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modify the migratory bird regulations so that 
in Kansas they will conform as nearly as possi¬ 
ble to the state law, and that this will be done 
within the next fifteen days. 
Sportsmen here were jubilant when the an¬ 
nouncement was made. While many hunted 
ducks this spring, they were running the risk 
of arrest by the government, and 'the large ma¬ 
jority of the hunters were deprived of the 
good spring shooting. As the matter stands 
now, the 3,000 members of the protective asso¬ 
ciation in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and 
Illinois, believe they have won their grand fight 
for spring shooting on the Missouri and Kaw 
rivers and the many lakes in these states. 
If the change is made within the next month, 
as promised, sportsmen of ‘this section of the 
country will have been deprived of their favor¬ 
ite sport for only one spring, and next year 
hunting along the old muddy Missouri will be 
in full swing again. The credit for this victory 
for the hunters can be given to W. L. Moore 
and his associates in the protective association. 
The organization will continue in existence. 
EDWARD W. COCHRANE. 
WHERE TO GO IN NEW ENGLAND. 
New England anglers who are fond of troll¬ 
ing for salmon, squaretails and lake trout have 
had their patience sorely tried this Spring. The 
lakes nearest the coast line are at last free of 
ice and many parties are now leaving equipped 
for the sport. The Rangeleys and Moosehead 
are still ice locked, although the last named at 
this writing is reported to be breaking up slowly. 
Sebago has been a disappointment so far this 
season. A few fair catches have been made, but 
the average record does not begin to equal that 
of last year. Sunapee has furnished very good 
sport, indeed, and seems to be improving each 
season, no doubt as a result of the persistent 
stocking both by state and Federal commissions. 
The Pacific, or, as they are commonly called, 
“Chinook,” salmon are the chief fish taken. Of 
course, they do not leave the water like the land¬ 
locked when hooked, but nevertheless fight well. 
Grand Lake opened a few days ago. There 
it is nearly all landlockers, and while they do 
not run very large—rarely over six pounds—there 
are no pluckier fighters. Large squaretails are 
the particular specialty of the Belgrade lakes; 
that is, for the early fishing. These trout range 
up to seven pounds, and are appreciated as a 
real prize when captured. Lake Winnepasaukee 
in New Hampshire is a prime favorite with Bos¬ 
ton fishermen. It is only a hundred miles away, 
not too far for week-end parties fond of lake- 
trout fishing. Another lake which is rapidly be¬ 
coming a favorite for early fishing is Kezar in 
western Maine. One should be on the ground 
there as soon as the ice leaves. The salmon run 
large, up to eleven and twelve pounds, and one 
is never sure of them until the fight is over and 
they are in the boat. Another week will see 
everything open, even the most northern lakes, 
and the season will be in full swing. 
Massachusetts stream fishing for trout is now 
at its best, and the catches have been very good 
when one considers the harm done the fish by 
the long-continued drouths of the last two sum¬ 
mers, during which many streams ceased to exist 
except in a few small pools. The Tyhonnet 
Club members, near Marion, on the Cape, have 
had excellent luck, taking many heavy fish. The 
automobile makes it easy to cover a fifty mile 
circle from Boston, and within that line are a 
great many brooks from which may be taken a 
mess of trout that are decidedly worth while. 
Near Marlboro, Mass., is a reservoir called 
the water basin. Fishing is permitted there and 
pickerel of good weight are easily taken. Re¬ 
cently, one of Marlboro’s “near anglers” went 
out to the Basin after a mess of pickerel. His 
outfit included a wooden minnow carved out by 
himself. After casting some time he struck a 
heavy fish which came out of the water in a 
fashion that made my wood-carving friend blink 
in wonderment. There were side rushes, leapings 
and soundings that made the old rod groan in 
protest, but everything held and finally he hauled 
over the side of the boat a squaretail trout 
that tipped the beam at three pounds, six ounces. 
They placed him on exhibition as a rare curio 
in a store window and now that little basin is 
the “Mecca” for all the trout fishermen of the 
town. 
The lover of fishing who can take his big trip 
of the year in the spring is truly fortunate. As 
the Fall is ripe for hunting, so the Spring is for 
fishing. In no waters of the East is this more 
true than in Nova Scotia. In miles it seems a 
long distance away, but it is only a beautiful sail 
of eighteen or twenty hours from Boston, and 
the reward in trout or salmon is sure. The fish¬ 
ing is early, being pretty well over by July 15, 
but the season starts early, the ice going out 
generally a little earlier than that in any of the 
Maine waters. One of the most pleasing features 
of Nova Scotia fishing is the tent life on the 
rivers. Much of the fishing is done on the 
Liverpool, Tuscot and Clyde, and moving down 
stream to a new camping place is like starting in 
all over again. The salmon running up these 
rivers are not so plentiful nor quite so large as 
those which frequent the New Brunswick 
streams, but there is always the chance for a 
good strike and they certainly are dead game 
fighters. Two years ago F. H. Talcott, of Hol¬ 
brook, Mass., decided to give Nova Scotia waters 
a trial. He is one of our best fly casters and 
has fished the Maine streams and lakes from 
one end of the state to the other. His experi¬ 
ence in Nova Scotia was so satisfying that he 
is now down there on a six weeks’ trip. 
“HACKLE.” 
POOR FISHING AROUND DAYTON. 
Dayton, Ohio, May 18.—The Ohio state fish 
car, “Buckeye,” arrived in Dayton on May 13 
from Columbus, bringing thirty cans of bass and 
channel catfish, that were distributed in the Mi¬ 
ami, Mad and Stillwater rivers, and minor 
streams of Montgomery County. 
Fishing in streams of the central and south¬ 
ern portions of Ohio has been very disappoint¬ 
ing to disciples of Isaac Walton since the destroy¬ 
ing spring floods of a year ago. The fast re¬ 
ceding waters left thousands of fish high and 
dry on the levees and fields, where they became 
a prey to hawks. 
Officials of the Montgomery County Fish and 
Game Club have at last succeeded in bringing the 
attention of the state commission to the need of 
restocking the streams of this section, and State 
Game Warden John C. Speaks has promised the 
local organization through their secretary, J. F. 
Campbell, that a number of similar deliveries 
will be made to this county during the present 
and following years. 
An eel three and one-half feet long and weigh¬ 
ing seven pounds was captured on May 13 by 
John Hi Id and Otto Voehenger, of Dayton, who 
were fishing in the vicinity of Tippecanoe City. 
E. MAYL. 
WHO’S FISHING IN MAINE. 
South Portland, Me., May 22.—While 'the fish¬ 
ing in Sebago lake and Lake Auburn has quieted 
down somewhat as the result of the salmon 
feeding on the small smelts which have been 
returning from their spawning beds in the riv¬ 
ers and brooks, some remarkable catches of the 
larger salmon are looked for in the approaching 
“apple-blossom time.” This is the season of 
the year that the best sport in the Maine lakes 
is obtainable, and for two or three weeks some 
of the finest fishing imaginable is to be had. 
Brook trouting is attracting the attention of 
the anglers of Cumberland County. Further back 
in the state some great catches of brook trout 
and pond trout are being reported and hundreds 
and thousands of sportsmen are heading inland 
for the first fishing this spring. 
From Keazer Pond comes a report from Ben¬ 
jamin E. Brown that the salmon fishing is very 
good. C. R. Hoag, of Newark, N. J., a guest 
at his camps, has been meeting with exception¬ 
ally good luck the past few days. He has taken 
eight salmon, the largest weighing ten and three- 
quarters pounds, and the smallest six and three- 
quarters, the total weight of the catch being 
sixty-four pounds. 
Moosehead lake and Grand lake, two of the 
greatest fishing lakes in the country, are now 
yielding liberally. The following are a few suc¬ 
cessful anglers at Moosehead lake on May 19: 
George R. Wallace, Fitchburg, Mass.; W. P. 
Hall, F. O. Hardy, Fitchburg, Mass.; J. Fred 
Webster, F. D. Webster, Boston, Mass.; Stephen 
Whitney, New Haven, Conn.; Mr. and Mrs. S. 
I. Hanson, New York city; W. L. Brackett, 
Boston; Dennis Tracy, Bangor; Governor Will¬ 
iam T. Haines, of Maine; R. J. McCulloch, 
New York City; H. E. Urquehart; E. S. Town¬ 
send, Philadelphia. 
At Grand Lake in Washington County, the 
following had good luck James Robinson, Bos¬ 
ton; Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Lewis, Boston; G. 
W. Mansfield, George E. Folway, Boston; J. M. 
Drabet; G. E. Hatherway, Brooklyn, N. Y.; F. 
B. Dightman, Jersey City; H. E. Wardsworth, 
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wardsworth, New Haven, 
Conn.; C. B. Domworth, New London, Conn. 
J. C. DOUGLASS. 
