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all the States. Every county in which a sportsman’s club 
exists should take similar action, and post their notices in 
all the public places. The laws of Massachusetts, as ap- 
proved March 19th, 1874, prohibit the killing or capturing 
of woodcock between the 1st of January and 4th of July; 
ruffed grouse, January 1st to September 1st; quail, Decem- 
ber 15th and October 15th. There is a fine for destroying 
nests or eggs of birds other than birds of prey, snaring 
game birds, except on one’s own promises for private use, 
or killing water fowl by batteries and # punt guns. 
Massachusetts, New Bedford , June 15fA. — Last week we 
had copious rains, previous to which some of our amateur 
fishermen caught fine strings of trout. A Mr. Lumbard 
took 31 fine fish in oue of our oldest fished brooks, and 
others various quantities, showing that old Bristol county 
is not yet fished out, although there are many fishermen. 
Bluefishing in our harbor is now in full swing. 
— xVt North Andover, Mass . onTuesday, a seine was set in 
the Merrimack River for shad. On drawing the seine it was 
found to contain a black bass which weighed thirty-two 
pounds. 
Maine, Sclioodie Lakes, June 9 th. — Grand Lake and 
Grand Lake Stream, the home of the land-locked salmon, 
is the quintcsccnce of the Schoodic flavor; for this spicy 
kind of fishing is concentrated to a small bit of the stream 
and to Grand Lake itself. Big Lake, just below Grand 
Lake, has hardly a trout or toag to its name. Plenty of 
men and not so many fish this season, The dam and tan- 
nery, constructed within a few years, are lessening the 
fish* The dam-gates often close just at the best hour of 
fishing, and so drive the fish back to the lake. Moreover, 
the mill wheel helps to grind up some hundreds of the fish 
every season. Last year, too, a large number of salmon 
were killed by removing their spawn, or by doing it care- 
lessly; and lastly, the fish cannot be whipped for readily 
this season. The most successful practice is to let out six 
feet of line and let the salmon strike themselves. At least 
up to this date most of the salmon are taken so. A fair 
average of weight is near two pounds, with one in ten of 
two and a half, and sometimes a three-pounder. From 
five to twelve fish 6eems a fair day’s sport. Last year, say 
some, we look our forties and fifties. The fly has been, so 
far, the Silver Doctor, and next to it the Yellow Professor 
and many a one of my morning efforts was to capture five 
salmon with a Silver Doctor. But alas! I had but two of 
these professional hooks in my list, and when we parted 
company, in the course of time, I could uot replace the 
loss. Black flies and mosquitoes reasonably thick and 
sharp. Ala9l that Grand Lake stream (three miles long) 
could not have been bought (as it could) for $3,000, a very 
few years ago, and so mude a sportsman's paradise. All 
the fishing possible in season could not have depleted the 
land-locked salmon. Now, thanks to the dam proceeding 
and tannery, the fishing is conflued to a contracted space 
above the dam and to the lake, lie who chooses to try it 
and kuows how, will have a fair amount of sport this sea- 
son. Accommodations are not what they should be. Bet- 
ter to bring supplies and camp out. Culexifuge quite in- 
dispensable. Perhaps the salmon will take the fly, and be 
whipped bettei a little later in the season. W. 0. W. 
Greenville , June 12 th, 1875 — For any one that wants 
to spend a few days very pleasantly and find the best 
of trout lisliiDg, we know of no place where oue can do it 
so cheap as at Moosehcad Lake, Maine. You can get there 
without the long tedious stage ride usually leadiug to such 
places. The siage ride is only twenty miles, and by Mor- 
rison and Hunting’s stage line’ which runs-with six horses 
and nice coaches, it is easily and quickly passed over. Ar- 
riving at the Lake you find two good hotels— the Lake 
House, kept by Littlefield & Sawyer, and the Eveleth 
House, kepi by Mr. A. H. Walker, at either of which you 
will find good food, good beds, and everything needed. 
Y'ou will find Capt. Samuel Cole at the Lake House, who 
is well acquainted with the Lake and the surroundings, who 
who is ever ready to guide you to the best fisheries. 
There are also"F. II. Vaughan, Pete Ronco, and Levi 
Ronco, who know where to find the fish. 
At Eagle Stream, only a short distance from the Lake 
House, you will find good fishing. The stream flows 
through a meadow, and there are no bushes to hinder the 
fishing, which is excellent at this season of the year. For 
larger trout you go to the Outlet, where, seated on the dam, 
ou will find no trouble in catching all the trout you want. 
Vl*'n tired of fishing go to Kineo, where you will find a 
nice hotel, well kept, by Mr. 0. A. Dennen. The places 
for fishing are numerous and the fish plenty. About the 
middle ol August the fly fishing begins in the Lake, where 
one can get all they want liy visiting the Outlet, Socateau, 
and Misery streams. There are plenty of sail boats, canoes, 
and small boats, one can hire at reasonable rates. If you 
hire u guide, which you can do at cheap rates, he will fur- 
nish everything you want, except your eatables, which you 
can find at the store of D. T. Sanders &Co., near the Lake 
House. There are about sixty hoarders at the Kineo House, 
and by the middle of July the house is usually full. There 
are quite a number of boarders at the Lake House, also at 
the Eveleth House. Later in the Fall good shooting cau 
be found in and around the Lake. “ Dexter.” 
Vermont — Newport, Lake Mcmphrcmagog, June 1 1 th . — 
Came here seeking lake and brook trout fishing. Get re- 
port of some lake trout being caught near Magog, at the 
foot of the lake, but no boat is running, and there are no 
row boats here yet in the water. All is chaotic here as 
yet, and the season will open late. The brook trout are 
small hereabout, and long distances must be gone to get 
them. The views here are fine, and in the midsummer it 
may be an attractive place, but any one coming for fishing 
will do better to go to Magog. In Lake Winnipisaukee 
large numbers of lake trout are being taken.. — L. W. L. 
New York— Alexandria Bay, June 11 th. — The Spring 
fishing is now open here in good earnest. There were 
seven fine mascalonge taken last week by our guests; lar- 
gest weighed 24 pounds. One gentleman caught three in 
oue day, and another two the day after. The boats bring 
in from 13 to 25 pickerel for a day's fishing. Bass are be- 
ginning to bite a little, but do not anticipate much sport 
from them until later in the season. Bon. 
Ogderitburg, N. Y., June 5th. — Last week your corres- 
pondent and two others made a trip to Black Lake, about 
six miles from this city, up the Oswcgatchie. Wo took 
our boat, tent, &c. arouud the rapids by team Friday night 
and camped on the lake shore nine miles above this city. 
Saturday morning we started early, using two side and one 
Htcrn line with Hollers. We fished until nine A. M., and 
went to camp for breakfast. We had caught. 45 pickerel 
and pike and 1 bass. We went out again at 1:80 P. M., 
but a heavy wind had risen and made the fishing bad. 
However, we got 25 more pickerel, making 71 in all. At 
0:30 we started forborne by the lake and river, arriving 
at 8:20, making the distance— nine miles— in one hour and 
fifty minutes, which I call good rowing. From May 25th 
to June 1st there is no better fishing anywhere than upon 
this lake. The lake is about twenty miles long aud from 
one-half to one and a half miles wide. The water is very 
black, hence its name. Parties often get over 100 pickerel 
in a day. At one time we had a pickerel on each of the 
three lines, and often wc would take in two at the same 
moment. Crusoe. 
Lake Erie. — Pittsburg ; June 5 th, 1875. — I notice but lit- 
tle iu the columns of your paper about the black bass fish- 
ing at Kelley’s, Put-iu-Bay, and Point-au-Peleo Islands, in 
Lake Erie, although some of we fishermen think it pays to 
spend a week or two at these islands every Spring and Fall. 
The fishing during the last week in May was splendid, 
although the bass did not average as well in size as they 
did last Fall. On Monday, 24th ult., one boat with two 
rods took 140 fish. One person on Monday of the present 
week, using a 9-ounce Orvis rod and a light silk line for 
tackle, with a minnow and two artificial HieS, made three 
successive catches as follows: First, three bass, weighing 
7} pounds; second, three do., G pounds; third, two do., 5J- 
pounds. Fly fishing for bass is not a success iu the above 
locality, hut it is quite an advantage to use a couple of 
gaudy files, tving them on the line, about 18 and 3G inches 
respectively above the minnow, as they attract the fish, 
and when two or three bass are hooked at once with light 
tackle, it requires no little fiuaucecriug to land them all. 
Kelley’s Island is the headquarters for black bass anglers 
from Cincinnati, Covington, Pittsburg, Columbus, and 
Cleveland, and may be reached by boat from Sandusky, 
Ohio, or Cleveland. The Spring fishing is now over, hut 
the regulars anticipate fine sport next Fall. 
New Jersey — Kinsey's Ashley House, Bamcgat Inlet, 
June Will. — Highest amount of bluefish for the week end- 
ing June 11th: Monday, Charles White, of Philadelphia 
Keening Telegraph, 07 bluefish Tuesday, Charles O'Neal, of 
Philadelphia, and friends, 150. Wednesday, storming. Parly 
from yacht Comfort, 27 bluefish; C. Parker, with a gentle- 
man from Philadelphia, 31 sea bass; average, lj pounds. 
Thursday, storm drove the bluefish to sea; only boat re- 
ported any catch was Capt. Predmore, with parly, 19, 
With the exception of Monday, fishing poor* Prospect 
looks better to-day. 
Indiana— Valparaiso, June Wth. — We are having fine 
success with the rod and line this season; have killed sev- 
eral black bass, which tipped the bar at six pounds; live 
minnows for bait. With the best of wishes for j'ou all, I am 
yours, W. H. H. 
The Fisheries. — The number of fishing arrivals at this 
port for the week ending June 10th was eighty-six, sixty- 
seven from Georges, ten from the Banks, and nine from 
mackereling voyages. Total amount of Georges cod 
brought in, 975,000 pounds; halibut, 100,000 pounds. 
Amount of Bunk cod, 500,000 pounds; halibut, 120,000 
pounds. Number of bands of mackerel, 720. The Geor- 
ges fares average much lighter than those of lust month, 
both in cod aud halibut. — Cape Ann Advertiser, June 12th. 
Revival of the Whale Fishery. — Whalebone and oil 
are gradually going up in price, it being well established 
that nothing can supercede sperm oil for the finer purposes 
of lubrication, aud in consequence New Bedford is awak- 
ening again to her opportunity. The whales have not been 
hunted so sliurply, and are therefore probably more abund- 
ant than they were years ago. At any rate all the vessels 
to arrive iu New Bedford, as well as those already in port, 
will be immediately filled for sea, aud the whole whaling 
fleet seut off with all dispatch. — Cape Ann Advertiser. 
BLUEFISH ON THE JERSEY COAST. 
Forked River, Ocean County, N. J., Juno 5th, 1875. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
After walling and watching day after day for the arrival of the "big 
bine flslv," our minds are set at rest, and all thoughts of a poor flailing 
season are dispelled. Tlio game is here, and we have been after It with 
pretty good success, too. Since Monday last our bouts have caught 
nearly 23,000 pounds with the squid. Yesterday the Muttie caught 113 
tlsh, the Sarah 127, and the Haze 03, besides mauy others caught by boats 
not balling from tins place. Total weight, 1,085 pounds. The tlsh seem 
to have all put for the feeding grounds opposite our river, and as an Indi- 
cation of the immense quantities here may be stated the fact that Capts. 
Potter and Philips caught in one haul, with seine net, over 0,000 pounds 
of bluell h. Of course the baymen are in high spirits, and while they 
welcome the arrival of the fleh as a means towards gaining for a lime a 
profitable livelihood, visitors also share In the satisfaction of “good luck" 
and pleasant moments. 
The Spring flight of bay snipe is now at an end. ‘During the past two 
or three weeks excellent sport has been bad near this place. The average 
"kill" has equalled fifty to sixty birds to a man, mostly robins and 
plover. 
Among the many who have arrived here within a few days to enjoy the 
pleasure of gun and line maybe mentioned Messrs. L. W. Warner, 67 
Murray street; Wm. H. Hall, of Hull & Kaeckcl; Oscar B. Smith, of 
Greonlcaf, Norris & Co., (ill Exchange place; Edgar S. Allien and family, 
of New York City; and Messrs. Thomas Thome, James S. Streat, F. B. 
TUghmun, Samuel Wittcls, and others of Wall street fame. 
Weakflsh are now being canght in nets, weighing from three to six 
pounds, but of course ns yet will not take to hook and line. 
Excellent pickerel flailing has been enjoyed by several of yonr citizens 
on the river directly iu front of the house. One gentleman caught yes- 
terday seventy-six. runuinu from one half to two pounds weight. Should 
any party moke an extraordinarily largo huul of flsli I will advise yon. 
Until then I remain, yours plscatorlally, Tub Sqnu). 
TROUT AND SALMON FISHING IN 
LAKE MERCED, CALIFORNIA. 
San Francisco, June 3d, 1875. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
Among the lakes at short distances from this city is Lake Morccd, a 
sheet or water nearly cut In two by a tongue of Innd, which very neurly 
makes It two lakes It belongs to the Spring Volley Water Company, 
end bas been leased by tbc Calfornlo Acclimatizing Society for the pur- 
pose of the preservation of fish for the recreation of sportsmeo. It bus 
been stocked with Luke Tahoe trout nnd salmon, itfultno qulnnat.) 
About eleven years ago some young trout wore put into It by a Mr. I,con- 
ard, aud have become large fish of about six or seven pounds weight. 
Four years ago a utitnuer of Tahoe trout and some young salmon were 
planted, and every year since successively they have placed Into It many 
more. It Is uot until tbls year that any considerable number of both 
these kinds of flsh have been captured, either by trolling or spinning with 
a small spoon bnlt. or by angling with balls, or rarely with the fly. It 
now promises to afford good sport In futuro years. The society was In- 
corporated In April, 1871 with an amount Iu stock of 5,000 shares, capital 
$50,000, at $10 each. All outsiders arc allowed to flsh In the luke on pay- 
ment of $2 50 per diem, and shareholders fifty cents. All permits must 
be signed by Dr, Newell, President, and Mr. John Williamson, Secretary. 
Of conrse, sometimes permits are presented to distinguished visitors, nnd 
when you, Mr. Editor, visit the Golden State, doubtless you will be com- 
plimented with a free permit. 
An Interesting and curious problem has been solved iu the stocking of 
this lino sheet of water or 865 acres. It is u fresh water lake, but salmon 
live and thrive In It without going to the ocean, with which it has no con- 
nection, but Is merely the grand mid vust receptacle of its surplus water. 
There are uo other fish lathe hike but bullheads and stlekle hacks, with 
perhaps a few other sorts of small fish . There is on the shores of the luke 
a hotel— the Ocean View House— and ut the head of tlio Inke a suiull tav- 
ern, kept by one Haskins, a very accommodating person, where boats can 
be obtained. Near i he occun, ulso, uud but a short distance from the lake, is 
the Ocean Side House, four miles from the famous Seal Hocks and Cliff 
House, and seven miles from tbc city. In the vicinity of those hotels Is 
the new Golden Gate Park, very extensive, aud laid out in handsome 
style, and planted with a great variety of beaaliful dcciduouB nnd ever, 
green trees. 
A day or two since, for the first time, I look a two days’ fishing trip to 
to this lake, mid being a tolerably good pedestrian I Walked Hie w hole 
distance (seven miles) to It. By crossing three or four small mountains 
1 lessened the distance about a mile nnd a half. On this portion of the 
coast the hills aud mountains are almost devoid of trees, but the hills 
Bud valleys produce good crops of grain, grass, und vegetables. It is loo 
windy for fruit trees. The first morning I bait fished In a sinull boat. 1 
commenced Ashing about seven o'clock In the morning, and took a sal- 
mon weighing a pound mid a half, and u Tuhoo trout of three nnd a half 
pounds. Very little can be douo In fishing after nine or ten o'clock In 
the morning. A few are taken in tlio evening. The second day 1 caught 
only seven bullheads, although It was very early in the morning. These, 
however, were merely first essays. I hope for better sport next time. 
E. J. Hooper. 
§ Itejgemtel. 
AMERICAN KENNELS.— NO. 4. 
MR. J. J. SEITZINGER’S. 
A MONG Hie prominent kennels of field clogs in this 
country must be ranked that of J. J. Seitzinger, Esq., 
of the city of Philadelphia. This, however, differs from 
tliose kennels described in previous numbers of our 
paper, inasmuch as Mr. S. has not given attention to the 
breeding of dogs, but depends upon the experience and 
judgment of Horace Smith, “Esquire,” Field and Kennel 
Editor of our paper, for keeping himself supplied with 
broken dogs for the use of himself nnd n few friends with 
whom he shoots. And the probability is, that no kennel 
in this country or Europe could turn out as many good 
staunch, thoroughbred, well broket) stylish setters ns this — 
a brief description of which wo will give. 
Clyde — Is a full sized, fine high-bred looking setter of the 
Gordon 6train, colored, black, tan and white, bred from 
the famous Gordon setter, Fritz, belonging to Edward 
IIow, Esq. of Princeton, N. J., and out of A. Cruser’a of 
Maryland, black and tan bitch. We have shot over Clyde 
for several weeks in Iowa and Wisconsin and consider him 
one of the finest dogs we have ever met with. His nose 
and qualifications as a snipe and chicken dog are truly 
wonderful. 
Charm — Is a full sized, up standing, jet black setter, half 
brother to Clyde; a stylish, staunch, Ueet, 3vell broken dog; 
good on all game. 
Czar— Is a thoroughbred blue Belton, black, tan and 
white; imported by Dr. Ash from one of the best kennels 
in England for Mr. II. Smith. This dog has an excellent 
nose; is very staunch on all game, hut excels on woodcock, 
and is exceedingly well broken. 
Bright — Is a very fine looking up standing, orange nnd 
white setter, bred from fine imported stock, un extra good 
dog on quail, which game seems to be his “particular 
vanity.” 
Duke — Is a large sized orange and white setter of the 
Gildersleeve strain; a fine looking, well formed dog, and 
very serviceable ou all game. 
Jerry — Is a black, white and blue setter, a shade below 
medium size, but compact and well formed, and for snipe, 
woodcock, and as a duck retriever, has few if any supe- 
riors. Jerry is bred from Major Armstrong’s fine bitch, 
June, out of Horace Smith’s famous old blue Belton bitch 
Cora. 
Joe — Is a brother to Jerry, very dark orauge and white 
mottled, a medium sized, compact, well formed seller, and 
having had much work on the prairies of Iowa nnd Wis- 
consin, is now ranked among first-class (logs. 
D.ish—is a magnificent tri-colored setter, black, tan nnd 
white, bred from Mr. II. Smith’s old imported setter bitch 
Fly, by Maj. Stockton’s, dog Hal, of Princeton, N. J. Old 
Hal was considered the wonder of his day. 
Dash 2d — Is a larged sized black setter, bred from Arm- 
strong’s Juno, a fine looking and very serviceable dog for 
general purposes. 
Queen — Is a splendid full sized setter bitch, black, with 
a tinge of tan, and a very little of white. She is bred from 
an imported blue Belton bitch, by a fine dog cross of Gor- 
don and red Irish. She promises, with a little more work, 
to be an extra good one to shoot over, and for stock purposes 
she will be very valuable, as she is very high bred and one 
of the most beautiful setters wc have ever seen. 
—We have an interesting letter on hand for our .Kennel 
Department from Rev. J. Cunttning Macdona, who is now 
at Schloss Braunfels, Prussia. 
A Valuable Dog. — M r. Johu S. Oyer, of Upper Mount 
Bethel, has a very fine dog of the “seller" Bpecios which 
ho has spent considerable trouble iu training. One after* 
