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in the Truckee River from Lake Tahoe to the 
Nevada line, and reports that the fishways, with 
but one or two exceptions, are in a bad shape. 
Those maintaining dams in this stream will be 
served with legal notice, together with plans and 
specifications to put all. fishways in proper shape. 
The matter of enforcing the State law in 
regard to the screening of irrigation ditches is 
receiving the attention of the Fish and Game 
Commission, but lack of funds prohibits the 
carrying on of this work as it should be. In 
some counties there are thousands of intakes 
that should be screened with but few that are 
properly equipped. Heretofore, the selection of 
a suitable screen has proved to be a problem, as 
the devices installed would clog with drift ma¬ 
terial within a short time, but self-cleaning 
screens are now being made, and can be pur¬ 
chased at a small cost. The commission con¬ 
trols the patent on one device, and is ready 
at any time to render expert advice on screen¬ 
ing problems. 
The law recently passed by the Legislature, 
and signed by the Governor, placing a license 
of $1 per annum on anglers fishing with hook 
and line for pleasure, is to be voted upon by 
the people of the State, opponents of the meas¬ 
ure having filed a referendum petition, making 
this step necessary. 
Illinois Casting Club. 
Chicago, III., July 28. — Editor Forest and 
Stream: The weather conditions of Saturday 
and Sunday. July 26 and 27, were the most pleas¬ 
ing thus far of the season, and consequently the 
attendance was quite large. 
The events cast on Saturday were: Quar¬ 
ter-ounce accuracy bait, wind southwest, velocity 
eighteen miles; salmon fly, wind south, velocity 
eighteen miles; Sunday, quarter-ounce accuracy 
bait, wind southwest, velocity about twenty 
miles; accuracy fly, wind southwest, cross winds 
variable, velocity twenty-seven miles; light 
tackle dry fly accuracy, light south wind. 
Quarter-ounce accuracy bait: 
Wehle . 
Bauer . 
Amman . 
Linder . 
Anway . 
De Garmo . 
Cook . 
Hornstein . 
Humphreys . 
McCandless . 
Kerr . 
Hartstall . 
Call McCarthy . 
Hoxey . 
Swisher . 
Jamison . 
C P Clifford. 
Huntley . 
Tice . 
"Chatt . 
"Kuhn .. 
"Craig . 
Salmon fly, feet: 
Amman . 
De Garmo . 
Jamison . 
Accuracy fly: 
Jamison . 
Whitby .:. 
Call McCarthy . 
De Garmo . 
Swisher . 
A.mmon . 
Tice . 
"Beatty . 
"Lingenfelter . 
Light tackle dry accuracy; 
Call McCarthy .'. 
Swisher . 
Jamison . 
W C Grant. 
Tice . 
De Garmo . 
"Lingenfelter . 
"Guests. 
Score. 
Re-entry. 
9S.5 
98.9 
98.8 
98.9 
98.6 
98.9 
95.6 
98.3 
98.6 
98.5 
97.7 
98.2 
98.9 
98.6 
98.7 
98.7 
99.3 
98.3 
99.6 
97.1 
98.0 
98.9 
98.0 
98.8 
98.9 
98.6 
96.8 
95.8 
96.8 
98.7 
97.0 
69.5 
97.5 
98.7 
124 
1 29. 
144 
133 
114 
120 
99 1-15 
98 5-15 
99 2-15 
98 12-15 
99 6-15 
98 13-15 
98 7-15 
98 9-15 
98 2-15 
95 9-15 
98 12-15 
98 12-15 
99 5-15 
99 2-15 
99 5-15 
99 1-15 
99 6-15 
97 14-15 
99 2-15 
98 14-15 
98 1-15 
99 3-15 
99 2-15 
Again a new record is placed to the credit 
of the Illinois Casting Club. This time a world's 
record in the salmon fly event. On Saturday, 
July 26, Brother L. E. DeGarmo made a cast 
of 144 feet with the regular rod of fifteen feet, 
and with a water back cast. Attention is called 
to the last mentioned condition when comparing 
this cast with those made with a lawn back cast. 
The former record was held by Brother W. 
H. Ball, made at the National tournament in 
1910, and was 140^ feet. 
The judges who officiated, when Brother 
DeGarmo made the above cast, were Brother R. 
C. Nicholson, of the Illinois Casting Club, and 
Edward C. McLane, of Boston, Mass. 
A new feature of the season’s work, and 
one it is believed will be very attractive to the 
anglers of this and other clubs, is the Chunk 
casting contest, to be held Aug. 17 , 2 p. M., at 
our pool in Washington Park. The rules gov¬ 
erning this contest are as follows: 
Rod unrestricted. Reel must be free-run¬ 
ning, without click, brake, spring or abnormal 
devices, or adjustment which would tend to re¬ 
tard the movement of the spool. Line must sus¬ 
tain a pull of five pounds. Chunk may be cut 
to suit individual preference, but must not ex¬ 
ceed half-ounce in weight. 
Distances are to be 60, 66, 70, 75 and 80 
feet. There will be two casts at each distance. 
Scoring for accuracy shall follow the usual 
manner in bait-casting contests. Scoring for 
style shall be as follows: For jumping or skip¬ 
ping the chunk for a distance exceeding one 
foot, when starting to retrieve, there shall be 
a demerit of one, and for each and every time 
that the chunk is permitted to sink beneath the 
surface of the water, during the retrieve, there 
shall be a demerit of one. 
The sum total of such demerits, divided by 
the number of casts, shall constitute the demerit 
per cent. The demerit per cent., deducted from 
100, shall constitute the combined percentage for 
style and accuracy. 
The executive committee has decided to 
announce the withdrawal of the special trophies, 
which were proposed earlier in the season, and 
which were to be awarded the highest scores in 
the various classes at the close of the season. 
This decision was reached, owing to a doubt 
as to the constitutionality of the awards. 
J. D. Anway, Sec’y. 
Kansas City Bait and Fly 
Casting Club. 
Kansas City, Mo., July 28 .— Editor Forest 
and Stream: The following scores were made 
at our regular club cast held at Rock’s Lake, 
Sunday, July 27: 
Quarter-ounce accuracy: 
Doyle . 
. 99.3 
Anderson . 
.. 97.8 
Wilson . 
Pitkin . 
.. 97.6 
Hosterman ... 
. 69.1 
Kerner . 
Meier . 
...,. 98.6 
Titus . 
.. 93.9 
Half-ounce 
Meier . 
accuracy: 
. 98.8 
Kerner . 
.. 97.6 
Doyle . 
. 98.4 
Clark . 
.. 97.5 
Heite . 
. 98.3 
Pitkin . 
.. 97.4 
Hosterman ... 
. 98.0 
Anderson . 
.. 96.6 
Wilson . 
. 97.7 
Titus . 
.. 93.4 
Ouarter-ounce long distance, average 5 casts: 
Meier . 
. 118 
Kerner . 
... 94 
.no 
93 
Wilson . 
Half-ounce 
. 104 
long 1 distance, 
average 5 casts: 
Doyle . 
. 145 
Wilson . 
.. 108 
Meier . 
. 133 
Kerner . 
.. 107 
Pitkin . 
. 122 
Titus . 
.... 82 
Longest cast, tyounce— Doyle, 150 feet. 
Longest cast, %-ounce — Doyle, Meier, Pitkin. 160 feet. 
C. H. Doyle, Sec’y. 
St. Louis Fly and Bait Casting Club. 
Sx. Louis, Mo., Aug. 2. —Editor Forest and 
Stream: On Sunday, July 27, the St. Louis Fly- 
and Bait-Casting Club held its regular tourna¬ 
ment in Forest Park. The following events 
were east off: Half-ounce accuracy, half-ounce 
distance, half-ounce fishing tackle accuracy, half¬ 
ounce distance, fly accuracy and fly distance, 
with the following scores: 
Accuracy half-ounce, scores, per cent.; won by Flem- 
in g: 
Fleming . 
.98.7 
Soloman . 
. 94.8 
Heilman . 
.97.9 
Cyran . 
. 96.5 
Schloman . 
Brennan . 
. 95.4 
Fred Werner . 
. 97.7 
Distance, hall 
■ounce, average five casts, scores in 
feet; won by Fleming: 
Brennan . 
.103.1 
Schloman . 
.137.1 
Fleming . 
.167.3 
Fred V\ erner . 
.151.3 
Heilman . 
.140.1 
Cyran . 
.135.1 
Accuracy half-ounce, fishing tackle, scores, per < 
^ent.; 
won by Schloman 
Brennan . 
.88.5 
Cyran . 
. 93.1 
Schloman . 
.98.7 
Solomaan . 
Fred Werner .... 
.98.2 
Distance half-ounce, tishin 
ig tackle, average five 
casts, 
scores in feet: won by Fred 
vVerner: 
Cyran . 
.95.0 
Schloman . 
.118.2 
Fred Werner _ 
.142.2 
Accuracy fly, scores per cent.; won by Brennan 
Fred Werner _ 
.... 94.6 
Fleming . 
95.13 
.96.12 
.96.12 
Cyran . 
.... 95.13 
Schloman . 
.88.13 
Heilman . 
.... 96. 
Distance fly, scores in feet: won by Heilman: 
Cyran . 
. 77 
Fleming . 
.. 90 
Heilman . 
. 109 
H. J. Steinmesch, Sec’y. 
The Anglers’ 
Casting Club. 
Chicago, Ill., July 
28.— Editor Forest 
and 
Stream: Scores made on July 20 are as follows: 
Quarter-ounce 
accuracy: 
Chatt . 
. 98.9 
Loes .. 
.. 96.2 
VVernecke :. 
.93.7 
rv.cmle.at . 
.. 97.3 
C JSIordholm . 
.99.2 
Aurich .. 
.. 94.0 
Craig . 
.96.5 
Burke . 
.. 97.8 
Hartley . 
.98.3 
J Nordhoim . 
.. 98.6 
J ohnson . 
. 99.1 
McCarthy . 
T Nordholm _ 
. 98.5 
Maloney .. 
.. 96.8 
h ey . 
Eampoeii . 
.. 98.3 
()uarter-ounce 
distance: 
Chatt . 
.98.4 
Loes . 
.. 81.2 
T Nordholm _ 
.123.1 
Kle.nfeldt . 
.. 85.1 
E. S. Gray, Sec’y-Treas. 
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Elk in Minnesota. 
The State Game and Fish Commission has 
decided that fifty elk from the Yellowstone Na¬ 
tional Park will be turned loose in Minnesota 
in the Superior forest and game reserve, which 
lies along the Canadian boundary line north of 
Lake Superior. 
The territory is the natural home of the 
elk, and together with the adjoining national 
reserve covers more than 1,’ooo,000 acres. There 
are no elk in either reserve now. 
This is the second announcement made re¬ 
cently of herds of elk to be brought to the State. 
The forestry board announced that a herd will 
be placed in Itasca Park. These elk, however, 
will be kept in paddocks. 
