FOREST AND STREAM. 
Gregory fishing place above the Enfield dam and near the 
Massachusetts fine. The majority have probably been taken 
in gill uets within a few miles of the mouth of the river. About 
two weeks since. Mr. Joseph Tilden had taken nine salmon in 
his seine at Brockway's Bench, just below Deep River Station, 
and Mr. W. C. Hough, at Essex, had taken ten in the same 
manner. Next week I shall go to Holyoke and inquire 
whether any salmon have yet been seen at the foot of the 
dam.” 
James Bill, Esq., the Commissioner of the State at Lynn, 
has also kindly given us additional facts. Mr. Bill writes : 
“At one landing I have counted up to8 and 12 salmon caught 
in a night by the gill net men, then the catch is by the pounds 
outside first, the gill nets that drift for 30 miles up the river 
by hundreds, and then the hauling seines from the mouth of 
the river to Holyoke, and all have got their share. In a 
number of cases I have known the same drift net to catch two 
salmon per night, 'i he seines caught several in a day. As to 
the pounds outside of the river, I have not known as much 
about them. From the mouth of the river to Hartford salmon 
have been taken in numbers and a few still higher up the 
river.” 
The number of salmon caught has not yet been fully esti- 
mated. So far it is our opinion that over five hundred fish 
have been marketed from the Connecticut. The study of 
these statistics leads us naturally to speculate as to how soon 
anglers will seek the Connecticut River for sport, at trifling 
expense, with privileges unrestricted, instead of takiDg in- 
terminable journeys to fish the high priced tributaries of the 
lower St. Lawrence. Even now, we opine there is rare sport 
at our very doors. We wonder that the anglers who dwell in 
the vicinity of the Connecticut and other New England rivers 
have not tempted the salmon with fly before this. We are 
not familiar with the character of the water between Hart- 
ford and the Holyoke dam, but we iufer that there must be 
some localities where the broken water weaves itself into an 
eddy and a pool, so that a cast of the fly would bo likely to 
be rewarded. Next year we hope to angle for salmon within 
the territory of the United States, just as we did twenty 
years ago in Maine; and we predict that the day is not far dis- 
tant when the rare and much coveted sport of fly-fishing for 
salmon will be a common pastime in our rivers. 
Canada.— Montreal, June 5.— Mr. John Robinson, of Ibis 
city, has just returned from two days’ fishing at Mulipedia. 
His catch wus 0 salmon ranging from 23 to 32 pounds each. 
Stanstead. 
Montreal , June G.— A few days ago a friend of mine was 
bait fishing in Fairfield Lake, a beautiful sheet of water in the 
Northwestern part of Old Vermont. He was using the com- 
mon angle worm for bait and caught a 24 pound land-locked 
salmon, which was one of the number that this lake was 
slocked with two years ago. In its stomach were found sev- 
eral iiulf digested minnows. Is it a common occurrence for 
these fish to take bait ? If so, they need protection. 
Stanstead. 
[Both the true salmon and the land-locked salmon take the 
red worm. Worm-fishiug for salmon is very common in 
Great Britain— Ed.] 
Montreal, June 10.— TlieGaspe Rivers— the St. John, York, 
ind Dartmouth— are full of salmon, which are unusually 
large. c - 
New Hampshire.— Nashua, June 6 — 1 Trout fishing is giv- 
ing us more sport this season than for years. Fine string 
brought in June 4. Caught within a mile of town. Biggest 
weighed one pound fourteen ounces. Salmon have com- 
menced running up the Merrimack. One was seen last week 
at Marlin’s Ferry, estimated to weigh twenty pounds. A 
shad was hooked up in the Nashua a few days ago. The fish- 
ways here will be commenced as soon as the water is low 
enough. Pickerel fishing opened on the first of the month, 
but os yet have beard of no brag strings. Pouts and perch 
are plenty ; more so than usual. Webb. 
scarcity. While Ashing yesterday I was much surprised to sec a 
man and two boys row up the river within about eighty yar s o 
the dam, nnd draw a seine twice (but much to my satisfaction 
without success) ; nnd on inquiring why such operations were 
allowed, was told that the Company or Corporation did not dare 
raise a question of law In the matter, as It would call too a en- 
tlouof outsiders to their violation of same In having no fishway. 
Where are the State Fish Commissioners, and why is this matter 
not investigated and attended to ut once? All the fish cuiturists 
In the country cannot keep the Housatonlc River stocked either 
with salmon (which have commenced to show themselves this 
season) or shad unless some faculties are given the fish to reach 
the upper spawning beds of the river. I call on the anglers o 
Connecticut (especially shud anglers whose numbers are steadily 
increasing) to give their attention to the matter, and to you, 
Messrs. Editors, who are always ready in a good cause, to so urge 
the matter, that the parties whose duty it is will oblige those own- 
ing the duin and water privilege to build a good fishway «t the 
Housatonic or Derby Dam. A. J. H. 
New York — Niagara Falls, June 4. — We have black bass, 
pickerel, muskalonge, pike-perch and many other varieties of 
game and food fishes to furnish sport, among the many islands 
in the river above here. Through the efforts of our newly 
elected game constable we have nearly done away with pot- 
fishermen’s devices on this part of the river. There is talk 
now of fish and clam chowder parties camping on some of 
the numerous islands above here. Doc. 
Adibondaoks — Orilway House , Blue Mountain Lake, June 
1 ,— Beautiful weather, cool nights, crisp mornings, warm 
sunny days, bracing breezes. Many parties in the woods; 
fresh arrivals every day. Fishing fair for lake and speckled 
trout; improving every day. A “laker” was caught at 
Raquette a few days since weighing 19£ pounds. This is 
much larger than they generally run. The route to the 
North Woods via Adirondack R. R., is the quickest and 
most economical from points South and East. One can leave 
New York by evening boat or train for Albany connecting 
with morning train for Saratoga, there with Adirondack R. R- 
(time 9:30 a. m.) At the terminus of the road North Creek 
stages are in waiting to convey passengers direct to Blue 
Mountain Lake (dinner at North River) arriving about 10 
p. m. Expense of trip will not exceed $10. Those who 
prefer to make the trip by daylight can stop over night either 
at Indian or Cedar Rivers, at both of which places are «ood 
hotels, aud conveyances can be obtained at reasonable rates. 
At Blue Mountain the terminus of the route by stage, are two 
excellent hotels, the “Ordway House” aud “Holland’s.” 
Splendid bass fishing to be found in some parts of the Raquette, 
particularly in the South Bay off Hathorn’s Camp. They 
were put in some years since by Seth Green. They afford fine 
sport with fly or troll. Patch. 
Mrs- Hates’ Trodt.— It is, to say the least, very ungallant 
in Mr. Adirondack Murray to hint to the newspaper men that 
the fifteen-pound trout caught by Mrs. Hayes in the Adiron- 
dacks the other day, was a pickerel. We should have ex- 
pected such an intimation from the Sun ; but, we believe, 
Mr. Murray edits a paper called The Golden Rule. There’s 
no golden rule in discounting another man’s, or woman’s, fish 
story. Believe others’ fish stories as ye would that others 
also should believe your fish stories. 
Lake Poit, Avon House, June 12.— Seventy- five or ninety 
pounds of fish are taken here daily. Good accommodations 
at this bouse. J* J- D. 
Greemvood Lake, June 12— Mr. SandfordE. Gee and Robt- 
R. Van Vleick caught, Saturday and Monday, ninety bass- 
—Messrs. Andrew Clerke, Charles Irnbrie (Abbey & Im- 
brle) and Griffith Rowe, left this cily on Saturday for the 
Grand River, Canada, in quest of salmon. 
—If it’s wicked to fish on Sunday there’s a pile of wicked- 
ness on the New York docks every Sunday. But is better to 
be fishing than stealing. 
New Jersey — Forked River, June 7.— The first sbeepshead 
of the season was caught with hook aud line yesterday. 
Author. 
Missouri — Fayette, June 2. -We have good trout fishing in 
the Shenandoah River here. They run between two and 
three pounds. I’m a girl, hut I enjoy fishing perhaps as 
much as your masculine readers do. “• 
A Wisoonsxn Fishing Resobt. — Piscatorial advices from 
Neenah, Wis. , are of the most favorable character. The route 
is over the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. The angler 
will find the best of fun at tlie house of Mr. John Roberts, and 
the fishing in Lake Neenah, both in quantity and quality, will 
well reward the angling pilgrim. 
Madison, June 3.— The beautiful city of Madison is located 
just half way between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi 
River one hundred and thirty-one miles northwest of Chicago. 
The city is beautifully located upon high land, and has a com- 
manding view of the surrounding country. On account of its 
delightful location, its beautiful lakes— there being one on 
each side of the city— its romantic surroundings, and, not 
least its fine fishing grounds, it has become quite a favorite 
summer resort. There are four lakes in the immediate vicin- 
itv Mendota, Monona, Regonsa, and Waubesa. Lake 
Meudota is the largest and the favorite for pleasure seekers, al- 
though Monona is the most beautiful of this chain of lakes. 
All of these lakes furnish first class fishing aud hunting 
grounds. Madison has always been a favorite resort for 
Southern people, being especially attractive to New Orleans 
and St. Louis. The hotels are of the best aud no means left 
l • .. ♦ 1 . a fAiirief foul 
Minnesota— St. Paul, June 8.— Fishing is superb. J. S. 
Tkooting on a Trioyolb.— If you would be independent 
of livery bills and Shanks’ mare, get thee a bicycle and fly to 
the haunts where the finny recluses dwell. A correspondent 
who, with his tricycle, penetrated to the heart of a Pennsyl- 
vania forest in quest of sport, writes enthusiastically of the 
success of this style of locomotion in the woods. Aud then 
the Children of the Forest regard your flying vehicle some- 
what as the red-faced Los looked upon Fulton’s steamboat 
puffing along up the Hudson. 
Still in the Field.— We have been in the habit of re- 
ferring to Mr. William Mitchell as one of the old time rod 
makers, and to ascribe to his rods some of that excellence 
which is commonly attributed to the superior workmanship of 
the days of our fathers. But, as may he seen in our adver- 
tising columns, Mr. Mitchell is still in the field, and now 
shows a rod which, in addition to the good points of his old 
style of work, has. an adjustable handle fourteen inches in 
length, the advantage of which will be readily recognized by 
experienced anglers. 
A New Gar.— W hile Professor Brown Goode one day this 
week was looking over the extensive collection of fish which 
Mr. Blackford always shows, a new species of the Belone, or 
gar, attracted Mr. Goode’s notice. If we understand Mr. 
Goode rightly it is identical with a species found near the 
Bermudas, and has not yet been known on our own coast. 
These gar were caught off North Carolina. 'The gar 
is another of those fish which prejudice condemns. 
There is no better fish in the market than the gar. One pe- 
culiarity of this fish is that it has green bones. 
The Jelly Fish’s Jamboree. — The Jacks who fish from 
junks adjacent to the jetties of Jersey, Jerusalem and Japan, 
jaculate in jagged jargons ejaculations concerning the jocose 
jelly-fish which jam into their pound-nets. The slightest 
joggle, jerk or jostle by the Jew in the jigger jeopards his job. 
At the July adjournment of the jejune jelly-fish, the jolly 
Jacks will join in a jiggamaree with the juice of the joy-giv- 
ing jug, which the just jury will adjudicate justifiable. 
Movements of tiik Fishing Fleet.— The whole number of 
fishing arrivals reported at this port the past week has been 
88—11 from the Banks, 49 from Georges, and 28 from macn- 
ereliug trips. The receipts of mackerel have been small, 
about 700 bids., and the prospects of a good shore catch bciDg 
uapromising, it is probable that a large fleet will soon fit 
away for the Bay of St. Lawrence. Mackerel have made 
their appearance at their usual northerly haunts, and some 
2,000 bbls. , of the new catch have already been mnrketed in 
Boston from Nova Scotia. The halibut receipts for the week 
have been larger than the previous week, some 130,000 lbs., 
but fair prices have been obtained. Receipts of Georges cod- 
fish, 1 ,075,01)0 lbs ; Bank codfish, 80, 000 lbs .— Cape Ann Ad- 
veriser, June 7. 
Connecticut.— Wethersfield, June 5. — Mr. Babcock, of this 
town, caught a striped bass in the Connecticut on Monday 
that weighed nearly fifty pounds. 
Hartford, June 1.— Trout fishing has been exceptionally 
good this season in the neighborhood of our city, a number of 
fine strings, taken not further than twelve miles from here, 
bearing witness. In the Connecticut black bass have made 
their appearance in large numbers some time ago. At certain 
localities and certain times hundreds of them can he seen 
rising in the pursuit of small fry. The latter is probably the 
reason why bass have thus far refused to take angle worm, 
live bait, trolling spoon or fly. P. X. 
Fly Fishing for Shad in the Housatonic.— M r. Editor : 
Tbe past few years, the writer and several other gentlemen have 
visited the dam (at Birmingham) on the Housatoule River, for 
the purpose of catching shad with an artificial fly, which many of 
your readers ure doubtless aware is fine sport. T he first year we 
tried this kind of fishing, shad were comparatively plenty, and 
our catch averaged good size (from one and a half to four 
pounds), since then there has been a marked decrease, both in the 
ize and numbers of this fish. I was at the dam yesterday, and 
bad very poor success, fish being scarce, and tbe five taken weigh- 
ng but little over half a pound apiece. The question naturally 
arises, as to the cause of this steady decrease of the fish, which 
fact Is so marked tbiB year that, hull a dozen of the seines on the 
river have been withdrawn, and the catches of others so small as 
to afford but little encouragement to the parties working them. 
In toy opinion the want of a fishway over the dam causes the 
Kinsey’s Ashley House, Barnegat Inlet, June 8.— Sheeps- 
head commenced biting on the 5th. Captain Jack Soper had 
the honor of catching the first fish. Boats took thirty-three 
on the Uth. one person taking twelve. P. Gustine, J. P. Mal- 
seed, and J. Freese, of Philadelphia, took eight before break- 
fast to-day. Bluefish plenty off the inlet. Two boats came 
in yesterday loaded ; they run about six pounds. Blackflsh 
anil sea bass biting good. B. 
Pennsylvania. — Very good trout fishing at Waterville, 
Lycoming Co. Go to Jersey Shore Station (next beyond 
Williamsport, on P. & E. R. R.), and drive two hour’s ride 
to the “ Forks,” where you will fine a comfortable hotel at the 
junction of Little and Big Pine Creeks. There are a dozen 
streams, affording good fishing, within eight or ten miles around 
this point, some within a mile. The landlord, “ Sam," is an 
excellent fisherman, very accommodating, and will put you on 
the best Btream at almost any time. O. 
Erie, June 1.— Fishing is the finest w have ever had, on 
account of the removal of the pound nets from our shore. 
Snipe. 
Virginia — Alexandria, June 9.— Shad angling at the Great 
Falls of the Potomac is the sport par excellence at present. 
Fine catches reward the patient bobber. . Wexy. 
North Carolina— Beaufort, June -6.— A party of Rich- 
mond anglers have been trying their luck at enticing the 
fishes of the great deep, and their efforts have met with very 
creditable success. Trolling is not quite in season yet, but 
the returns are moderately lair. Sequid. 
Tennessee— Columbia, June 1.— Trout (bass) have de- 
posited their spawn, left their beds and are now biting. Fish- 
ing parties are as numerous as at the first of the season. A 
party returned from Swan Creek last week with successful 
creels ; another party starts for Shoal Creek this week. 
Val. 
Nashville, June 10.— Messrs. William Duncan, C. E. 
Hillman, J. P. Jones, F. Downvilleand others have organized 
fora trip to Norlhern Michigan aud the States for a few days’ 
fishing and hunting. The rates are exceedingly low. Tickets 
for the round trip, from Nashville to Traverse City, Petoskey 
and return, a distance of 789 miles, only $38. J. D. H 
KILL THE FISH YOU CATCH. 
Palatka, Florida, June 1, 1ST8. 
Editor Forest and Stream : 
Looking over an old scrap-book of 1835, 1 find the Injunction— “Kill the 
Fish you Catch’’— which has not spoiled In keeping. We all know, 
while It Is quite certain not a quarter of us know anything about It, 
how much superior Is a Osh prepared for the pan as It Is caught, com- 
pared to one that Is allowed to die. Few, however, are aware of the 
difference. The reason Is this : The fish transferred to the pan from 
the water is killed before It is cooked, while the one that dleB Is dis- 
eased, and his body is not In proper condition to eat when brought to 
market. The difference between them Is exactly that between an animal 
killed by the butcher and one that dies of fever, for tbe supply of 
oxygen that the fish secures when taken ont of his native element Is so 
great as to Induce fever, of which he perishes. 
The superiority of the fish of Holland Is remarked by all who eat 
Hum, aud the reason is that as soon &s they are caught the Dutch fish- 
erman sticks an awl In their heads, aud they are not brought to market 
with llabliy, fevered flesh, as In England and In this country. Not only 
Is the flavor of the flsh thus killed far superior to those that die of 
fever, but the effeot upon the human system Is not Injurious. How 
common It Is to hear the remark that flsh make people feverish 1 So 
they do, as would the flesh of any animal that dies of fever. We trust 
that some of our fishermen will see this artlclo and profit by It. Let 
the flsh they take be killed with an awl driven Into the brain. It will 
not take a second to do this, and It will be found that the flavor of their 
killed flsh will be so far superior to that of thoie which die of fever 
that they will be bought In preference, and that after a while people 
will buy no flsh but those that have been killed. 
1 would now suggest, is not this a proper time andjsubject to bring up 
whlcn is the best way to preserve the flsh after being caught and killed ? 
A ’.bosket should be provided beforehand filled with fresh grass or 
leaves; lay your flsh out la layers, grass or leaves alternately, till your 
good luck or expertness fills your basket. We are apt, while In boats, 
to throw the flsh on to the bottom of the boat, then sabject to the 
effects of the sun and weather and kicks, or to have a string of them 
dangle aloug against our legs aud In the dirt, aud to be soused lDto 
the drink, to keep them fresh, at every hole we stop to flsh. 
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