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manner of their kind, remains, of course, to be seen. 
Like the salmon which formerly inhabited the rivers flow- 
ing into Lake Ontario, they may simply retire into the 
depths of the lake itself. Should they run down to salt 
water from Lake St, John. 1 am perfectly Convinced that 
they can readily ascend if they choose to do So, for I 
now have satisfactory evidence that the salmon of the 
sea has already been captured, in a few instances, in the 
upper waters of the Grand Discharge* One of the most 
reliable guides of Lake St. John, who sortie ten years 
ago was with a Montreal angler when he caught a sup- 
posed salmon in Griffiths pool only two miles below 
Lake St. John, has been interviewed- by me and is posi- 
tive that the fish in question, which weighed nine pounds, 
was from the sea. By a strange coincidence, I had only 
arrived home a few hours from Lake St. John when I 
was catfed on by Dr. Tripp, of Auburn, N. Y., who with 
Mr. Osborne and others, was on his way to the Sagttetiay 
Club waters opposite the lower end of the island of 
Alma in the Grand Discharge. The doctor assures me 
that Mr. Chamberlain, a well-known member of his 
club, caught a true' sea salmon some years ago in the 
club waters, which weighed eleven pounds, and that he 
himself had hooked another, which upon feeling the 
hook, had immediately started off upon a run, taking 
off all the line at a single spurt, and leaving only the 
empty rod and reel in the hands of the doctor. No ouan- 
aniche, as all who have angled for them know, ever make 
a run of this kind. 
Incidentally, .1 may remark that the ouananiche sea- 
son has opened more favorably this year than for manv 
years past. Mr. Rhcad and a friend took over fifty 
pounds of fish in one day this week and might have 
taken many more had they wished to. Mr. Gus An- 
drews, of Denver. Cot, had four fish exceeding three 
pounds in weight, among one day's catch, and Mr. 
Rhead had two. Out of five doubles hooked ill the 
course of one day's fishing, I was fortunate enough to 
save four of them, and one of the other pair. Most of 
the credit of this performance belongs, naturally, to the 
guide, who did the netting— John Lessard — and how he 
did it I will tell on some other occasion, for just now 
T must hurry to catch the mail. 
E. T. D. Chambers. 
San Francisco Fly-Casting Club. 
Sax Francisco. June 11'. — Editor Forest find Stream: 
The San Francisco Fly-Casting Club announces a scien- 
tific angling tournament to be held at Stow Lake, in 
Golden Gate Park. San Francisco, Cal.. on Aug. 8 and 9, 
1902. The contests will be for the world's championships 
in fly-casting and in lure-casting, and will be open to the 
members of all recognized angling clubs. The events will 
be: 
t. Long-distance fly-casting with light rod. Rods not 
to exceed five ounces in weight, with three-quarters of an 
ounce allowance for solid reel seat 
2. Long-distance fly-casting with heavy rod, weight 
unlimited, 
3. Accuracy fly-casting at buoys 50. 55 and 60 feet ; 
rods not to exceed %% ounces. 
4. Combined delicacy and accuracy fly-casting at 
buoys 35, 40 and 45 feet. Rods not to exceed 5^4 ounces. 
5. Lure-casting at buoys 60, 70, So, 90 and 100 feet. 
The lure will be a half-ounce rubber frog. 
6. Team contest between clubs. Two men constitute 
a team. The events included in the, team contest will be 
those above described under the heads 2, 3, 4 and 5. 
No rod shall exceed eleven feet in length. All cast- 
ing to be done single-handed. Leaders are to be of 
single gut, and shall be between 6 and 9 feet in length- 
Fly shall not be larger than No. 5 (American size). 
No restrictions on line or reel, except than in lure-cast- 
ing, reel shall be, absolutely free running.. 
No effort or expense will be spared to make this 
tournament a memorable one. 
Medals and Prizes. 
The winner in each of the first five contests will re- 
ceive a diamond championship medal. In addition to the 
medal, there will be many valuable merchandise prizes 
awarded in each event. 
The trophy for the team contest wilt be a silver loving- 
cup, which shall become the properly of the club whose 
leam shall win the contest. 
Transportation, 
At the time uf the tournament the Knights of Pythias, 
00,000 strong, will be holding a conclave in San Fran- 
cisco. Special rates on all lines of travel to San Fran- 
cisco will he made. There will be a $50 rate from Chicago 
to San Francisco and return, and from other cities in the 
East and the Middle West proportionately low rates will 
be in effect. 
A National Organization. 
In order to more effectively serve the interests of those 
devoted to the "gentle art," it is proposed that at the 
tunc of the tournament in San Francisco, a national 
organization of fly-casting and angling clubs be estab- 
lished. The advantages to be derived from such an 
organization are many, some of which are: 
The adaption of a Uniform code of laws and rules to 
govern contests and ' tournaments ; the influencing of 
legislation for the proper protection of fish; the promo- 
tion of scientific angling ; the formation of clubs through- 
out the Union, and the promotion of good fellowship 
among anglers. 
At the preliminary meeting any recognized club in the 
United States may he represented by proxy, if it be im- 
possible to send a member as a delegate. 
Fishing. 
August is about the best month for fly-fishing in Cali- 
fornia, and it is our' purpose to give the visiting brother 
anglers some fishing .trips that they can talk about. The 
-ah-water salmon fishing along the coast of central and 
northern California, and the tuna and ycjlowtail fishing 
at Catalina Island and along the coast of southern Cali- 
1 1 tiu.-i , afford kingly entertainment. The rivers and the 
lakes of the Sierra Nevadas abound in trout, and the 
angler plies his art in the midst of grand scencfy. 
Fuller particulars regarding the rules afid other mat- 
ters pertaining to the tournament will be furnished ori 
application to the undersigned. 
T, W. Brothertox, Secretary-Treasurer, 
Room No. 27, Wells Fargo Building, 
San Francisco, Cal. 
CHICAGO AND THE WEST. 
The Derby and the Anglers, 
Chicago, III., June 21. — "If 1 knew which horse was 
going to win the Derby to-day," said a newspaper linin 
who lives acros sthe street from here, "I would tell the 
managing editor of this paper a good many things which 
I, have been thinking of him for a number of years." 
There are a great many people in Chicago to-day who 
entertain a frame of mind somewhat similar to that ex- 
pressed above. There are about 60,000 people at this 
writing headed south toward Washington Park. A good 
many of them think they know who is going to win the 
Derby, and they all of them wish they knew they knew 
it. There will be temporary luxury in town for a glided 
few for a short time early next week, and there will be 
an extensive gloom for a good many others. 
One can only deprecate this extensive and deplorable 
interest in the depraving sport, of horse racing. " It is 
wrong, as every one knows, to lay wagers upon the re- 
sults of horse racing, and I deeply regret to see so many 
of our fellow citizens tints abandoning themselves to the. 
allurements of vice. At the same time, this being written 
an hour or so before the start of the horse race, I camiot 
avoid feeling a certain interest as to the chances a cer- 
tain horse I could mention will have in this particular 
race. 
The special bearing of the American Derby upon field 
sports lies herein, that pretty nearly all Chicago, being 
for the day race horse mad. has abandoned its plans for 
going fishing and has concluded to invest its spare funds 
in the giddy whirl of Derby Day. A great many of our 
young men wish to go out to see the automobiles and the 
tallyhoes and the divers other methods of conveyance; 
they wish to see the serried rows of the amphitheater. 
One does not blame them. There will certainly be a 
large number of good lookers there to-day. 
And, as has been indicated, there exists that deplorable 
curiosity as to the running chances of a certain horse 
in the Derby. 
It might have -been much less expensive for many of 
these good folk had they taken a family lunch basket 
and headed north into Wisconsin instead of south into 
Washington Park. The weather after the late rains is 
cool, but very bright and invigorating. To-morrow will 
be another pleasant day in all likelihood, and also the 
day following, if we are to believe the weather reports. 
The fish ought to bite, indeed probably would bite were 
there any anglers to pursue them. As it is, the tackle 
stores to-day report an unprecedented dullness in sales. 
"All gone to the races," say the salesmen. 
Among those who remain true to the ancient art of 
angling and who start to-day for an outing in the lake 
region of Wisconsin, mostly on the Fox Lake chain near 
Lake Villa, are Messrs. R. E. Kimball. Tom Walters, 
M. P. Riley, Ft, Miner. L. S. Pritchell, Messrs. Ingraham, 
JMcKinster, Messrs. Winfield. Jarvis and Charles Law- 
rence. It required a certain hardihood for these gentle- 
men, equipped with rod cases and frog baskets, to set 
their course toward the railway depot, averting their 
faces from the scornful glances of the fair occupants of 
the lines of tallyhoes that blocked. the streets this after- 
noon. These are the wise men of Chicago. They will 
lay up money if they don't get a bite. How much better 
it is to go fishing than to entertain a curiosity in regard 
to the chances of a certain horse which I might men- 
tion. As to my friend's managing editor — well, he will 
see what he will see. 
Later. — One may as well admit that the certain horse 
was one known as Wyeth. How sad that men have 
curiosity as to the relative speed of horses. StilL if by 
staying home from fishing one has made enough fishing 
money to last all summer, he may perhaps be forgiven 
for not going fishing to-day. It was a little cool, any- 
way. Wyeth is a very pretty name for a horse to have. 
But how deplorable it is for men to indulge in idle 
curiosity ! 
Big Muscallunge. ^ 
A big muscallunge came down this week from Minoc- 
qua, reported to be caught by A. E, Coon. It weighs 
thirty-five pounds, and has been mounted for display. 
This is the heaviest muscallunge I have heard of for 
some little time, although on the whole our muscallunge 
season in Wisconsin this year seems to have picked up 
and shows rather better than the average amount of 
fairly good fishing. 
Wants to go for Muscallunge. 
Dr. Robert T. Morris, of New York city, is desirous 
of separating himself from some of his money in return 
for experience in catching, or undertaking to catch, the 
wary Western muscallunge. Dr. Morris writes as below : 
I would like to think of some good reason for claiming the right 
ro ask you a question, but the only thing that I can offer in 
excuse is that I am a reader of Forest and Stream, and that I 
always read it backward, beginning with your letter first. The 
only compensation that I can think of will be to ask you to catch 
some of the trout in my preserve when you are in New York. 
I want to catch a muskellunge somewhere in Wisconsin or Min- 
nesota, and to take my wife along. We want to take the "Lakes 
trip" to Duluth, and to go to some good point from there. We 
do not want anything easy. We camp out, and live on the country, 
and the rougher the trip the better. We do not want to go where, 
there are other people, because New York furnishes enough of 
that in the opcn"season. What we want is to hide somewhere with 
an average guide. We do not want the best guide nor the biggest 
muskellunge, nor the surest bass fishing. We have caught every- 
thing — or samples of everything — in the East, from salmon to 
ck.ms. and have never been in a muskeUunge country. If we can 
only look at that sort of water, it will pay us for the trip, and if 
we can catch enough fish to lowxr the water ever so little, we shall 
rejoice. Can you tell me where to go, and give me the name of 
some guide? 
I have not .any information which makes me think 
there- js a surer point fight now t-han Miqocqua, Wis. 
Friends of mine who have been in Minocqua Lake, Carl 
Lake (I think this is the name of the water), Arbor 
Vita? Lake and oilier waters near that point have had 
very good luck this spring, and I have heard of others 
who have been in there and who nearly all have had good 
results. I would mention also John Hebden's place on 
Squirrel Lake, a dozen miles or so from Minocqua. 
Hebdcii can furnish a guide. At any rate, this point is 
at the edge of the fishing country, and one could there 
without any difficulty get into certain chains which 
ought to produce very good results. It is getting just 
a trifle late for muscailutige fishing, but should the 
weather not turn too hot and bright, Dr. Morris ought 
to be able to gratify his curiosity regarding these big 
Western fish. I am sure he will get a thirty-pounder at 
least to carry home with him, and a pleasant recollection 
of our country. A dozen years ago one could have 
guaranteed him success. We have changed much of 
that, but still have a few fish left for the patient and the 
lucky ones. There should be fair camping in any of 
very many localities near there. 
Mississippi River Bars. 
.Mr. Charles Cristadoro, of St. Paul, is good enough, in 
answer to an inquiry in regard to the bass fishing along 
the Mississippi River, to send me the following letter 
from a fisherman by the name of Charles Stapf, of Pres- 
cott. Wis, The latter writes: "The fly-fishing is fine 
now. I was out the other evening and caught a nice 
bunch just below town .at the first and second wing dams. 
If you have any one who wants to go fly-fishing, please 
send him down, or if you want to go, let me know and 
1 will be ready for you. Our fly-fishing starts as soon a^ 
the shad flies begin to hatch. They are a very large fly 
which come from the water, and do not live very long. 
The bass and sand pike were jumping for them in Hue 
shape. Come to-morrow or Saturday if you can, as it 
is all right now." 
The foregoing letter was written on June 12, and I 
have not heard from Mr. Cristadoro since that time. ,\s 
the water was very high at that time, the fishing ought 
to be. better this week, provided that the hatch of- the 
sand fly has not been exhausted. Mr. Cristadoro in- 
closes one of these flies in his letter. It is what we call 
the sand fly here, or more properly speaking, the green 
drake, a large, delicate winged fly with upturned body, 
the same that is known as shad fly, sand fly, soldier fly, 
etc.. in different parts of the West. 
This green drake hatch suggests a different sort of fly- 
fishing for these Mississippi River bass from that which 
has been so long practiced along the cut banks. Mr, 
Cristadoro says he finds the fishing better along the 
ends of the wing dams. My old La Crosse guide. Ash, 
always thought it was better along the cut banks, where 
he believed the bass were feeding on crawfish. For this 
cut-bank fishing, a large, dark fly of the pattern known 
as the Onondago was thought to he best, but for the 
wing-dam fishing, on fish which are rising to the shad 
fly, I should think some mallard-winged fly like the pro- 
fessor, grizzly-king, etc., might be fully as good, or pos- 
sibly much better. If I have luck I want to give them a 
try on both propositions. 
For Camping Out. 
Mr. Frank B. Robinson writes from Lafayette, Ind'.-., 
as follows : 
There is a party from this city looking. for a camping place im 
northern Wisconsin; and we were thinking of Pelican Lake. We 
want a nice, quiet place, ar.d write you for information regarding, 
this lake. Would like to know about the fishing there, and what 
kind are caught. And do you know anything about the cottages 
there? And what is the size of the lake? Any information you 
can give me will be thankfully received. 
I think Mr. Robinson will find Pelican Lake all right. 
It is one of the older waters, and has been fished pretty 
steadily, but once in a while it turns out a muscallunge. 
not to mention bass and pike. I cannot advise regarding 
the cottages there, but believe that in general terms he 
will be safe in heading for that point. A young friend 
of mine who was up there early in the season had some 
very good fun with bass and pike, and also got some 
muscallunge. although no large ones. He reported the 
accommodations very good. 
Exporting Michigan Bass. 
Mr. F. Keppen, of this city, writes the following letter 
of inquiry : 
In a recent issue of Forest Act> Stream you recommended a 
Michigan lake to Chicago fishermen, where black bass were plenti- 
ful. Kindly inform me how to get there, and give railroad fart' 
and accommodations that can he obtained; also please state 
whether I can take a meas of bass back to Chicago with mc 
should T be lucky enough to land them. I have the Came Laws' 
in Brief, but do not understand same in regard to bass. 
I must mildly protest that I am not a tourist associa- 
tion, but only a newspaper man. I cannot always give 
railroad and hotel rates, though I am always glad to 
give any authentic information as far as possible. I 
have sent Mr. Keppen the literature of a hotel which I 
find is on Hamlin Lake, and hope that the fates may 
prosper him. 
As to bringing black bass out of the State of Michigan, 
it is illegal, and should not, of course, be undertaken 
by any sportsman. The attitude of the State warden 
was surely plainly expressed in his recent communica- 
tion printed in these columns, in regard to the exporting 
of brook trout. Black bass come under the same in- 
hibition. 
Train Accommodations for Wisconsin Fishing. 
My friend. Mr. John D. McLeod and his wife and, 
family, have gone up to Star Lake, Wis., for the sum- 
mer. This place is gaining in popularity and gathers in 
quite a bunch of anglers every season. 
By the way. commencing on Friday, June 27, and 
every Friday thereafter during July and August, the 
Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway will attach to 
their west-bound limited train sleeping cars, which run 
Straight through to Star Lake, Wis. This train loaves 
Chicago at 6:30 P. M., and arrives at Star Lake at 7:20 
A. M. Saturday. Coining back, the sleeping cars leave 
Star Lake at 8 P. M. on Sunday, arriving at 9:30 A. M. 
Monday. The eity offices of this road would give any 
further ^formation. Th*? establishment of this sleeping 
