Aug. i 7, 1912 
FOREST AND STREAM 
207 
Catfish on Artificial Bait. 
An incident in fishing experience that may 
be of some interest to readers is the taking of 
a Mississippi cat with artificial bait. I was cast¬ 
ing in the Potomac for small-mouth bass, in the 
swift water where interfering rocks made eddies. 
The bait was a medium sized two-bladed spoon. 
The fish was a pound or more in weight, and 
took the spoon at six to twelve inches under 
water. The water was cloudy, but not too thick 
for bass, as I caught a bass and had several 
rises. 
On a previous occasion I was casting in a 
pond where fish were left by overflows. The 
water was clear and I saw from a cliff that 
there were cats and bass in it. When close to 
the water, the reflection on the surface usually 
prevents seeing off at an angle, and which pre¬ 
vented me on this occasion being sure what sort 
of fish made for the spoon. As I drew it across 
a deep place, the mouth that I saw open and miss 
the spoon looked very much like that of a cat. 
The fish, whatever it was, made a second dash 
at it into water that was too shallow' and missed 
again. 
An article on the fish that will take the arti¬ 
ficial and the best sorts and colors for the vari¬ 
ous fish, if it could be gotten together and pub¬ 
lished, would be very interesting to me. 
F. R. Fravel. 
St. Louis Bait- and Fly-Casting Club. 
St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 9. —Editor Forest and 
Stream: A contest of the St. Louis Fly- and 
Bait-Casting Club was held in beautiful Forest 
Park, Sunday, Aug. 4. The popularity of the 
sport was again shown with a great number of 
people present who applauded some of the fine 
casting. The results were as follows: 
Accuracy, fiv-casting: 
II T Steinmesch.. 
.. 99 1-15 
Geo Ashton . 
97 2-15 
S S Pingree. 
.. 9S 10-15 
Dr C A Vosburgh. 
97 1-15 
Aug Cyran . 
.. 98 4-15 
H F Mardorf. 
96 14-15 
M T Brennan_ 
.. 9S 1-15 
R E Smith. 
96 4-15 
B A Fleming.... 
.. 98 
Fly, distance: 
Feet. 
Feet. 
.... 81 
.. 73 
M J Brennan. 
.... 79 
FI J Steinmesch.... 
... 67 
Dr C A Vosburg 
h... 70 
H F Mardorf. 
... 67 
B A Fleming.... 
Geo Ashton . 
... 64 
Half-ounce accuracy: 
E W Schloeman. 
.98.7 
Aug Cyran . 
.... 97.1 
Fred Werner .... 
. 98.5 
Dr C A Vosburgh. 
.... 96.6 
Ed Werner . 
. 98.4 
Tohn O Day . 
... 96.3 
S S Pingree . 
. 98.4 
Frank P Ford. 
.... 95.7 
H F Mardorf. 
. 97.S 
R L Smith. 
.... 93.3 
E I Heyman. 
.97.3 
ri J Steinmesch ... 
... 79.4 
tleo Ashton . 
.97.2 
Ouarter-ounce 
accuracy: 
S S Pingree . 
. 9S.2 
II F Mardorf. 
... 97.3 
E W Schloeman.. 
. 98.1 
H J Steinmesch.... 
... 96.5 
Ed Werner . 
. 98.0 
Aug. Cyran . 
... 95.1 
bred Werner _ 
.97.6 
Dr C A Vosburgh. 
... 88.4 
Geo. Ashton, Sec’y. 
Asbury Park Fishing Club. 
The casting tournament committee of the 
Asbury Park Fishing Club has just handed out 
the official list of winners in the last annual 
tournament, held Saturday, Aug. 3. 
There were originally but six prizes for the 
first event, for club members only. This event, 
for the best average of five casts in a lane thirty 
feet wide, the caster using a threemunce lead, 
was won by Nelson Schoen, with an average 
cast of 190 feet 11 inches. The sixth prize was 
awarded R. H. Corson, but W. W. Flavell 
claimed an error in measurement and was 
credited with the same distance thrown by Cor¬ 
son, 166 feet 8 inches, and he was given a 200- 
yard line similar to the sixth prize awarded 
Corson. 
The wind was from the west and struck 
the lines sidewise, thus making it unfavorable 
for high averages. The longest individual cast 
was made by Frank P. Johnson, in the fifth 
event, which "was open. Pie threw 292 feet, win¬ 
ning over John Clayton by 3 feet 2 inches. 
Arthur Seger got the line offered by L. Holdidge 
for the lowest average in the first event, his 
average being 118 feet 8 inches. 
Winners of special prizes were as follows: 
For casts nearest to 650 feet in events 4 
and 5 won by Henry C. Rydell; total 650 feet. 
Cast nearest to 642 feet in event, G. W. Feni- 
FRANK P. JOHNSON. 
more, 653 feet 4 inches. Best average in events 
1 and 2, John Vogler, average 197 feet 9 7/10 
inches. Three best casts nearest to stake, PI. G. 
Cole, 18 feet 1 inch. For average nearest to 360 
feet in event 2, F. H. Westervelt, 754 feet. 
The events, winners and scores, fractions of 
inches excluded: 
Event No. 1—Nelson Schoen, 190 feet 11 
inches; John Vogler, 179 8 inches; C. M. Day, 
174 feet 10 inches; C. O. Perry, Jr., 169 feet 2 
inches; J. M. Dettrick, 167 feet 10 inches; R. PI. 
Corson, 166 feet 8 inches; W. W. Flavell, 166 
feet 8 inches. 
Event No. 2, best average of five casts in 
a line thirty feet wide with four-ounce lead— 
C. O. Perry, Jr., 217 feet 10 inches; John Vogler, 
215 feet 11 inches; A. W. Flavell, 200 feet 1 
inch; J. F. Marshall, 195 feet 11 inches; T. C. 
Mertz, 193 feet n inches; W. W. Flavell, 178 
feet 8 inches. 
Event No. 3, three casts at a stake 140 feet 
from starting line—H. G. Cole, 3 feet from 
stake; J. E. English, 3 feet 7 inches from stake; 
G. W. Fenimore, 4 feet 7 inches from stake; 
J. C. Clayton, 5 feet 1 inch from stake. 
Event No. 4, with V-shaped court, best aver¬ 
age in five casts, open to all—John Clayton, 257 
feet 9 inches; C. M. Day, 251 feet 5 inches; 
H. K. Satow, 223 feet; C. O. Perry, Jr., 222 
feet 4 inches; J. A. Davett, 214 feet 7 inches; 
F. P. Johnson, 203 feet 7 inches. 
Event No. 5, longest individual cast, open 
to all—F. P. Johnson, 292 feet; John Clayton, 
286 feet 10 inches; C. M. Day, 284 feet 2 inches; 
L. J. Brown, 260 feet; W. W. Flavell, 257 feet 
9 inches; R. H. Corson, 250 feet 2 inches. 
Illinois Casting Club. 
Chicago, Ill., Aug. 5.— Editor Forest and 
Stream: Notwithstanding somewhat adverse 
weather conditions, a large number of enthu- 
siastic casters 
gathered 
for the contests 
of the 
3 d and 4 th inst. 
The weather condition 
s were 
approximately 
the 
same 
for both days— 
-north- 
west cross winds, 
The scores follow 
about 
fifteen miles per hour. 
Half-ounce accuracy bait 
De Garmo . 
98.5 
Kernaghan . 
... 98.5 
Finder . 
99.0 
Kerr . 
... 97.4 
Jamison . 
97.8 
Swisher . 
... 97.6 
Stanley . 
98.7 
Blodgett . 
... 98.4 
Humphreys . 
98.1 
Huntley . 
... 98.6 
Hartley . 
9S.2 
Flartstall . 
... 98.9 
98.5 
. 96 9 
Asper . 
98.2 
Hornstem . 
.... 94.8 
McCandless .... 
98.1 
*Paulson . 
96.8 
97 0 
Whitby . 
98.5 
*T Nordholm _ 
.... 96.4 
McFarlin . 
Wehle . 
97.6 
98.2 
^Campbell .. 
.... 57.1 
Re entries: 
I.inder . 
99.1 
Kerr . 
.... 99.1 
Stanley . 
99.3 
Swisher . 
.... 97.6 
Hartley . 
98.2 
Blodgett . 
.... 97.3 
McCandless .... 
97.5 
Huntley . 
.... 92.8 
Buchanan . 
94.6 
Flartstall . 
Half-ounce distance bait 
Wehle. 
141 
Grant . 
... 38% 
De Garmo . 
73% 
*Lingenfelter. 
... 1S3% 
Heston . 
125 
*Chatt . 
... 160% 
lamison . 
136% 
*T Nordholm .... 
... 117% 
Re-entries: 
Heston . 
137% 
Distance fly: 
Tamison .. 
.. 93 
1 >e Garmo . 
. 102 
Stanley . 
.. 91 
I.inder . 
. 90 
Re-entries: 
Tamison . 
^Guests. 
A. F. 
Swisher, Sec‘y-Treas. 
Elgin Anglers’ Club. 
Elgin, Ill., Aug. 5.— Editor Forest and 
Stream: The scores of the Elgin Anglers’ Club 
contest of Aug. 4 are as follows: 
14-ounce 
%-ounce 
D.and A. 
D.and A. 
Fred Eggabrecht . 
. 98 
98.1 
Wm Newton . 
. 97.9 
95.8 
C E Provost. 
. 97.6 
97.7 
C T Fluff. 
. 97.6 
97.6 
Chas Elliott . 
. 97.4 
94.8 
O Schmidt . 
. 96.3 
93.2 
. 96.4 
95 
C A Saunders . 
. 94.5 
94.3 
Dick Kadow . 
. 93.7 
93.4 
Chas Hallin . 
. 91.3 
92.4 
T Selover . 
. 91.2 
90.1 
M Miller . 
. 90.1 
92.0 
Henry Becker . 
. 91 
91 
. 91.1 
90 7 
F Fierke . 
. 90 
91.7 
T S Pratt. 
. 91.2 
90 
A Winteringham . 
. 97.7 
98.3 
R. 
F. Kadow, 
Sec’y. 
All the fish lazus 
of 
the 
United States and 
Canada, revised to 
date 
and nozo in force, are 
given in the Game Lazvs 
in 
Brief. See adv. 
