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sessed of Mr. "Olive Dun’s” virile, sword-like 
pen; yet, did I possess it, even then, those same 
credulous friends would be entitled to all the 
credit; I never have claimed it for myself. Mr. 
"Olive Dun” has been imposed upon by some 
individual who does not realize, or who does not 
know, the meaning of the word “friend.” I do 
not believe that he learned of my little failing 
which he characterizes as “the light under the 
bushel” from one of mine. 
Mr. “Olive Dun” hints at plagiarism when he 
speaks of the use of the terms “taling” and “bulg¬ 
ing.” He evidently overlooked, when he read the 
article on this subject, the statement made re¬ 
garding these terms. Certainly no amount of 
‘ ice cold assurance” would permit one to coin 
words to take the place of those familiar to all 
anglers for the sake of being thought the origina¬ 
tor thereof. One might as justly be taken to 
task for using the phrase “dry-fly.” There are 
those who believe that anything that is not copy¬ 
righted is, of course,, the property of him who 
steals it first, and it is balm to the hearts of all 
sportsmen to know that “Olive Dun” detests dis¬ 
honesty. 
Writing upon the subject of dry-fly fishing 
may simmer down in the end—in this country, at 
least—to a single individual who will not be de¬ 
nied. But even though this great and only be 
aborted in the embryo—even then, the cult of 
dry-fly fishermen will grow, and the sport will 
flourish without his aid as it did before he knew 
what the dry-fly was. 
Fly-fishermen should hail with delight the 
prospect of some increased and valuable entomo¬ 
logical knowledge in this country. We have 
learned already that “Whirling” and “Olive Dun” 
are cousins, and that “Olive,” besides exhibiting 
a heretofore unknown characteristic that surely 
connects him with the family Simuliidce —which 
may be, however, developed only in the Hohokus 
variety—is subject to attacks of indigestion, which 
infirmity may account for his non-appearance 
upon the stream at times when he would be 
heartily welcomed by both angler and trout— 
sour stomach, nervousness, sting and all. I am 
inclined to think from the similarity of thought 
expressed by these two insects that they are even 
more closely related than “Olive” has claimed, 
and also that their surname is “Did” and not 
“Dun,” and that their combined Christian name 
is “Katy.” Naturally, it would be useless to hope 
to have the writer who hides behind the nom de 
plume of “Olive Dun” reveal his identity. Yet I 
should like to kriow r the man who is able to fer¬ 
ret out such a fund of information regarding an¬ 
other whom he has never met. He shows quality 
enough to be a member of the “plain clothes” 
squad, and with a little training would make 
someone a valuable press agent. 
George M. L. LaBranche. 
North Shore Casting Club. 
Chicago. Ill., July 30. — Editor Forest and 
Stream: That quarter-ounce bait is a sticker 
without a doubt. However, we can do much bet¬ 
ter work if we practice some every day, and to 
those who do not know it I wish to state we 
are having splendid practice every evening until 
it ;s so dark that we are afraid to go home. In 
that case the timorous ones take dinner at the 
refectory and enjoy it very much. 
Many of the members are working hard to 
get into trim for the national tournament, so that 
they may uphold the N. S. C. C. and bring home 
the honors to it. 
Are you one of the workers? If not, get 
busy. Work, work work. I am in receipt of a 
communication from L. E. DeGarmo, in which 
he states that he has the official scales, which 
will be used to weigh all rods. If you are not 
sure that yours is eligible, you are welcome to 
call at his office, 215 South Market street, and 
he will weigh them for you. 
The club is in receipt of an acknowledgment 
of a letter of condolence sent to Mrs. A. L. 
Springer by the secretary at the direction of 
the president. 
Events held July 27 had scores as follows: 
Ouarter-ounce accuracy 
bait: 
97.4 
T. A. Forsyth . 
97.9 
A. B. Paulson .. 
97.7 
G. A. Hinterleitner... 
93.7 
Wm. Liddell _ 
97.5 
Dr. Dorchester . 
97.8 
C. M. Ercanbrock 
97.2 
Dr. Waters . 
96.4 
F-. E. Martin _ 
95.5 
W. I. Marshall . 
98.8 
E. Lambert . 
97.4 
Re-entries: 
F. E Martin . 
95.5 
A. B. Paulson ... 
97.6 
Dr. Dorchester . 
.98.5 
T,. Goodwin . 
96.S 
W. I. Marshall . 
9S.7 
T. A. Forsyth ... 
98.7 
Ouarter-ounce, distance 
bait—longest cast: 
T. H. Bellows . 
. 130 
Wm. Liddell . 
. 113 
Dr. Dorchester . 
. 120 
C. M. Ercanbrock 
. 128 
Dr. Waters . 
. 95 
E. E. Martin _ 
. 102 
W. I. Marshall . 
. 122 
H. D. Ellsworth . 
. 132 
A. B. Paulson . 
. 102 
Ouarter-ounce. distance 
bait—accuracy: 
T. II. Bellows . 
. 114 
Wm. Liddell . 
. 102 
Dr. Dorchester . 
. 90 
C M. Ercanbrock 
... . 
. 105 
. 73 
E E. Martin ... 
86 
W. I. Marshall . 
. in 
II. D. Ellsworth 
. 110 
A. B. Paulson . 
. 94 
Light tackle, distance feet: 
T. H. Bellows . 
.. 99 
Dr. Dorchester ... 
.. 92 
T. A. Forsyth . 
.. 8? 
Light tackle, distance feet, average: 
I. H. Bellows .... 99 
2-15 
Wm Liddell . 
99 
3-15 
T. A. Forsyth ... 98 
7-15 
C. M. Ercanbrock 96 10-15 
G. A. Hinterleitner 97 
7-lb 
E. Lambert . 
99 
Dr. Dorchester ... 98 
2-15 
C. O. Dorchester, M.D., Sec’y-Treas. 
Aransas Pass Tarpon Club. 
Port Aransas, Tex., July 22. — Editor Forest 
and Stream: Replying to your letter of the 
18th, asking for this season’s catch, I take pleas¬ 
ure in giving you the following catch so far this 
season. This record is all on light tackle: 
Total. 
R. D. Powers, New York city... 9 
H. C. Carter, Boston, Mass. 1 
W. E. Jones, Houston, Texas. 1 
A. Hewitt, Wisconsin. 2 
W. B. Taylor, Chicago, Ill. 3 
O. L. Oldham, Dallas, Texas . 3 
Dr. H. E. Mock. Chicago. Ill. 2 
A. W. Hooper, Boston, Mass.35 
L. A. Rone, Toreon, Mex.14 
J. E. Cotter. Port Aransas. Texas.10 
L. Hirsch, San Antonio, Texas . 5 
J. E. Campbell, Nowata. Okla. 5 
Mr. Lawson, Nowata, Okla. 7 
Mr. Keller . 2 
L. Allan, El Oro, Mex. 3 
R. M. Thompson, Washington, D. C. 1 
H. F. Johnson, Racine, Wis. 4 
E. J. Dunlap, Victoria, Texas. 5 
L. E. dwell. Dayton, Ohio. 2 
Jack Locke, San Antonio, Tex..'. 7 
H. W. Brannock, St. Louis, Mo. 6 
T. M. Seifert, Houston, Texas. 9 
L. G. Murphy, Converse, Ind.10 
T. N. Brannock, St. Louis, Mo. 9 
Dr. A. Garwood, New Braunfels, Texas. 1 
W. C. Boschen, New York city. 3 
Henry Wilcox, Denver. Colo. 2 
L. S. Clarke, New Orleans, La. 5 
A. G. Weakley, San Antonio, Texas. 4 
Chas. Schriner, Jr.. San Antonio. Texas. 0 
H. P. Goodman, San Antonio, Texas. 3 
S. B. Weller, San Antonio, Texas . 2 
W. W. Searcey, San Antonio, Texas. 3 
S. S. Searcey, San Antonio, Texas.. 2 
H. T. Coulter, Rockdale, Texas . 2 
J. N. Murphy, Pittsburgh, Pa. 1 
Total .185 
This total is to date. July 2i. The largest 
tarpon to date was caught by A. W. Hooper, 6 
feet 5 inches. The smallest tarpon to date was 
caught by S. S. Searcey, 34 inches. 
J. E. Cotter. 
Secretary Aransas Pass Tarpon Club. 
Fishing in California. 
BY GOLDEN GATE. 
Steelheads have commenced to run in the 
Eel River, and from now on some splendid sport 
is anticipated on this stream. The first big catch 
of the present season was made a short time ago 
by C. J. Craddock, of Eureka, who landed four 
splendid fish at the famous Weymouth pool using 
a spinner. I he first fish taken weighed eight 
pounds and one of the others tipped the scales 
at eleven pounds. The fish are full of fight, 
being in fresh from the ocean, and as soon as 
the run is general, many anglers from San Fran¬ 
cisco will make the trip there. The water in 
Eel River is quite high for this time of the 
year. 1 he first fish usually do not pay much 
attention to flies, but about the middle of August 
they should be taking these as well as spinners. 
Since the opening of the fishing season in 
the \ osemite National Park many splendid 
catches have been made within the reservation 
limits, and some very large fish have been taken. 
Several trout over two feet in length have been 
landed, and no difficulty is experienced in secur- 
mg the basket limit of twenty. No fishing has 
been allowed there for several years, and not 
only are the trout averaging large in size, but 
are easily taken. 
1 he 1 ruckee River is lower at Reno than 
has ever before been known, and hundreds of 
trout have been stranded and are being taken 
with bare hands in pools within the city limits, 
some of these being twenty-six inches in length. 
1 he California Fish and Game Commission 
is planning to construct a large spawning station 
in Southern California, so that trout fry and 
other fish may be distributed at less expense in 
the streams in that section. The proposition of 
taking over the county hatchery at Santa Cruz 
is also being discussed, and this move will prob¬ 
ably be consummated soon. The growth of the 
fishing industry on Monterey Bay has been such 
of late that a more efficient patrol of those waters 
will be made- in the future. 
National Ass’n of Scientific Angling Clubs 
Chicago, Ill., July 23.— Editor Forest and 
Stream: The National Association of Scientific 
Angling Clubs will hold its annual tournament 
for 1912 on Aug. 15, 16 and 17, on the grounds 
of the Illinois Casting Club, Washington Park, 
Chicago: 
Aug. 15.—Light tackle dry-fly accuracy, light 
tackle distance fly, accuracy fly and distance fly. 
Aug. 16.—Accuracy bait, quarter-ounce; dis¬ 
tance bait, quarter-ounce, and salmon fly. 
Aug. 17.—Accuracy bait, half-ounce, and 
distance bait, half-ounce. 
1 here will be ten trophies for each fly and 
twelve for each bait event. 
J. M. Smith, Sec'y. 
Newfoundland Fishing. 
Spruce Brook, N. F„ July 20 .—Editor 
Forest and Stream: The year has been an ex¬ 
ceptionally good fishing year, especially on our 
river, Harry’s Brook. I myself caught in one 
day’s fishing in two pools twelve salmon weigh¬ 
ing 149pounds and fourteen grilse 62*4 pounds. 
Not bad, eh? John J. O’Neil Power. 
