April 15, 1893] 
THE FISHING GAZETTE 
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side towns and villages by deterring London and 
other anglers from visiting such towns and 
villages. That the clerk be requested to forward 
copies of this resolution to the Board of Trade, 
the Corporation of the City of London, the 
London County Council, and the Board of 
Thames Conservancy.” 
THE '^ACME’’ LINE SAVES A 
MAN^S LIFE. 
Messrs. L). and W. H. Foster, 
Ashbourne, Derby. 
Dear Sirs, —Replying to your inquiry, when 
at Benton Hook (of which I enclose rough map), 
on Easter Monday, trying your No. 1 metal- 
centred fiy-Iine, received from you a day or two 
previously, I noticed two young men vainly 
endeavouring to scull against the very sharp 
stream, and shortly afterwards heard cries for 
help, and then saw one of the men upon the bank 
and the other tumbling over the bows of the skiff, 
which was being carried away by the stream. In 
endeavouring to save his brother, the one on the 
bank fell into deep water, and, being unable to 
swim, was soon in great danger. 
In this emergency (not being a swimmer my¬ 
self, and no one near to help) my first impulse 
was to throw the fishing-rod, with a view of 
carrying the line out to him. This plan failed, 
owing to the pliancy of the fly-rod. It then 
occurred to me to detach the reel (a wooden 
“ Nottingham ”) and use that. I ran to where 
the man had now been carried by the stream, and 
found him floating face downwards, only the 
crown of the head showing above the surface of the 
water. Hastily drawing off several yards of line, 
winding some round my hand and putting the 
check on the reel, I took very careful aim, and 
succeeded in passing the line over his back. 
Fortunately, at this moment the stream turned 
him over (away from me), and so transferred 
the line from the back to his chest, and I think 
the reel caught between his arm and side. After 
waiting a moment for the stream to tighten out 
the line without a jerk, I commenced to haul 
cautiously, and shortly afterwards he snatched at 
and held the line by both hands across his chest. 
Wondering could such a fine line carry such a 
heavy load in a swift stream, I hauled as quickly 
as I dared, and had the satisfaction of seeing him 
slowly approaching, and, when I considered him 
close enough, I gave an extra strong pull, and 
landed him from the deep water in a dazed and 
very exhausted condition. Meanwhile, the 
brother clinging to the boat was landed on the 
opposite bank. 
By the marks on the line I found twenty-seven 
yards had been used, so probably he was about 
eighteen or twenty yards out. 
The bank upon which I stood is rather elevated, 
so that for a yard or two the line sustained the 
whole weight of the man’s body and wet clothing, 
and appears as strong as ever. 
In conclusion I may add I have received a 
letter expressing his thanks to me for having 
saved his life, and I. have also the names of four 
gentlemen who arrived at the finish, and can 
testify to the marvellous strength of your “Acme” 
line.—I remain, dear sirs, yours faithfully, 
(Signed) H. Eveks, Junior Flyfishers. 
23, Jeffreys-road, Clapham, S.W. 
April 11th, 1893. 
[We have much pleasure in publishing 
this testimonial to the strength of the “ Acme” 
line, and the presence of mind of Mr. Evens. 
The No. 1 Acme fly line is about this size : 
En.] 
This is how Fame, the advertisers’ friend, looks 
at the matter:—“Spare the advertisements and 
spoil the business. Whoso loveth a good business 
loveth advertising, but he that despiseth fame is 
an ass. A good advertisement is like the mer¬ 
chant’s ships; it bringeth abundance from afar. 
The smallest circulation hath often the loudest 
tongue. A big advertiser leaveth an inheritance 
to his children’s childrens’s children. A small 
advertisement is better than a bad traveller. 
There is no worse robber than a journal that 
does not circulate. It is hard to get a forty 
page catalogue into an inch column. An 
advertisement is not a luxury, but a necessity.” 
THE 29lb. loch SL'ENNESS TROUT. 
The collection of fish belonging to the Fly 
Fishers’ Club has just received an addition in the 
shape of a splendid cast of the 291b. Loch 
Stenness trout presented to the club by Mr. P. D. 
Malloch, of Berth. The cast is painted by Mr. 
Malloch. 
“ Fair, fat, and thirty pounds ” is the best 
description for this fish. It is a pity it was slain 
on a night-line. We asked Mr. Malloch for some 
particulars of it, and he replies as follows :— 
“ I have had a note from Mr. Booker saying the 
trout had arrived all right. I am sorry I cannot 
give you any particulars about it further than it 
was caught on a night-line. I weighed it four 
days after it was caught, and it weighed a little 
over 291b. The moment it came in I took a 
painting of it and produced it on the cast. So 
far as I could judge it is a yellow trout. I stuffed 
the skin and ate the flesh, which was splendid. 
The stuffed one is now at Mr. McKay’s, Masons’ 
Arms Hotel, Stromness. I have done a good 
many from the some loch, and they are all pretty 
much alike from what I have seen of them; they 
come into condition very early, as you will see 
from this one. One I did for Mr. Millais, 91b., 
had almost completed spawning in the beginning 
of August. There is no doubt the superb feeding 
has something to do with this. The trout in 
brackish water here come into fine condition in 
February.—Yours faithfully, P. D. Malloch. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
M. Co.MEORT.—Have replied to your query 
by post. 
“ Ye Old Red Cow.” —You ask if a trout 
which has been hooked and thrown back into the 
water will live, and if so, for how long after ? 
Unless the trout is injured internally by rough 
handling the mere hooking in the mouth will not 
injure it, and a fish so hooked and returned may 
live for years. 
ComsyonUtnct 
[IFe do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions 
expressed by our CorrespondentsJ] 
“ One of the charms of angling is that it presents an 
endless field for argument, speculation, and experi¬ 
ment." —T. E. Pritt. 
THE PROPOSED NEW THAMES FISHERY 
BYE-LAWS. 
Sir, —I have received from the Lord Mayor 
your letter of the 29th ult., with copies of resolu¬ 
tions passed at a public meeting held at 
Foresters’ Hall on the subject of proposed 
alterations in the Thames Fishery Bye-laws, and 
in acknowledging the receipt I beg to add that 
your letter shall have attention.—I am, sir, your 
obedient servant, John B. Monckton. 
Guildhall, April 10, 1893. 
To R. B. Marston, Esq., 
Editor Fishing Gazette, 
St. Dunstan’s House, Fetter-lane. 
THAMES CONSERVANCY FISHERY BYE¬ 
LAWS. 
Sir, —I am directed by the Board of Trade to 
acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 
29th inst. (with enclosures) on the above subject, 
and to state that it will receive attention.—I am, 
sir, your obedient servant, 
A. D. Berrinuton. 
Board of Trade (Fisheries Department), 
London, S.W., March 30, 1893. 
The Editor, 
The Fishing Gazette, 
St. Dunstan’s House, Fetter-lane, E.C. 
PARR TAIL BAIT. 
Sir, —Could any of your numerous readers 
give the method of baiting with parr tail, as 
practised by Peebles and Innerleithen anglers. 
It is referred to in “Robertson’s Handbook of 
Angling for Scotland ” as superior to that 
described by “ Stoddart ” in his Anglers’ Com¬ 
panion. Anglo-Celtic. 
[Parr or samlet is now an illegal bait.—En.]. 
PROVINCIAL ANGLING ASSOCIATION. 
Dear Sir,—M y attention has been called to a 
letter in your last issue, from one who signs him¬ 
self “ Lancashire Correspondent.” 
While I object to reply to anyone who hides 
himself behind a nom de plume, I should be 
neglecting my duty if I did not try and pull up 
“ L. C.” in his harmless exhibition of temper. I 
do not propose to answer the series of questions 
put to Mr. White, but simply meet the broad and 
sweeping assertions made by your correspondent. 
He says: “Lancashire knows howto spend her 
money, and not fritter it away on delegates.” I 
fail to see how' “ L. C.” can claim to be an 
authority on economy, as it cost the N.A. above 
£50 to get a refusal from the L. and N.W., and 
the P.A.A. £6 to get it. Come, let us have a 
morsel of consistency in the question. 
He goes on to say, the I’. A. A. delegates are con¬ 
spicuous for verbosity and good appetites, also 
for promptness in drawing expenses. Now, as to 
the first, which I consider a compliment, as in all 
things incidental to the P.A.A.’s advancement, 
nothing is lefD unsaid and nothing disguised. 
As to our appetites, well, wb have easy con¬ 
sciences and a fair digestion, and reciprocate the 
hospitality of the provincial centres we have to 
go to, which is very uncommon in the N.A. 
Judging by published reports, I would say to 
“L.C.,” “Set your own house in order before posing 
as corrector-general of other bodies. Example 
is better than precept.” 
As to the trinity that exists here, it is absurd. 
Our’s is not a one man’s association. There are 
leaders in every movement, and we enjoy the 
confidence of every member of our great organi¬ 
sation (6000 strong), which cannot be said of every 
institution of its kind. 
One word as to the drawing of expenses with 
which “L. C.” twits us. Does he suppose we accept 
any and every society without some inquiry as to 
how that society is constructed, and does he sup¬ 
pose the confined limits of a letter will convey 
all that a personal interview will do? I say 
“ No.” 
We are very jealous of the results of our 
labours during the past nine years, and while 
we should be pleased to treat with any bona 
fide society with the view of their affiliation, we 
do not throw concessions about ad lib. 
“ L. C.” says they have a lot of cheap travelling 
in the North, and would give us a ticket if we are 
that way. 
Well we have been that way (at Warrington), 
and affiliated the Warrington A. A. with us. 
We will promise to come again before long. 
Losing these corner stones cannot do much 
good for the N.A. In conclusion, let me ask “ L.C.” 
not to fire blank cartridge—plenty of sound 
without effect. All the harm I wish the N.A. is, 
may they get all they want. 
As to the accusation of our being clanish, our 
only object throughout has been to centralise the 
privilege ticket, work it from one centre, and 
reduce the possibility of fraud to a minimum. I 
will not disguise my identity. Thanking you in 
anticipation of insertion,—I am, faithfully yours, 
T Coles, 
President, P.A.A. 
170, Edgbaston-street, Birmingham. 
Dear Sir, —Your Lancashire correspondent, in 
his reply to my letter published in the Fishing 
Gazette on April 1 last, is again labouring under 
another mistake. In the first place, the letter in 
question was sent by me to the Fishing Gazette 
on March 7 last, but only found its way into the 
paper on April 1 last. I also wish to inform your 
correspondent that I was not uelegated to write 
the letter in question, but wrote it on my own 
responsibility ; and it is mean on the part of 
your correspondent to insinuate that I, with two 
coadjutors forming the “ piscatorial trinity ’ 
in Birmingham, direct the whole of the angling 
operations in the cii.y. If I mistake not your 
correspondent would like to occupy the same 
proud position that he has assigned to me in the 
North; but, owing to the sad state of chaos and 
disorder the Northern Angling Association has 
been allowed to get into, i am afraid this will 
never be. 
With respect to the Bolton Association, I will 
quote a portion of my letter sent to the secretary 
of that association, which is as follows: “ The 
