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FOREST AND STREAM 
June 14, 1913 
Revised Game and Fish Laws of Delaware 
The revised game and fish laws of Delaware 
for the open seasons follow: 
Quail, Nov. 15 to Dec. 31; partridge. Nov. 
15 to Dec. 31; hare and rabbit. Nov. 15 to Dec. 
31; reedbird. Sept, i to Nov. i; rail, Sept, i to 
Nov. i; wild goose, Oct. i to March 15; brant, 
Oct. I to March 15; summer duck, Sept, i to 
Oct. 31; wild duck, Oct. i to March 15; rac¬ 
coon, Oct. I to Feb. 15; squirrel, Nov. 15 to 
Dec. 31; woodcock, Nov. 15 to Dec. 31; dove, 
(Kent and Sussex counties only), Aug. i to 
Dec. 31; muskrat and skunk (New Castle 
county), Dec. i to March 10; mink and otter 
(Kent and Susse.x counties), Nov. 20 to March 
15; fox, Oct. I to April 30; opossum, Oct. i 
to Feb. 15; frog, July i to Dec. i; bass, pike 
and pickerel. May 20 to Nov. 30; pike (Sussex 
county). May 20 to April i; trout, April 16 to 
Aug. 15; German carp. Sept, i to May 31; dia¬ 
mond-back terrapin, Nov. 15 to March 15. 
New Missouri Game Laws. 
Following are the revisions in the Missouri 
game and fish laws for 1913: 
Sec. 6516—Open season on quail made from 
Dec. I to 31 of each year. 
Sec. 6520—Amended to make it unlawful to 
hunt or chase deer with dogs. 
Sec. 6521—Repealed and Sections 6521 and 
6521a enacted in lieu. Sec. 6521 makes open sea¬ 
son on squirrels from July i to Nov. 30. Sec. 
6521a makes open season on fur-bearing animals 
from Nov. i to Feb. i, with penalty of $25. 
Sec. 6522—Amended and bag limit cut to ten 
birds per person per day and not over fifteen 
in possession at any one time. 
Sec. 6549—Amended so as to permit fishing 
with pole, line, single hook and natural bait 
within 200 feet of fish ladders. 
Secs. I, 2, 3—(New sections.) Unlawful for 
person to go on inclosed premises of another 
for trapping purposes without written permission 
of owner or agent. 
Hunting in California. 
George Robinson, a Tehama county hunter, 
has been meeting with great success of late in 
killing mountain lions, having killed as many 
as twelve of these in one month. The State 
pays a bounty of $20 each for these, and in 
addition the pelts are branded and returned, and 
these have been sold at from $10 to $15 each. 
The bill designed to establish a game refuge 
on Mount Tamalpais was defeated by the re¬ 
cent Legislature in spite of the showing made 
that the present practice of allowing hunting 
there is dangerous to human life, owing to the 
many people who frequent the mountain slopes. 
A herd of cattle grazing near Lake Laguni- 
tas were recently stampeded by a mountain lion 
and plunged over a fifty-foot cliff. Four were 
killed outright, six others had to be shot at 
once and fifteen were seriously injured. The 
lion leaped upon the back of one of the steers 
within sight of the herders. 
To Frost a Window.—It is easy to make 
a window opaque without darkening the room, 
by painting the glass with a strong solution of 
epsom salts in hot water. This may be quickly 
washed off, if clear glass is afterward desired. 
Salmon Fishing in Newfoundland 
Where to Go and Tackle to Use 
By FRNEST C. MOORE 
T he salmon fishing season in Newfoundland 
is open, and undoubtedly many anglers who 
have never visited the island before will 
go up there in pursuit of this grand sport. 
A few words of advice to those who have 
not visited the island before might add greatly 
to the enjoyment of their trip, because reliable 
information, or in fact any information at all, 
is very difficult to obtain through ordinary chan¬ 
nels. 
If one wants really good salmon fishing, 
there probably is no better place than Newfound¬ 
land. It is quite true that there is good salmon 
fishing in New Brunswick, but the best pools 
and rivers are in the hands of clubs, and the 
number of places one can fish in is very limited, 
while in Newfoundland there are no leased 
waters. Every stream is open, and one can 
place his tent on the bank of a stream anywhere. 
While it is probably true that salmon are 
caught in every river in Newfoundland, yet it 
sometimes occurs that one will go up there and 
return without any fish. This cannot be true, 
however, with proper information. It is most 
important to know the proper date to go to a 
certain river. One of the best features of the 
Newfoundland fishing is the fact that there is 
good fishing there from the first of June to the 
15th of September, but not on the same river. 
I know of a party which fitted out a vessel and 
went to the Sandy Hill River in Labrador, prob¬ 
ably one of the best salmon rivers in the world, 
but they landed there in the middle of August, 
which was too late, and they did not catch a 
single salmon. 
In Newfoundland the fishing in the Grand 
Codroy is best early in June and not good after 
the middle of July. The Little Codroy is just 
the reverse; there is no fishing here at all until 
July—sometimes as late as the 15th—and it im¬ 
proves right up to the close of the season. 
Up at Hawkes Bay, which is one of the best 
fishing grounds in Newfoundland, the same 
thing applies. The East River is the early river, 
then the River of Ponds, then the Torrent River, 
where the fishing is best at the close of the 
season. 
A successful fishing trip to Newfoundland 
depends, therefore, on striking the river at the 
right time and then having the right tackle. 
With regard to tackle the best results are ob¬ 
tained with a full length rod, or one at least 
fourteen feet long, for the reason that in many 
places there is no fishing except when the wind 
blows and causes a ripple on the pools, and 
casting up in the wind requires a heavy long 
rod. 
The most important thing, however, is the 
flies, and it frequently occurs with fishermen un¬ 
familiar with Newfoundland waters that they 
equip themselves with flies entirely too large. 
A No. 6 single fly or a No. 8 double is large 
enough; in fact, many prefer the No. 8 single 
flies. 
The black dose No. 6 seemed to me the best 
all around fly I could get. The jock scott, silver 
doctor, brown fairy and dusty miller in sizes 
six single and eight double and single seemed 
ample for all occasions. 
It is notable that the late streams usually 
carry the largest fish. The 41-pound salmon 
caught at Tomkins on the Little Codroy was 
caught about the ist of September. 
Black flies are rather plentiful, and if one 
is camping, a fine netting for the interior of his 
tent to keep out the midges at night will add 
much to his comfort. 
Almost all the fishing is done in waders, 
and while many have the wading pants coming 
u]) to the waist, the stockings are preferable. 
I have seen several instances when the tops were 
cut off the pants. Walking in the pants is much 
more difficult and tiresome, and a sufficient 
depth for safety in the swift waters can be had 
with the stockings. 
North Shore Casting Club. 
Chicago, Ill., June 2. —Editor Forest and 
Stream: The attendance has not been large to 
date,- but now the platforms will be crowded be¬ 
cause summer is here. Below are the scores 
made in the last two tournaments; 
On May IT, Dr. W aters 
curacy bait. 
Dr. Waters . 
T. A. Forsyth... 
Dr. Dorchester. 
C. M. Ercanbrock. 
Church . 
D. H. Ellsworth. 
W. Liddell . 
E. Lambert . 
L. Goodwin . 
W'. T. Marshall. 
Mr. Rose (guest) . 
W. Liddell (re-entry). 
scored 87.7 with t4oz. ac- 
54oz- Distance Accy. 
Bait. Bait 
A. 
L. C. 
97.6 
5G 
i47 
98.5 
136 
149 
98.5 
• 93 
126 
72 
115 
97.8 
99 
146 
96.7 
97.5 
98.4 
97.0 
98.6 
92.2 
98.3 
S(. Louis Fly- and Bait-Casting Club. 
St. Louis, Mo., May 29 .—Editor Forest and 
Stream: The St. Louis Fly- and Bait-Casting 
Club will hold its tournament at Forest Park, 
Sunday, June i, commencing at 9:30 A. M. sharp. 
No one will be allowed to compete in any event 
after same has started. Program: 
Bait - Casting—Half - ounce accuracy, half¬ 
ounce distance, half-ounce regular fishing tackle, 
distance, half-ounce regular fishing tackle, accu¬ 
racy. 
Fly-Casting—Distance, accuracy. 
The tackle in the regular fishing tackle event 
must consist of a No. 8 test line or heavier, no 
free running reels to be used, weight to be used 
half-ounce. H. J. Steinmesch, Sec'y- 
