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FOREST AND STREAM 
[May ml. 
ON NEW ENGLAND WATERS. 
Boston, May 22. — It has been a great week for fishing 
parties and fishermen. A great many are absent at their 
favorite waters, and a great many are going. To date the 
reports of catches are not particularly encouraging, if one 
reads between the lines of the many newspaper reports. A 
dozen failures should be put between these lines where one 
of the successes is mentioned. At the Upper Dam, Richard- 
son Lake, Me., there has been a crowd of anglers, beginning 
to arrive as soon as the ice was out, but their success was 
poor. One gentleman fished faithfully six days with a record 
of six trout, the largest not over 21b8. Another gentleman, 
from Lynn, fished a week and finally did obtain a trout of 
Tibs., the largest of the season. He went up to the mouth 
of Mill Brook and fished one day. There were ten other 
fishermen there. He took two small trout, and others did 
no better. 
At Rangeley there has been better sport than almost any- 
where on the lakes of that name. But the crowd is great. 
General Passenger and Ticket Agent F. E Boothby writes 
me that he has a report from Rangeley stating that the num- 
ber of sportsmen there is greater than ever before for so early 
in the season. He also has a report of a landlocked salmon 
being taken early in the week, weighing lOlbs. This is a 
very large salmon for that lake; but sportsmen who are 
watching the progress of salmon in the Rangeleys, since 
stocking with them begun, think that the size of the fish is 
increasing every year. It is very certain that the food for 
salmon, in the shape of smelts, is increasing. These fish 
have been introduced in the Rangeley waters but a few years 
.^introduced by the Fish Commission, for salmon food. This 
spring a gentleman informs me that the water below the 
Upper Dam has been literally alive with smelt; something 
never seen before. He also states that the big trout could be 
seen following up the smelts, and seizing them as often as 
their digestion would allow. Apparently the trout were 
having a great feast, and they utterly declined to take the 
ordinary live minnow bait, or to rise to a fly, while the 
smelt lasted. The same feature has been noted at Bemis. 
Reports from Moosehead are pleasing the hotel men this 
year, and one may easily be glad of it, from a business stand- 
point. Mr. O. a' Dennen informed me Monday the Tisdale 
party, of Leominster, Mass., had just taken a lake ti'out 
weighing SOlbs. ; a monster, and about the largest one of 
which there is any authentic record from that lake. Good 
success is also being had with brook on that lake. The big 
Produce party left Boston for Moosehead Thursday evening. 
The party is to be joined by the Camp Comfort Club, from 
Pawtuxet. The present trip makes the fiftieth one to the 
credit of Mr. Edwin Smith — a veteran angler, surely; and 
may the boys all live to make as many trips. 
Another Boston party of representative business men is off 
on a fishing trip this week, to the beautiful camps of the 
Ljglewood Club, in New Brunswick The party is largely 
composed of members of the club, and will be absent for a 
couple of weeks. They left Boston Friday evening. There 
were at least thirty sportsmen on the 7:45 train from the 
Union Station last evening; not including the many persons 
"going a-flshing" quietly by themselves. Who will say that 
the love of sport with rod and reel is not on the increase. 
Mr. R. A. Tuttle, proprietor of Lake Point Cottage at 
Rangeley Outlet, with his party, went up to camp on Mon- 
day. They had a through parlor car from Boston to Bemis. 
The remarkable feature was that such a car is being run to 
the very heart of the Rangeleys, reaching Bemis at 6 in the 
evening, only nine hours from Boston; then getting to The 
Birches at 7 o'clock, Haines Landing at 7:30, and over to 
camp by dusk. 
The Duck Lake Club left Boston Friday evening for the 
Schoodics. The club, under the management of Mr. H. O. 
Underwood, has three camps at the Schoodics, one at Grand 
Lake, one at Pleasant Lake and one at Duck Lake. At one 
or the other of these camps the club members are almost 
always sure of fairly good fishing, as fishing goes nowadays. 
Word just comes in from a Boston gentleman that he has 
taken a salmon weighing 201bs. at Grand Lake, or in that 
vicinity. It is suggested that such must be a sea salmon, if 
the report is true, since the landlocked salmon of the 
Schoodics do not grow to that size. 
Mr. J, Otis Wetherbee is out from his trip to B Pond, 
where he has had good fishing He has been accompanied 
by Mr. Bayard Thayer and Congressman Simpkins. Mr. 
George R. Hall, of the Adams House, Boston, is just in from 
Moosehead, where he has had excellent fishing. A noble 
string of trout fell to the lot of his party. On the trip Mr. 
Hall visited Castle Harmony, Harmony Lake, where he 
found cold weather and poor fishing. Mr. James G. Wild- 
man, with the two Foster Brothers, have returned from 
Moosehead Lake with a string of sixty-two good trout. Mr. 
Wildman says that he took a great many fish on the Stanley 
smelt, Sebago pattern. E. P. Mason has just returned from 
Bemir, where he did not have great luck. Mr. Harry Perci- 
val, of Bemir, says that the water has been alive with smelt, 
even at Bemir, and that many of them have been floating 
dead on the top of the water. On these minnows the trout 
have gorged themselves, and have not taken to other bait. In 
the maw of one trout of 2ilbs. thirteen of these little smelt 
were found. 
Mr. Louis Cabot, of Brookline, goes to his salmon river, 
the Grand, P. Q , June 1. For his guest he has Mr. G. H. 
Richards, who doubtless believes he is particularly fortunate 
in being invited to the "best salmon river in the world." 
Mr. D. H. Blanchard and Mr. E. Rolin Jones are on a 
fishing trip to the latter's beautiful camps at Winnepisaukee, 
Special. 
Moosehead Lake. 
Bangok, Me., May 22.— S. L. Small and Dana Croskett, 
of Dexter, at the thoroughfare between Sugar Island and the 
mainland near the place known as McNear's, fished an hour 
and captured four trout, the combined weight of which was 
141bs. The trout weighed 5, 4i, 2i, S^lbs. 
■ C. C. More, of New York, is enjoying some great fly fish- 
ing, killing twelve, fourteen, and even up to thirty trout a 
day. 
A laker weighing 291b8. was captured off Norcross Brook 
last Saturday, at 11:30 in the morning, 
The Mohawk Fishing Club is'having good luck. Monday 
the club's catch was sixty-seven, ex- Senator Jacques landing 
the largest fish. 
George Emraett, of Attleboro, Mass., has captured his full 
allowance and has the record for the largest square-taUer 
thus far. It weighed 4|lbs. dressed. Mr. Emmett has 
fished most of the time oif Green Island. 
Sebec Lake. 
Great catches of latdlocked salmon are reported from 
Sebec Lake. The Commissioners of Inland Fisheries and 
Game visited the lake the first of the week and report 
numerous catches of fine fish. Geo. M. Houghton. 
Some Maine Waters. 
DiXFiELD, Me,, May 23.— I have just come home from a 
two week's trip over a large section of the State, visiting 
Sebago, Sebec and Moosehead, besides many places in Aroos- 
took county. We could only stop a day in a place and had 
but short time for fishing. At Sebago I only had one-half 
day, during which I hooked and landed four salmon; 
smallest 4]bs., largest lOA lbs. Also hooked two others which 
I lost, Messrs Carleton, Oak and myself had one day at 
Sebec Lake, taking in all fifteen salmon of 3 to 41bs. each. 
At Moosehead a party of eight of us took 2501bs. in one 
day, mainly lakers. This would almost seem to stamp us 
as fish hogs; but after examining the stomachs of some of 
those lakers, I have no compunctions in that direction. I 
saw one opened, weighing SJrlbs. as he was caught, with 
two good-sized shiners, one white fish and a trout of at least 
liibs. In another there was certainly a pint of smelts. 
We found it too early for fly fishing, aa the weather thus 
far has been very cold and the season late, although Mr. 
Oak succeeded in rising two or three at the outlet. We 
caught our fish by trolling with the Stanley smelt — we 
could not get them with anything else. At Moosehead and 
Sebec Messrs. Oak, Carleton and myself ran two rods each — 
one baited with Stanley smelt, Sebago pattern, the other 
with live minnow. Every strike we had was on the smelt. 
To-morrow I go to Auburn Lake, where some very fine sal- 
mon have been taken this spring of 4 to 91bs. The last of 
this week we go to Rangeley. At all of these places we 
have hearings, and only get a day or part of one to try the 
fish. 
June 1 we are called to Grand Lake on flshway matters, 
s'arting with canoe at Duck Lake, through Bottle, Dobsis 
lakes and others to Grand Lake Stream, and home via Calais 
and Princeton. Will try and find tirhe when 1 return to let 
you know what incidents of interest, occur on the route. 
June 31 we go to Rangeley at the meeting of the Maine 
Fish and Game Association; from Rangeley to Parmachene, 
to hold hearings in regard to streams and ponds in that vi- 
cinity. H. O. grANLBT. 
New Found Lake. 
JSToKTH DTJMBABT03S, N. H., May 22.— Recently, while at 
Eew Found Lake, N. H., I saw a fine string of landlocked 
salmon which were caught by a party of tnree during the 
week. The fish weighed from 3 to lOlbs. I also saw the 
record of the same party for a number of seasons, showing 
some very lar^e fish— trout up to 231bs. and salmon up to 
131b3. C. M. Staek. 
THE MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION. 
Boston, May 21— Editor Forest and Stream: The last 
resular meeting of the Massachusetts Fish and Game Pro- 
tective Association before the vacation season was held at 
Young's Hotel last evening, and in spite of the fact that a 
considerable number of the members are already in the 
woods and on the lakes indulging in their favorite pastime, 
there was a large attendance. And it was good to see the 
veterans — those who have passed the chairs, so to speak, ex- 
Presidents Wiggin, Clarke and Samuels— still on deck and 
eager to further the work of the Association. There was a 
business meeting of the board of management at 6 o'clock. 
Col. Rockwell, the president, in the chair. Secretary Kimball 
reported on several matters of correspondence with various 
parties upon subjects connected with fish and game protec- 
tion ; he also read a letter from the Boston Curling Club 
offering the use of their house and grounds on Fresh Pond 
in case the Association, might desire to hold a fly-casting 
tournament, and it was ordered that the courtesy be acknowl- 
edged and accepted. The idea seemed to strike several gen- 
tlemen favorably, and it was voted to refer the matter to a 
special committee to consider and report upon it later. It is 
probably too late to do anything in that line this season, but 
something may come from it another year. Col. Rockwell 
sugge.sted the advisability of having printed a sort of pros- 
pecttis setting forth the objects and aims of the Association, 
to be distributed where they might do the most good, and 
the subject was referred to the publication committee. 
Secretary Kimball called attention to the demand for copies 
of the cloth poster issued by the Association giving 
the close dates and all kinds of fish and game and 
he was authorized to procure a further supply for general 
circulation. Upon the adjournment of the board the supper 
room was visited, where upward of seventy-five members 
with a few guests took seats. The meal over, a brief busi- 
ness meeting was held at which the following members were 
elected: A. H. Gillig, A. L. Kidd, Gecge W. Gale, S M. 
Smith, T. B. Parker. G. H. Gray, W. P. Bruisseau, G. W. 
Tufts, T. F. Galvin, B. Herbert White. President Rock- 
well then opened the speech meeting in a few remarks and 
introduced Hon. H. N. Shepard, a well known member of 
the bar, who gave a very interesting talk upon "Lake St. John 
and the_ Ouananische." Mr. Shepard at once disclaimed 
being a fisherman, but said he did love the woods, the lakes 
and the streams, and be was always ready to go whenever 
he could into new and strange countries in search of the 
beautiful and wonderful in nature; the Lake St. John coun- 
try filled the bill in these particulars, and of course to the 
fisherman it is a very paradite. Whileon the subject of this 
particular fish Col. Rockwell followed with a briet narration 
of his experiences at the Grand Discharge, and said that he 
didn't think much of the gameness of the ouananiche. Mr. 
James- Murray Kay was the next speaker, and he gave a very 
interesting talk upon "Salmon Angling" as well as upon the 
habits and peculiarities of the Salmo solar. Incidentally he 
remarked that a man who fishes for the score is not a sports- 
man but a barbarian — a sentiment that was loudly applauded. 
Mr. St. ]Sf, Church, of New Bedford, spoke for the men who 
use the rifle as well as the rod (but rather prefer the rifle), 
and the meeting, a really profitable and enjoyable one, was 
shortly after brought to a close. Wm. B. Smaet. 
Iowa Fishings Season. 
Ohakles City, la., May 16. —Iowa's fish law expired the 
loth, and many parties were out to ,try their luck in the 
Cedar River at this place. As far as reported, quite all were 
more or less successful. 
Among the best catches were fifteen black bass, the two 
largest weighing 4 and 4ilb3. ; eight pickerel, ranging in 
weight from 2 to 61bs. ; while the largest one hooked for the 
day reached 151bs., 42iin. in length, being caught a few miles 
below the city. Very few pike were taken, although the 
riled condition of the water would seem to favor thtir biting 
better than the above-named varieties. Vane Simmonds. 
RHODE ISLAND SEA FISHING. 
Pkovxdence, R I., May M — Editor Forest and Stream: 
A number of squiteague, which is one of the most delicious 
fish of these waters, have recently been taken in traps in 
Palmer's River, Warren, but none have yet taken the hook. 
Striped bass and perch are also taken in the traps. 
The tautog season in the upper bay is waning, and the fish 
are moving down the bay. They have commenced to mate, 
and although the amateurs still make catches off the old 
Beacon, Sabin's Point and Bullock's Point hghthouses, the 
majority of the fish are further down the bay, at Conimicut 
Light and that vicinity, where some large catches are re- 
ported. Horace H Frankhn, of this city, caught a 7-pounder 
here on Friday. One weighing an even ISlbs. was caught 
the same day off Price's JSTeck, Newport, which establishes 
the record for this vicinity. George Waterman caught one 
below Pawtuxet weighing ISlbs. and another of 6+lbs. His 
catch for that day (19th inst.) wasne^rly lOOlbs. tautogare 
most uncertain fish, and while general jy biting best on the 
ebb tide, are liable to bite in any weather and on any day. 
This season they have been running very well. The fisher- 
men who have once tasted the joy of hauling in a good-sized 
tautog with either hand line or rod and reel will never for- 
sake the sport for anything else so long as the tautog are 
running. 
Fish Commissioner .John H^ Northup took a party down- 
the bay Tuesday on a fishing trip. The party consisted of 
James C, Collins, clerk of the Fish Commissioners; Judge 
James Harris, of Smithfield; Attorney General Tanner, Jas. 
T. Lockwood, Benjamin Hill, Charles I. Northup and 
Elihu R. Shippee. A pleasant trip was made, and about 
lOOlbs. of tautog were caught; Benjamin Hill catching tlie 
largest, which weighed 71bs. 
A fine 301b moose was born at the menagerie connected 
with Roger Williams Park on Wednesday last. The parents 
are a pair that were purchased of a famous old trapper and 
hunter of New Brunswick, named^Philip Sellick, 
P. P. Dodge, of this city, caught a tautog weighing lllbs. 
7oz. ofl; Bullocti's Point lighthouse Monday. 
Messrs. Brown and Lillibridgc, two well known fisher- 
men, of Saylesville, went down to the southern part of the 
State on the 15lh, trout fishing, and were very successful, 
exhibiting on their return ninety-seven of the speckled beau- 
ties as the result of their outing. All were fair-sized fish. 
W. H. M. 
The Trout in Nova Scotia. 
Halifax, N. S., May 20.— Editor Forest and Stream: 
For the last ten days or more a heavy fog has obliterated 
this section of the country, the intermissions being taken 
advantage of by showers, and the sad tones of the fog bell on 
George's Island has been a fitting accompaniment to the 
growls of those fishermen who love not to wrap themselves 
in cold, wet oil skins and sit for hours in a wetter boat. 
Nevertheless, the lakes have been spotted with the more 
enthusiastic and also the market fishermen, the latter, 
usually, at this time succeeding best, as they are least fas- 
tidious in the choice of lures. The Mayfly is rising to an 
extent that makes the artificial almost useless. Last week I 
saw within a radius of lOft, of our boat six large trout out 
of the water at the same time, and although we had flies on 
our casts very closely resembling the real, we were treaff d 
with damp contempt. 
My companion, Mr. Eagar, a resident and experienced 
sportsman, informs me that when the ephemera cease to rise, 
the following few days will be magnificent for fishing, and 
he is now in communication with several lakes, awaiting 
the word. 
About three weelis ago we tried the lake and runs near the 
Fourteen-Mile House, remaining two days, and although 
the conditions were quite unfavorable, we brought back 
twenty-three fine trout, the largest weighing 241bs. 
Three local fishermen returning from Musquodoboit Har- 
bor about the end of April, report the fishing first-class, but 
the roads dreadful. They brought in forty two trout, aver- 
aging about 2ilbs., and two salmon, weight not given. 
There were also exhibited in the windows of a couple of 
tradesmen, on May 5, part of a fare of 140 trout, killed at 
Mill Lake, Hubbard's Cove, the largest marked 44IbB,, andhe 
looked it. The Sa.urday markets are full of flabby looking 
trout that sell from 20 to 60 cents a string of half a dozen. 
We expect the grayling to run in about three weeks, and I 
anticipate some rare sport. I wish Mr. Cheney was up here. 
1 feel certain he would break his grayling record. 
H. M. R0SENBER(4. 
New Tork Black Bass Law. 
The new law signed by Gov. Black last Saturday makes 
the open season for black bass or Oswego bass June 15 to 
Dec. 81 inclusive. This applies to the entire State with the 
exception of the Thousand Island waters, where the open 
season is June 9 to Jan. 1, and waters of town of Horicon, 
where the season is July 10 to Jan. 1. 
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Tlie Black Fly and Mosquito. 
Actual test in the Maine woods last season convinc::d me 
that two-thirds pure tar and one third vaseline, well w j ked 
together, is a perfect repellent to black flies and mosq>i toes. 
Two or three applications a day are suflacient, and soap and 
water will eSectually remove it. H. S. C. 
Last week two wires that run from the station telegraph 
oflice in Portsmouth were found to be crossed, William 
Ballard, the railroad lineman, was notified, and he found the 
trouble about two miles west of the city. It was caused by 
a small steel trap with about 2ft. of chain attached to it. 
The chain was tightly wound several times around the two 
wires, bringing thtm in contact and rendering them both 
useless. There were blood and feathers on the trap, and it 
was probably done by some large bird getting caught in the 
trap and flying off with it attached to its leg. In its flight 
the chain hanging below caught upon the wires, the sudden 
jerk winding it tightly around and liberating the bird. Mr. 
Ballard says it was the strangest cross he has seen in fifteen 
years as a hneman. — Manchester (A\ H.) Union. 
A FAMiLT in this town moved not long ago into a house 
which was found to be infested with rats in great numbers. 
All the usual remedies were tried in vain. After the family 
were nearly in despair a friend advised them to get a pair of 
rabbits and let them run about the house. The rabbits were 
brought to the house and the rats left. The Pied Piper of 
Hameiin was not more effective. It is a good thing to know 
this method of ridding a bouse of rats, but each one must 
decide for himself which is worse about a house — rabbits or 
rats, — Baltimo're Sun. 
