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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Aug. 18, 1894. 
BOSTON RODS AND GUNS. 
Many of the trout fishermen are at home, though they 
will soon be out again for the September campaign. Mr. 
G. N. Smalley had good sport at Big Island Pond, one of 
the Seven Ponds, in Maine. He is reported to have taken 
a 31bs. trout there, a very large one for those waters. 
This fish waB immediately liberated, after being weighed. 
The party had all the fish they needed, and they thought 
it best to return so fine a fish for breeding purposes By 
the way, it begins to be theorized that the trout are im- 
proving in. size in that pond, since minnows are beginning 
to be found there. In a party recently returned from the 
Inglewood Club in New Brunswick, were Mr. Cobb and 
Mr. Follet This was Mr. Follet's first visit to the trout 
waters east of New York, and he is greatly pleased. He 
took landlocked salmon and is delighted with the fighting 
qualities of that fish. Mr. T. D. Hyde is back from Maine, 
where he had good sport with the trout. 
The salmon fishermen are returning. Mr. David H. 
Blanchard, well known for his efforts to prevent salmon 
netting, is back from his river, the Northeast Branch of 
the St. Marguerite. He has taktm 30 salmon this season, 
one of tlie most successful he has ever spent on that river. 
He was accompanied by his friend Mr. Brown, his daugh- 
ter and children. Mr. Richard O. Harding was not there 
this year, he has been among the New Hampshire hills for 
a month or two this summer, recruiting. He had become 
a good deal overworked early in the spring, but is back 
again in Appleton & Bassett's tackle store, and feeling 
much improved. Mr. Blanchard's salmon were of good 
size, two weighing about 31 lbs. each, with several weigh- 
ing from 25 to 281bs. Mr. Walter M Brackett, the salmon 
painter, is back from the lower part of the same river. 
He also had excellent luck, taking in all some 38 fish. Mr. 
(ieorge von L. Meyer, Speaker of the Massachusetts House 
of Representatives, has had excellent salmon fishing at the 
home of the Restigouche Club. He took five salmon in 
two hours, a record that it is hard to beat. He was ac- 
companied by T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr. Col. E. C. Fitch 
has had very fine fishing at his river, the Romayne. Dr. 
Brown of Boston was with him. They have made a very 
fine average of salmon killed. Hon. Henry Hitchcock 
and his brother, A. E. Hitchcock, have been kept away 
from the Nepisiquit this yeaT, notwithstanding they had 
counted a good deal on their season's fishing. 
A. H. Wood has had very fine fishing on the Miramichi. 
Louis Cibot, of Brooklyn, with Geo. H. Richards as his 
guest, has had superior fishing on his river, the Grande. 
Generally the water in the salmon rivers has been very 
low and the salmon have come up rather slowly. But 
fishermen who have had the patience to wait have been 
rewarded by fair to good catches. Mr. Henry C. Litch- 
field, with Dame, Stoddard & Kendall, has not been able 
to get out salmon fishing this year, though he has fitted 
out many of his friends. He says that perhaps the only 
salmon he shall ever catch was the one he hooked at 
Bangor and lost. 
Mr. L. Dana Chapman, in the same house as Mr. Litch- 
field, says that the Megantic Club, in which he is much 
interested, is having a most remarkable season. The club 
houses have been full nearly all the season. There are 
nearly forty people there at present, including members 
and invited guests, with their families. Game is reported 
remarkably plenty in that section. Deer are especially 
numerous, and great sport is expected in the open season 
this fall. Partridges are also mentioned as fairly numer- 
ous. From other sections of Maine the reports are not 
encouraging concerning the prospects for partridge shoot- 
ing. 
The weather has been too hot and dry for much shore 
bird shooting in the vicinity of Boston thus far. 
Special. 
NOTES FROM THE ANGLING WATERS. 
Clare viont, N. H., Aug, 7.— Frank Pitcher and a friend 
have just retured from Camp Diamond on the shores of 
Little Diamond Pond. They left Ciaremont on Aug. 2, 
having been gone six days. They report a great time with 
the trout, having caught over 500. Two gentlemen and 
their guide took 301bs. If fishermen wish to visit this 
pond the address is Camp Diamond, M. B. Noyes, man- 
ager, Diamond Pond, N. H. I saw lOlbs. of Mr. Pitcher's 
trout which he brought home, and they were beauties, 
A Mr. King, who has a cottage near Montclare, Sunapee 
Lake, with a party of friends, took 90lbs. of bass on "Wed- 
nesday, Aug. 1. Columbia. 
White Lake, Mich. — The bass and trout fisliing is good 
here at present. Squirrels and grouse are scarce this sea- 
son. In this part of Michigan woodchucks climb trees 
and wild pigeons lay two eggs. E, S. D. 
Cranberry Lake Hotel, St. Lawrence county, N. Y., 
Aug. 8,— Yesterday Messrs. Austin and Whitmarbh caught 
four trout running 21bs. each; and to-day they took one 
of 3«bs. and four of 21bs. each. They were guided by 
Wm. Howland. W. R. Bishop. 
Mr. Bishop Makes a Record. 
Yesterday while S. P. Avery, Jr., of New York, andB. 
Bishop of New Russia, were fishing off Button Bay, Lake 
Champlain, the former accomplished an unusual feat. 
Mr. Avery was fishing with a t$ oz. fly rod, common 
trout line, single gut leader and hook baited with a min- 
now. Suddenly the minnow was taken in by a pike 
weighing about f of a pound. As he was drawing the 
pike along towards the boat he felt a sudden and heavy 
jerk on the line and immediately the pike went down 
and out of sight. Mr. Avery let out 150 feet of line and 
after "playing" for an hour succeeded in bringing in a 
wonderful haul. It appeard that when he had the pike 
near the boat a large pickerel discovered the precious 
morsel and undertook to devour it and in so doing wound 
the gut leader around under his gills in such a way as to 
securely fasten himself, and after diving and plunging 
for an hour gave up the battle. Last evening Mr. Bishop 
had the pike and pickerel on exhibition in front of the 
post orhcH in this village. The pike weighed nearly 
fibs, and bore the marks of the pickerel's teeth where he 
had shut on. The pickerel weighed lOJlbs. Taken all in 
all we consider this one of the greatest feats ever record- 
ed in the history of angling.— Elizabethtown (N. Y.) Post, 
Aug. 9, 
The International Angling Association. 
Toronto, Aug. ^.—Editor Forest and Stream: An 
association which has been working quietly but effectu- 
ally in the interests of angling, and one of whose objects 
is the advancement of fair angling, a term not under- 
stood by too many fishermen, is the International Asso- 
ciation of Anglers, This Association was formed at 
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, last August, on the occa- 
sion of a celebration of the ter-centennary of Izaak 
Walton. The Govern or- General of Canada is one of the 
honorary presidents of the Association, and the Presi- 
dent of the United States has been invited to act in- a 
similar capacity. The objects of the Association, as de- 
fined by its constitution, are the promotion of fish and 
fishing interests in international fresh waters, the ad- 
vancement of fair angling, the promotion of friendly 
relations between the anglers of both countries, and the 
holding of an annual convention at some point adjacent 
to international waters. 
The first annual convention will be held this year on 
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 7 and 8, at the charming place 
of Niagara-on-the-Lake, situated at the mouth of the 
Niagara River. The hotel accommodation here is excel- 
lent, and the bass fishing is renowned and historic. At 
the convention the reading of papers and the discussion of 
angling topics will find a prominent place. 
The disabilities under which American anglers labor 
when plying their sport in Canadian waters will also be 
considered and action taken toward the amelioration of 
existing regulations. As a number of prominent Canadi- 
an politicians are members of the Executive of the As- 
sociation, anything advanced by the American members 
will not fall on idle ears. A fish banquet in the ball-room 
of the Queen's Royal Hotel, Niagara-on-the-Lake, pre- 
pared by a chef whose hand is very cunning in the 
preparation of such repasts, will be a feature of the con- 
vention. 
The most interesting part of the programme will be 
the fly-casting tournament for valuable prizes, while 
a bait-casting competition will also be held. It is in- 
tended also to hold a sweepstake of professional fly- 
casters at $5 each with $50 added by the Association, 
entries for which close on Sept. 1. All information can 
be obtained and entries made to Charles Hunter, Standard 
Life Assurance Company, Toronto, Canada. 
PROGRAMME. 
First Day.— Friday, Sept. 7. 
Annual meeting and convention will be opened at 11 A M. 
At 3 P. M , Event No. 1, long-distance fly-casting, amateur class, 
open to all anglers who have a known fly-casting distance record of 
not over 85ft. ; entrance fee, $2. First prize, International Anglers 1 
Association gold medal; second prize, handsome greenhearb trout 
rod. 
Event No. 2. amateur class long-distance fly-casting, open to all 
anglers who have no known record of over ?0ft.; entrance fee, $3 First 
prize, silver medal of International Anglers' Association; second prize, 
specially made handsome greenheart trout rod. 
Event No. 3, amateur class fly -casting, distance and accuracy com- 
bined; entrance fee, $3 
At 7:30 P. M., first annual banquet of Association in ball room of 
Queen's Royal Hotel. Fish dinner. 
Saturday, Sept. S. 
Meeting of Association, coutinued, at 11 A. M. 
At 3 P. ML, Event No. 4. expert class long-distance fly-casting, open 
to all, sweepstakes, entrance $10 each, to be divided 75 per cent, to 
first, 25 per cent, to second, third to save his entrance; winner to re- 
ceive gold medal emblematic of International Association champion- 
ship. 
Event No. 5, bait-casting, competition for distance and accuracy, 
single-handed casts, weight cast J^oz , weights furnished by tourna- 
ment committee. Each contestant shall have five casts, two trial casts 
being first allowed. First prize will be awarded to contestant obtain- 
ing best average of five casts, The second prize will be awarded for 
longest single distance cast. Entrance $2. 
CONDITIONS OF FLY- CASTING CONTESTS. 
All casting shall be single-handed. Rods over lift, in length or lOoz. 
in weight barred. Two flies only, of a siz-i not larger than No. 5, 
allowed. Leaders not longer than 9 and not less than Oft. of single 
gut. Knotting of lines or any other device to lend weight to cast pro- 
hibited. Seven minutes allowed each contestant. No cast to count 
when stretcher fly is missing. No time allowance to replace fly. The 
casting will be on the river front, from a platform extending into the 
water along a line of buoys parallel to the shore. 
In all contests four entries shall be a minimum. Three judges will 
be appointed and their decision shall be final in all cases. Forest 
and Stream rules shall govern contests in all cases not herein pro- 
vided for. 
The Queen's Royal Hotel will give anglers reduced rates of $2.50 per 
day. Excursion rates can be obtained by those living at a distance to 
Niagara Falls, from which Niagara-on-the Lake can be reached by half 
an hour's picturesque journey. The bass fishing at Niagara-on-the- 
Lake is excellent, and the fish are renowned for their size and gami- 
ness. 
The secretary would be glad to hear from anglers who intend to be 
present. Entries clo&e Sept. 1, 1894. Charles Honter, Sec'y. 
Sunapee Lake. 
Springfield, Vt., Aug. 8. — I have just returned from a 
three-weeks' fishing trip to Sunapee Lake. Our party 
occupied a cottage at Blodgett's Landing and all fell so 
in love with the place that we intend to return every 
year. We had very good luck at the bass; our best string 
was twenty-seven in two hours' time on four lines. The 
bass there do not run very large, but are rather medium 
in size and the most gamy it was ever my fortune to 
strike. We did not fish for trout much, as at this season 
of the year they are in deep water and do not bite well; 
however, a few are taken right along. One gentleman 
in particular, Mr. C. F. Goodnow, of Massachusetts, who 
owns a pretty cottage on one of the best sites on the 
lake, succeeds in taking plenty of the "white" trout, 
peculiar to this lake, as well as mamy of the "native" or 
speckled brook trout; many of these trout weigh 2 and 
31bs. each. Mr. Goodnow also took two landlocked sal- 
mon during our stay which weighed 9 and 71bs. respec- 
tively. And by the way, this same Goodnow is a royal 
good fellow and a thorough sportsman, and a good man 
to cast your lot with; some of the readers of Forest and 
Stre am may know him, as he has fished from Maine to 
Florida, and has the shy brook trout at one end of his 
list and the mighty tarpon at the other. The Sunapee 
Lake Fish and Game League have their annual dinner 
and excursion on the lake on Saturday, the 11th. I 
understand that this league is doing a good work and 
deserves every encouragement. Sunapee has the usual 
attractions of a summer resort besides its excellent fish- 
ing; any one who is interested and wishes to get a good 
idea of the lake should obtain the last issue of the Granite 
Monthly, a magazine devoted to the interests of New 
Hampshire, which contains an illustrated article on this 
beautiful sheet of water. W. W. B. 
St. Lawrence Association. 
The second vice-president of the Anglers' Association of 
the St. Lawrence River is Mr. Chas. R. Skinner, of Water- 
town. The unlawful nets taken last year counted up 87, and 
were valued at $1,731: 
Killings Trout in Dry Streams. 
Claremont, N. H., Aug. 7.— I read "Mascony's" letter 
last weekJn Forest and Stream in regard to fishing Little 
Sugar River with me, and was much pleased and began 
to plan for a great and glorious time. The last time I 
went a trouting was July 28, in Grannis Brook. I took 
36 trout, put back 16 and saved 20 that were 6in. and 
over. What was my surprise on dressing these to find 
18 full of spawn, and I left off fishing for trout this 
season. But reading "Mascony's" letter I thought, per- 
haps, they might not be in Bpawn yet in the river, and 
wanting very much to make "Mascony's" acquaintance, 
and talk over our past fishing experience, I called to see 
a friend, Mr. Arthur Putnam, to ask if he had had any 
report from Little Sugar River. He had seen a gentle- 
man who told him that he had never seen the river so 
low and that the trout had all taken to a few large holes. 
He had seen them and said there were many trout from 
1 to 21bs. weight. But some fiends had been on the river 
and had put sods of earth above the holes and turned 
what little water there was from the holes and then 
killed the trout after drawing the holes. I am doing my 
best to find out their names and if I do they will not 
want to club any more trout to death. I wish "Von W." 
would make some inquiries and write me, lock box 66, 
Claremont, or better still, put the Charlestown fish warden 
on them. It is rather hard when I leave off fishing July 
28, because the trout have spawn, to have these fiends go 
round and destroy them that way. Columbia. 
Rideau Lake. 
Portland, Ont., Aug. 8. — Editor Forest and Stream: 
You ask for communications from correspondents at fish- 
ing resorts, and thinking a line from here might interest 
your readers I write you. This is a village at the head 
of Rideau Lake, distant from Kingston forty miles and 
from Ottawa about sixty-five. Black bass and lake trout 
are to be caught in abundance, and the boating and bath- 
ing is fine. Fish are caught both by troll and rod, min- 
now being bait used. The hotel accommodations are 
good; board can be obtained at the Commercial, where I 
stop, for $1 per day or by week at $6. People coming 
from New York can reach here easiest via New York 
Central, making the change at Utica over R. W. & O. 
R. R. either to- Morristown or to Clayton. Here would 
be about the necessary cost of this trip, leaving New 
York at 8:30 A. M.; Fare to Brockville and return $15, 
to Smith's Falls and return to Brockville $1.90, from 
Smith's Falls to Portland and return $1.50, and three 
weeks' stay at Portland — $6 per week — $18, incidental 
expenses say $12. In all less than $50. J. D. 
Permanently Engaged as a Mascot. 
Mr. D. C. Dean, of the American News Co., has re- 
ceived from Prof. Carl Frommel of Brooklyn, now at 
Lake George, a postal which reads: "Lake George. 
Tuesday, Aug. 14. — Dear Mr. Dean: Mrs. F. has landed 
two pickerel — big ones; one 91bs. and the other I21bs. 
This is doing very well and she is permanently engaged 
as a mascot by me. Prof. Carl Frommel." 
This teaches that the fisherman intent on big ones 
should take his wife along for good luck. 
Charleston Lake. 
Athens, Ont., Aug. 4. — Angling at Charleston Lake, 
County Leeds, Ont., this season is unusually good. On 
July 28 we had the following score: Black bass, 79; rock 
bass, 38; pike, 1; bullpout, 1; sunfish, 2; perch, 1; total, 
122. This was for two rods, six and one-half hours' fish- 
ing, worms, guide Dell Woods. Of the seventy-nine 
black bass only one was under lOin. in length, and a 
great many between 3 and 41bs. We returned about fifty 
to the water uninjured, and we hope they will give as 
much sport to some £>ther anglei's. A Cottager. 
" That reminds me." 
San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 5. — Mistir Editor of the 
Forest and Stream: Dear Sur — Yew would hev died a 
lafin if you hed a ben here last Sonday arternoon, we 
wer all or at the inetin hous, when Lisha Watkins come 
over and he hed yewr last Edishun ov august the Fort, 
and we all got a lookin at it and readin it one by one, 
when at last that oldest Son of Rufe Johnsons, seed the 
article whar, that thar Jentlemann from Morgan City 
who sines his name R. S. W. writ about the fishin down 
thar, we alusloud that thar Morgan City mus be a mighty 
good plais to fish as we gits most of our fishes and 
Oisters from Thar but when that thar Jentlemann writ 
about that thar big Tarpon Jumt over that 9 foot beam, 
them boys of the Widder Jones said they would bet a 
right Smart Pile of yaller yams that he coud hev Jumt 
at least tew foot further, as they hed been down to Rock- 
port Texas to visit ther Mothers Second Cosins and some 
more kin folks down thar, and one day they all got up a 
Regular fish fry and they all driv over tew the bay, and 
thay loud they -seed morn tew hundred at onced, and 
then they all went and got thair hooks and lines and cut 
some poles and went tew it, they hed fished and fished 
and got many a bite, when at last that thar feller Holand, 
Smith's farm hand yelled nut he hed a Bite and he held 
on ter the little Saplin that he hed fer a Pol, when all 
tew onct ther was a mity comoshun in the water and 
Smith and his farm hand wer both in the water and ther 
Boat botom side up not far from one of the Joneses boys 
who got it long side hisen and sot it tew rights wen he 
loake arter that Smith an his hand, Smith was makin a 
terrible fuss with his hand about that thar fish fer letin 
it git so clus to the Boat, kase the fish humpt out ov the 
water exactly as that thar Morgan City fish did and 
turned em both plum out but the farm hand he held on 
ter the Saplin and he got him arter f oolin around with 
him fer moren an hour an hit was one ov them thar Tar- 
pon fishes, he was a beautiful fish they said, an when 
they drive over tew the Store the Store Clerk loud the 
weighd 113 pounds. Must hev been a Small Whale, well 
this is all I can tell yew tew day onless I tell yew about 
the huskin be we went tew last week, thar must hev been 
nigh on ter 40 People thar all naibors and kin folk, that 
Widder Elkins oldest Gal she found the Red Ear and she 
got kised, I kinder loud shed get it as I seed that thar 
