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found to tip the beam at nolbs., and was over 5ft, long 
and nearly 2oin. in diameter. 
During the past season a number of the same variety 
of fish were taken, one colored man coming with his 
wheelbarrow in regular anticipation of his catch. 
The following, from the '•Fisheries and Fishing In- 
dustries of the United States." published by the United 
S ates Fish Commission, relative to the above-mentioned 
fish, may be of interest: 
"A very large jewfish will follow and finally swallow 
a hooked fish." usually a red snapper, with hooks, lead, 
line and all. If the line then does not break, the fish may 
be hauled in with gaffs. The jewfish attains an enormous 
size and specimens weighing from 80 to ioolbs. nave 
been caught. The smaller fish are quite choice, but large 
ones are too coarse and tough to be salable." 
Nowhere on ihe East Coast of Florida are there better 
facilities for obtaining sport of a piscatorial nature than 
in the vicinity of New Smyrna. With suitable lines and 
reel the varieties of fish to be taken may be anticipated 
bv the use of bait. Fiddlers or shrimp are commonly 
used for sheepshead, and cut bait or mullet for the 
majority of the other varieties of fish. Of the size of 
the strings taken in one day by one person, i2Slbs. have 
been recorded. Sheepshead range from 1 to 7lbs. m 
weight. Other fish, consisting of choper. cavally, sea 
bass, trout, whiting and bluefish, are commonly caught 
by our winter visitors. Fishing parties in launches and 
sail boats from Davtona frequently visit these celebrated 
fishing grounds. Suitable accommodations for sojourn- 
ing fishermen can be had in New Smyrna and near the 
fishing erourds at reasonable rates. The most desirable 
method for those who can afford the time and expense is 
to enp-aere a boa f with suitable cabin accommodations 
and cruise about the waters adjacent, breathing the pure 
salt atmosphere and enjoying nature free from the un- 
healthful and contaminating influences of city life. 
John Y. Detwiler. 
CHICAGO AND THE WEST. 
Bayfield Hatchery. 
Chicago. 111.. Oct. 20— The State hatchery at Bay- 
field, Wis., has been largely improved this season, though 
the ponds will hardly all be finished within a couple of 
years. This is a well-equipped and valuable hatchery 
and will' do grand work. About $40,000 has been spent 
there so far. 
Bozeman Hatchery. 
Out at Bozeman, Mont.. Dr. Henshall is grinding out 
fish by the million. This fall he has been shipping fish 
to Melrose. Red Rock. Dillon, Lombard, Dorsey. Lead- 
boro and manv others points. Shipments to points on 
the Great Nor'hern and Northern Pacific roads will be 
kept up late this fall. Some of Dr. Henshall's fish go 
to the waters of the Yellowstone Park. 
Minnesota Fishways. 
Minnesota Fish Commission is out after the dam 
owners at Fergus Falls. Deputy J. H. Jones has had an 
executive session with a good many of the mill owners, 
and thev have agreed to put in fishways, with one excep- 
tion. The city council of Fergus Falls, being haughty, 
as all citv councils should be. refused to put in a fish way 
in the electric light power dam. Warden Jones has 
gone rieht ahead and asked for bids on a nice new fish- 
way, which he will put in himself for the city council. 
He" will then send the council a bill. I have shot chicken? 
with this same Warden Jones, and he is a peach. 
Saving Young Bass. 
Chicago, 111., Oct. 22. — Here is more good news 
about the young bass of the upper Mississippi. Lately 
I mentioned the work at La Crosse, by which so many 
young bass were being seined out of the drying pockets 
and restored to the main water. Details are at hand re- 
garding work of the same sort at Winona, Minn., further 
up the same stream. The sportsmen of Winona, under 
the lead of Dr. R. C. Mason, raised the little sum of $40 
for this work. Two men were engaged. In four days 
they seined out twenty-four pockets and restored in all 
33,000 young bass to the river. Earlier in the season they 
worked ten days in the same manner and restored 
40,000 bass. In all, 147,620 food fish have been saved. 
It would seem that the money invested in this work 
1a re about the bis-gest interest that ever money did. 
The work is something which can be prosecuted with 
equal cheapness and a similar success in any one of a 
thousand localities in the West, and the tip should be a 
valuable one to all anglers. 
Birch Bark and Big Trout. 
Mr. Jo Cover, of Ashland, Wis., is a specialist in birch 
bark, having written a volume of poems called "Birch 
Bark Ballads." Referring to the mounting of a trout skin 
on birch bark, which I described recently in Forest and 
Stream, Mr. Cover goes on to say something about his 
own experience with big trout out in Colorado, where 
once upon a time he was a tenderfoot. He says: 
'I can't help but reminisce as I strike the South 
Fork. I got out of the buckboard a mile this side of 
the fork, intending to fish along up to the fork, where 
the boys intended to camp. H. J. Caldwell, Esq., who 
was then secretary for Gov. Oglcsby, now an attorney 
in Chicago, was one of the party. He diplomatically 
remained in the wagon. In making a cast (after I 
caught two or three trout of ordinary size), a big 
fellow showed his side as he made a snap at the hook. 
Whew! but I was sorry I missed him! I made another 
cast, and sure enough I got him. He was a big fel- 
low. I should say about as long as my arm, and' to my 
astonishment came out as easy as a sucker. I was so 
elated that I immediately struck for camp. As I came 
within sight of the tent I found the boys still driving tent 
pins, while another was arranging the fire. Striking an 
attitude and holding up my big trout, I said: 'Boys, 
how's this?' They went on driving stake pins and ar- 
ranging the fire, while I held up my fish, and instead of 
the astonishment I had anticipated they apparently did 
rot see the fish. Finally one of the boys remarked: 
'Oh, Cover's got a fish.' Another said: "Yes, didn't 
notice it before— hardly up to the average, though. I 
said- "Well, what is the matter with you fellows— - 
don't ye know a big fish even when you see one? The 
bovs all laughed. 'Oh, go over there and see some big 
fish '—they indicated a place under a tree. I went there 
and' found, arranged neatly on a board, lying side by 
side, sixteen trout, and all but one or two bigger than 
mine." _ TT 
E. Hough. 
1200 Boyce Building, Chicago, 111. 
Judge Hickey's Famous Shot. 
Lockport, N. Y. — Last March three Lockport men. 
County Judge Hickey, Sheriff Kenney and Editor M. 
H. Hoover, of the Lockport Union-Sun. went to Ca- 
yuga Lake duck hunting. They put up with the famous 
guide. Clint Martin, at his hospitable ranch, three miles 
down the Seneca River. The quartette were up with the 
dawn ready for ducks, and soon the live decoys were set 
in likely places in the marsh back from the river 300yds. 
The flight of birds was light, as compared with the 
previous fall, and very few were bagged. During the 
middle of the day none came their way at all, and the 
four hunters fell asleep. The judge and sheriff were in a 
boat 400yds. away from the guide and the newspaper 
man. Presently a shot was heard, and the party was all 
activitv in a moment. The sheriff called: "Come over 
here and see the prettiest set of triplets you ever laid 
eyes on; three pickerel that will weigh 4olbs." 
We were duck hunting, and besides that sounded awful 
fishy, but he persisted in his iniquitous story, so the 
guide rowed over. Sure enough, there in the boat, near- 
ly filling it. lay two enormous pickerel and a small one. 
This is the veracious judge's story, as he told it on the 
spot, and a thousand times later, including his address 
to the jury of forty-seven at the Lockport market, where 
he exhibited the two pickerel shown in the accompany- 
ing photograph. 
"I was awakened from a doze by hearing a ripple in 
the water, and arose to a sitting posture. The water 
stirred again near the boat, and thinking it was a musk- 
rat, I elevated my gun and fired at the water when it 
stirred the third time. To my astonishment three fish 
came to the surface, and we hauled them into the boat, 
where they soon recovered from the shock and made 
things lively for us." 
This was corroborated by the sheriff. Three pickerel 
at one shot. The female weighed over I7lbs., the male 
over I2lbs,, and the little fellow 2><lbs. M. H. H. 
Mote about the Montana Grayling. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
I was very much pleased with Mr. L. V. Pirrson's 
article on the Montana grayling in your issue of Oct. 
22. It is a valuable addition to the literature of the 
subject. He criticises, very justly, my statement in 
Forest and Stream of July 23. that the gravlin? of 
Montana "exists only in the three forks of the Missouri 
River." It Was a slip of the pen, for in Forest and 
Stream of Sept. lb; in an article written about the same 
time. I say: "The grayling of Montana exists not only in 
the tributaries of the Missouri River, above the falls, but 
principally in the three forks of that river." etc. I know 
of its being in several tributaries of the Missouri below 
the three forks, as mentioned by Mr. Pirrson, and in one 
that he does not notice, but where good grayling fishing 
may be found — Tenderfoot Creek, a tributary of Smith 
River. I agree with Mr. Pirrson as to the best flies for 
grayling fishing, and two black flies that he does not 
particularize, Lord Baltimore and the oriole, are both 
good ones. James A. Henshall. 
Oct. 23. - 
New York League. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
Pursuant to. call a meeting of the board of trustees of 
the New York State Fish. Game and Forest League was 
held in the assembly room at the Yates Hotel, Syracuse, 
Wednesday, Oct. 26. The board is composed of Presi- 
dent W. S. Gavitt, of Lyons; Vice-President, R. P. 
Grant, Clayton; Secretary. Ernest P. Gould. Seneca 
Falls: Treasurer, A. C. Cornwall, Alexandria Bay. The 
legislative and law committee, consisting of Cornelius W. 
Smith, Syracuse; Percy S. Lansdcwne, Buffalo; C. B. 
Lapham, Canadaigua; George R. Peck, • Auburn, and 
W. E. Wolcott, Utica; and the auditing committee, the 
members of which are Aaron Mather, Honeoye Falls; 
J. E. Emerson, Lockport; Thomas D. Lunt, Dunkirk. 
All of the trustees were present, excepting Messrs. Corn- 
wall, Lansdowne, Emerson and Lunt. • 
The meeting was called for the consideration of the 
introductory and preliminary work of the annual meet- 
ing of the League, which will occur at the same place on 
Dec. 8. President Gavitt stated that the League had 
been duly incorporated, and that 500 copies of the con- 
stitution" and by-laws had been printed. Chairman 
Smith, of the legislative and law committee, President 
Gavitt and others spoke of the good work which was 
done at Albany during the last session of the Legislature. 
The repeal of Section 249 of the game laws, which al- 
lowed the sale of game the entire year, was considered to 
be a great victory for the cause of protection. The 
amendments to the game laws, limiting the size of black 
bass to be taken to not less than ioin. in length, and 
making a uniform season for hunting grouse, woodcock 
and squirrels, were also deemed steps in the right direc- 
tion. The trustees admitted to membership the Saratoga 
Sportsmen's Association and Canandaigua Fly-Fishing 
Club. It was thought best not to recommend many 
changes in the game laws next year, although a few are 
believed to be desirable. The trustees favored abolish- 
ing the spring shooting of wildfowl, and making the 
closed season from Jan. 1 to Sept. 1; making the open 
season for black bass end Nov. 15. except on the St. 
Lawrence River; the repeal of Sections 149 and 151, and 
that Section 34 be amended so as to reduce the amount 
cf the bounty on nets. 
The subject of net fishing in Oneida Lake was dis- 
cussed at some lensjth, and resolutions were adopted 
expressing unqualified disapproval of the act of the 
Fisheries. Game and Forest Commissioners in granting 
licenses for the netting of fish in Oneida Lake or any 
other inland waters; requesting the immediate cancel- 
lation and withdrawal of all such licenses, and instruct- 
ing the secretary to at once forward a copy of the resolu- 
tions to the commissioners. 
C. H. Mowry, of Syracuse, was present at the' meet- 
ing, and being extended the privileges of the floor, made 
some valuable suggestions in regard to protective mat- 
ters. W. E. Wolcott. 
Utica, j}, Y., O-t. 27. 
'he Mennet 
Fixtures. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Nov. 7.— Indiana Fielu iiiai.- Liuu .• utaii] B-icknell, Ind. S. 
t-I. Suck ell. Stc'y . 
Nov. 10-11.— Grand Rapids, Mich.— Michigan field Trial Asso- 
ciation's trials. Eber Rice, Sec'y. ' ' „ a 
Nov. 11. — Eastern Field trials Clubs trials, Newton, N. C. 
S. C. 1'radlev, Sec'y. . i j 
Nov. 15.— Washington Court House, O.— Ohio State Field Trial 
Association's trials. C. W. Buttles, Sec'y. 
Nov. 13, — International Field trial Club's trials, Chatham, Ont. 
W. U. Weils, Sec'y. . 
Nov. 15-17.— Central Beagle Club's annual trials. L. O. Seidcl, 
"'Nov. 22.— Fourth annual field trials of the Monongaliela Valley 
Game and Fish Protective Association, Greene county. Fa. A. 
C. Pcferson, Sec'y, Homesdale, Pa. . , 
Nov. 2S.— Amoret, Mo.— Missouri Field Trials Associations sec- 
ond annual trials. L. S. Eddins, Sec'y. , . XT 
Dec. 5.— Continental Field Trial Club's trials, Lexington, N. 
C. W. B. Meares, Sec'y. 
1899. 
Jan. 16.— West Point, Miss.— U. S. F. T. C. winter trials. W. B. 
S Feb. 6'.— Mad'.son, Ala.— Alabama Field Trial Club's third annual 
trials. T. H. Spencer, Sec'y. 
National Beagle Club's Field Trials. 
This enterprising club held its ninth annual field trials 
at Hillsdale, N. J., Oct. 24-29. The attendance was 
large, the headquarters at Mr. Schulke's excellent, the 
entry list was never approached in numbers and quality, 
and the grounds selected for the meet gave an excellent 
opportunity to view the wOrk of the beagles. Every- 
thing indeed conspired to make the week a notable 
one in beagle history, except the rabbits. They were 
hard to find, and their scarcity marred what would other- 
wise have been a most successful trial. 
The judges were Bradford S. Turpin and Chas. W. 
Quynn. They worked hard from Monday morning till 
Saturday night, in fair weather and foul. Their task was 
a difficult one. as the competition in. all classes was 
very close. Their decisions appeared to be satisfactory. 
Among the many sportsmen present at the trials were 
A. J. Purinton, Waterbury. Conn.; Dr. R. L. Bohannan, 
Stamford, Conn.: D. F. Summers. Thorndale. Pa.; J. H. 
Van Dorn, Jersey City. N. J.; G. M. Wharton. Islip, 
N. Y.; J. B. Lozier, Oradell, N. J.; J. W. Appleton, H. 
