and replenish the bait. 
"The whole proceeding nearly spoiled my sport. I was 
so disgusted that I pulled my boat out toward the Sound." 
— New York Herald. 
Bass in Grand River, Mich. 
Grand Havfn, Mich., May 25.— State Game and Fish 
Warden Osborn is waging a vigorous war on the fisher- 
men on the great lakes, who have for years entirely ig- 
nored the law governing the size of the meshes to be 
used. On the 23d inst. Deputy Brewster, acting under 
inctructions from Mr. Osborn, seized nets valued at over 
$10,000 from fishermen at Grand Haven, and arrested 
Adrian 0*Beke, Cornelius Van Zanter, Abram Fisher, 
Johannes Fisher, Peter Van Bendigan and Wm. Van 
DLun, charging the use of nets of unlawful sized meshes. 
They were taken before Justice Pagelson and upon their 
plea of guilty were fined $10 each and costs, which they 
paid. The nets were ordered confiscated. This is the 
second time these fishermen have been arrested and fined 
within a month. 
The bass fishing in the Grand River gives promise of 
being the best it has been for years. Notwithstanding 
the cold weather of the past week, several large catches 
have been made, although mostly with minnows. The 
local game warden, Mr. Hammond, has kept a close 
watch on known violators of the fish laws who live near 
the river, and there has been a less number of violations 
reported than for years. Some very nice strings of white 
basshave been taken from the mouth of the river. 
Angler. 
Portage Lake, Wisconsin. 
Ashland, Wis., May 25.— I inclose a list of some of the 
catches of trout made at Portage Lake this last week: 
William Loane, (Ashland), one trout, 4|lbs. Orcutt & 
Murphy (Ashland), four trout, 4, 3i, 3 and 2-Jlbs.; thirteen 
trout, ilb. up to 21bs. W. McKay, five trout, 12ilbs. 
total. C. Gregory, five trout, three of 31bs. and two 
smaller. F. A. McNally (Ashland), six large trout, %\ to 
41bs. E. Howard, sixteen large trout, lib. to 3ilbs. One 
party from Presque Isle, two men, caught in two days 
501bs., mostly large ones. H. H. Robbinson (Presque 
Isle), seventeen trout, one of 41bs., three of 31bs., and the 
rest from 1 to 2ilbs. Besides what has been done by resi- 
dents of Portage Lake. The fishing has been the best this 
spring ever known at that place. There are a few fisher- 
men coming from out the State. C. G. Reed. 
McCloud River Fishing. 
Baird, Shasta County, Cal., May.— The McCloud River 
is one of the finest trout streams on this coast. The fly- 
fishing season begins about April and continues until 
July. Route: By rail to Redding, thence twenty-one 
miles by carriage to Baird. By corresponding with Mr. 
J. L. Bass, Baird, arrangements can be made with him 
to bring a few passengers from Redding. Good accom- 
modations and a fine table will be found at the Fishery 
mess-house. Those who prefer camping will find good 
camping grounds on both sides of the river. Fishing 
tackle and canned goods for camping can be procured at 
the Fishery store. Mails arrive at Baird daily, except 
Sunday, at 12 M.—The Salmon Fly. 
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Seven Tarpon in One Day. 
Probably one of the most successful tarpon fishermen 
in the United States, or in the world, we might say, is 
Mr. G. R, W. Armes, a well known New Yorker, who 
visits Myers annually during the fishing season. Mr. 
Armes has held the record for tarpon fishing for several 
years, his record of fifty-three fish for the season of 1894 
having never been beaten. Tuesday, however, was the 
day of all days for record-breaking, Mr. Armes bringing 
in seven beauties, the largest weighing 1651bs. These fish 
were caught from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. , the largest one re- 
quiring forty-five minutes to bring him to gaff, and then 
only succumbing to superior skill and endurance. A less 
practiced man would have lost him, so desperately did he 
fight for his freedom. To play a 1651b. mass of plunging, 
surging bone and muscle on a line no lai'ger than a No. 
20 cotton thread requires a steady nerve, good judgment 
and long practice, but during all his years of fishing Mr. 
Armes bears the record of having never lost a single fish 
when once hooked. At one time the 165-pounder was 
within a few yards of having all the line run off the reel, 
but quick work turned him and saved the day. Seven 
tarpon have never been caught in one day before by any 
one man, and Mr. Armes is wearing his honor modestly. 
He fishes in a 15ft. boat, and it was a sight to see the 
boat loaded to the water's edge with its gleaming, bur- 
nished mass of silver. Mr. Armes has caught forty-one 
tarpon here so far this season and will endeavor to break 
his record of fifty-three tarpon for the season of 1894. 
The total weight of his catch np to date is 3,9311bs , which, 
allowing lib. a meal to a person, would feed a man three 
years and 220 days, Or 3,931 men one meal. Frank Smith 
has been his guide this season and we all know Frank is a 
mascot.— Fort Myers (Fla ) Press. 
Long Island— On the Trestle. 
Brooklyn, May 17. — Editor Forest and Stream: 
There are four of us, working people, who would like to 
hear from fishing clubs having their boat house on the 
trestle, with a view to join. C. B. Lutz. 
291 Marion street. 
Budd's Lake, New Jersey. 
Stanhope, N, J., May 17. — Fishing this season has been 
better than ever. M. J. Churchward and Mr. Percy T. 
Griffith last Saturday and Sunday caught 115 pickerel. 
Lake Hattaoawanna (the Indian name for Budd's Lake) 
has been well stocked with fish of various kinds, principal 
among which are the black bass and pickerel, and for 
these no better fishing can be found in any section of the 
country (fishing restricted to several months). 
Budd's Lake is two and one-half miles from Stanhope 
on the Morris and E-sex Division of the Delaware, Lack- 
awanna & Western R. R ; three and one-half miles from 
Flanders, on the High Bridge branch of the Philadelphia 
& Reading and Jersey Central railroads. E. Duryea. 
The Record Bass of the Greenbrier. 
Mr. Wm. Garstang's party from Indianapolis are now 
at the Alderson House. They seem to be taking full 
advantage of everything that is to be enjoyed about 
Alderson at this season. Fishing in the Greenbrier is the 
absorbing occupation. Dr. Reginald Garstang, on Tues- 
day, drew from the rapids at the head of the Gwinn Pool 
the largest small-mouthed black bass ever caught here. 
It weighed 51bs. 4oz., measured 2lfin. in length, 6in. in 
breadth, 2fin. in thickness, gape ot mouth 3in. It took 
twenty-five minutes of royal excitement to land him, and 
the rest of the day to contemplate lain proportions. 
ALDttRSON, W. Va. 
Grand Cascapedia Salmon. 
Quebec, May 28. — I am here on my way to my pool on 
the Grand Cascapedia River, and if I have any luck may 
write you frnm there. As salmon are now being taken 
off Maria, P. Q , out in the Bay of Chaleur (in nets), about 
eight miles from the mouth of the Grand Cascapedia 
River, we expect them soon to be running in our river, 
and it is earlier than I have ever known in my ten years' 
experience there. As there is more snow and ice in the 
mountains at the headwaters of that river than for many 
years past, we look for a fine stage of water, and that 
always gives us a line run of salmon. R. C. L. 
Texas Perch and Bass. 
Victoria, Texas, May 18.— We are having fine fishing 
now in our county in a lake about fourteen miles below 
our little city. Large perch in abundance and large- 
mouth bass are the fiah caught. One evening last week I 
caught eight in half an hour between 6 and 7 o'clock 
P. M., with a phantom minnow. They strike well at 
spoons also. Cut bait catches them too. We are having 
sport such as we have not had for three years. I learn 
that bass of large size are abundant in the lakes around 
Velasco. A. B. P. 
Salmon lushing for Sale. 
Freehold, on the best fishing waters of the southwest Mirimichi 
River (Burnt Hill). For terms and particulars apply to Thomas J. 
Conroy, 310 Broadway, New York city. — Adv. 
The Forest and Stream is put to press 
on Tuesdays. Correspondence intended for 
publication should reach us by Mondays and 
as much earlier as may be practicable. 
FIXTURES 
BENCH SHOWS. 
Sept. 7 to 11.— Toronto Exhibition Association's eighth annual show, 
Toronto, Can. O. A. Stone, Sec'y of bench show. 
Sept. 22 to 24.— Milwaukee Kennel and Pet Stock Association's second 
annual dog show, Milwaukee. W. W. Welch, Sec'y. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Sept. 2.— Morris, Man.— Manitoba Field Trials Club. John Wootton, 
Sws'y. 
Sept. 7.— Kennedy, Minn.— Continental Field Trial Club's chicken 
trials. P. T. Madison, Sec'y, Indianapolis, Ind. 
Oct. 9.— Brunswick Fur Club's annual meet. Bradford S. Turpin, 
Sec'y. 
Oct. 26.— Hempstead, L. I.— Natioonal Beagle Club's trials. Geo. 
W. Rogers, Sec'y, 250 W. Twenty-second street, New York. 
Oct. 28.— Greene county, Pa.— The Monongahela Valley Game and 
Fish Protective Association's second annual trials. S. B. CummiHgs 
Sec'y, Pittsburg. 
Nov. 2 — Bicknell, Ind.— Continental Field Trial Club's quail trials. 
P. T. Madison, Sec'y. 
Nov. 2.— Oxford, Mass.— New England Beagle Club's trials. W. 8. 
Clark, Sec'y, Linden, Mass. 
IJTov. 16.— Newton, N. 0. — E. F. T. Club's trials. S. C. Bradley, Sec'y, 
Greenfield Hill, Conn. 
Nov. 17.— Chatham, Ont.— International Field Trial Club's trials. 
W. B. Wells, Sec'y, Chatham, Ont. 
Nov. 28.— Newton,. N. C— U. S. F. T. Club's fall trials. W. B. Staf- 
ford, Sec'y. 
FOXES AND GUNS. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
Sunday night after dark a light snow fell— the first for 
many weeks — so early Monday morning four guns and 
one hound start out to stir up the foxes. 
Four rods from a house just out of the village the 
hound is let go on a fresh track, and in fifteen minutes 
has started the fox. 
Away they go, out of the pines into the pasture and 
through the swamp, across the clearing where stands the 
old hay barn, through Bog Swamp to the edge of the 
Hunter place, then south up Bog Brook a ways, then east 
into the open pasture, where sly reynard doubles and 
slips back into the swamp, and after circling there once or 
twice comes out and up over the farther side of the high 
Priest Hill. 
Meanwhile the guns have been following slowly on, 
and two of them are somewhere about the hill, but not in 
position to see the fox. One finally takes a stand in a 
fence corner near the top of the hill and waits there 
about half an hour, while reynard circles a mile or two 
in the valley below, but thinking he would pass below 
into the swamp again, that gun lefi his position, going 
toward the swamp. 
But vain is the calculation of guns and gunners! 
Within ten minutes that perverse fox came swinging 
up the hill with the wind, and stopped with his feet on 
the fence at that very corner, smiled blandly at the 
tracks in the snow, turned off to the southwest and went 
down the hill feeling so good that he concluded to have 
a little fun with the hound. Slacking his pace, he al- 
lowed the dog to run close, and for fifteen minutes they 
circled about two or three gunshots distant from the 
fourth gun, in an open field, the dog having no time to 
give tongue, for he was running only 1 or 2ft. distant 
from the tail of that fox and continually making frantic 
efforts to seize it. 
Tiring at last of this amusement, reynard suddenly; 
dropped to the earth, and the dog, not expecting such 
tactics, went rolling over him, and he bounded away in i 
another direction. 
He now took a course due northwest over the moun- 
tain out of hearing, and gun No. 4 went home. 
About this time the other guns gathered on top of 
Priest Hill for consultation, It was snowing lightly and 
no one had.yet seen the fox (except No. 4, who had gone 
home). 
Some counseled to wait and this prevailed. Time was 
passed stamping feet and recounting incidents of the 
chase, and listening for the dog. 
After nearly an hour he was very faintly heard com- 
ing over Cross Hill, away to the west some six or eight 
miles, and after another half-hour's wait he was again 
heard, nearer and more to the south, but yet far away. 
Soon he could be heard now and then much clearer and 
was evidently aiming again for Priest Hill. The three ( 
guns at once scattered to fence corners and awaited his 
coming. 
They had not been in position more than ten minutes 
before gun No. 3 espied the little rascal crossing a field 
one-fourth of a mile away, going toward gun No. 1. He 
possessed his soul in patience, however, knowing rey- 
nard is an erratic roadmaker, and was soon rewarded by 
seeing him cross his vision on the other angle about 
150yds. away. Springing into the road, he tacked back 
again about four rods, then over the wall and up along 
the fence behind which gun No. 3 was waiting. Now 
was No. 3's chance. Now, as the fox was just opposite, 
about 35yds. away, the old gun spoke and reynard takes 
a tumble. The second barrel was ready, but was not 
needed, as with one squeak and two kicks he is dead, 
and gun No. 3 holds a war dance over his first fox. 
The others come up and the dog, Hunter. The fox is 
skinned, and as it is nearly 11 A. M., all wend their way 
homeward, planning for another hunt on the morrow, if 
the conditions are right. 
I have spun this out to such length that I will not 
attempt to describe that hunt, but will simply state re-; 
suits. 
Same guns and same hound, Hunter, started in same 
direction next morning, and after running a fox three- 
fourths of an hour gun No. 3 shot both barrels and broke 
reynard's front right leg, when the hound came up with 
and killed him in about 400yds. This at 7:30 A. M. Tht 
dog was again started, but the guns failed to connect 
and after holeing the fox, came home about noon. 
Next morning the same guns, with the exception of 
No. 3, started again and run a fox to earth about 9 A. M 
and gun No. 2 came home. 
The dog started another, and about 2 P. M. gun No. 
shot him dead at three or four rods distance. 
This dog and some of these guns have been out abou 1 
eight or nine times before Jan. 1, and have secured foul 
foxes besides these— seven in all. 
I have enjoyed so much in the columns of the Fores: 
and Stream that I thought it was time I did somethinf 
with myjpen for the pleasure of others. 
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