Oct. 5, 1912 
FOREST AND STREAM 
431 
Saturday to show exactly what I mean. I, with 
three others, fished a mile of a Hampshire chalk 
stream, which was fished by the monks of Rud- 
well Priory in 1270, so for 650 years my trout 
have been educated against the wiles of man. 
I had fair sport until I came to the mill pond, 
where the rises were few and far between, and 
languid as well. Not a riffle stirred the sur¬ 
face, and the water was gin clear. I tried six 
kinds of flies and fished as carefully as I knew 
how, but to no use. Finally I did what I should 
have done at first. I wet my handkerchief, put 
it over the landing net and ‘‘swatted that fly' 
which was hovering over the water. It was a 
very small dun. The nearest to it in my book 
was a pale watery dun 00 hook. I inclose one 
for your inspection. 
I wet, stretched and dried a nine-foot four 
cast and put the fly on with an eight-inch 
"point” of the finest gut procurable, laid the 
fly in the center of the ring made by a rising 
fish, and after three or four essays, got my 
fish. Now, given the conditions I have en¬ 
deavored to describe, will one of your wet-fly 
enthusiasts tell me how he would have got that 
fish ? 
The fact that we succeed under such condi¬ 
tions does not prevent us from fishing "wet ’ 
where necessary. May I explain. It often hap¬ 
pens that one gets to the side of the water to 
find fish apparently rising all over the place, and 
yet never be able to do any good. What is 
really happening is this: Certain forms of fly 
are being hatched in the mud at the bottom of 
the stream, and are rising to the surface where 
their envelop will finally burst and the fly 
emerge. The fish are "bulging”; that is, darting 
to and fro about half way from the surface and 
securing the half-formed fly on their way up. 
The movements of their tails from time to time 
simulate a rise in a way to deceive the very elect. 
One of our best writers and cleverest of 
dry-fly fishermen, E. M. Skues, some years ago 
pointed out that to fish a fly resembling this 
one before it has quite emerged from its chry¬ 
salis state, and fish it wet and about a foot 
under the surface, would do the trick. Need¬ 
less to say, it does, and there you have an in¬ 
stance of a dry-fly man fishing "wet” on clear, 
smooth water. 
In England we say, "In dry weather take 
your umbrella; in wet weather do as you — well, 
please.” May I paraphrase that saying thus: 
On clear, smooth, glassy water under a bright 
sun, fish very small flies, the best imitation you 
can get, of those flying about, and fish them 
dry on very fine gut; in rough water, do as you 
please, or as a dry-fly purist would say, "Chuck 
and chance it.” 
A Chautauqua County Emigre. 
Inter-City Tournament. 
Chicago, Ill., Sept. 21. — Editor Forest and 
Stream: The scores made in the final half of 
the Inter-City Casting Clubs tournament are as 
under: 
The day was an exceedingly disagreeable 
one, rain delaying the contest and keeping a 
large number of club men away who otherwise 
would have entered. During the tournament 
rain fell in such quantities that only dyed in 
the wool fishermen would have continued. These 
weather conditions, viz.: rain and semi-darkness, 
were the chief causative factors in the low bait 
scores, but as the splendid fly scores show, it 
had no detergent effect on the knights of the 
“long rod.” Messrs. Forsyth and DeGarmo 
made splendid scores, while Leonard Goodwin 
made a record which has never been equaled 
in an open tournament. 
Half-ounce accuracy bait: 
C. VV. Hess. 
.... 97.4 
A. 
A. Barrett_ 
.... 97.s 
II. F. Keppler_ 
.... 97.2 
Wehle . 
.... 97.3 
1) H. Ellsworth.. 
.... 97.5 
G. 
Svvatek . 
.... 96.9 
F. E. Adams. 
.... 98.6 
L. 
Goodwin . 
.... 98.1 
F. E. Church. 
.... 97.3 
F. 
W. Perce . 
.... 9S.3 
Sniouse . 
Accuracy fly: 
.... 96.1 
L. 
E. De Garmo.. 
.... 98.3 
L. Goodwin . 
. 99 14-15 
T. 
A Forsyth. 
99 10-15 
F. W. Perce. 
L. E. De Garmo.. 
. 98 14-15 
99 11-15 
C. 
O. Dorchester. 
99 6-15 
yuartero-unce bait, distance, feet: 
C. O. Dorchester, M.D., Sec’y-Treas. 
St. Louis Bait- and Fly-Casting Club. 
St. Louis, 
Mo., Sept. 25 .—Editor Forest and 
Stream: The 
results of the St. Louis Fly- and 
Bait-Casting tournament, 
held in Forest 
Park, 
Sunday, Sept. 
22 : 
Quarter-ounce 
bait, distance: 
Feet. 
Feet. 
Fred Werner .... 
. 110 % 
I. H. Heilman. 
.. 46 % 
Ed. W erner . 
.107 
H. J. Steinmesch., 
.. 41% 
Aug. Cyran _ 
.52% 
Longest cast, 
122 feet, Fred Werner. 
Quarter-ounce 
bait, accuracy: 
Fred Werner .... 
. 98.6 
Ed. W. Schloeman 
... 93.2 
Ed. Werner . 
.98.3 
11 . 1 . Steinmesch. 
... 90.6 
Aug. Cyran . 
. 96.8 
Half-ounce bait, accuracy 
Fred. Werner ... 
. 98.5 
Ed. Werner . 
I. H. Heilman... 
.98.4 
H. T. Steinmesch.. 
... 94.0 
Geo. Ashton _ 
.97.2 
L. I. Heyman. 
... 91.6 
Walter Wimmer 
.96.6 
Ed. W. Schloeman... 90.9 
Aug. Cyran . 
.96.2 
Fly, accuracy 
S. S. Pingree_ 
.. 99 1-15 
I. H. Heilman.... 
97 7 15 
M. J. Brennan... 
.. 98 9-15 
Aug Cyran . 
96 12-15 
R. L. Smith. 
.. 97 12-15 
H. J. Steinmesch.. 
95 1-15 
Fly, distance: 
Feet. 
Feet. 
M. T. Brennan ., 
. 84 
Geo.. Ashton .. 
S. S. Pingree... 
. 80 
Aug. Cyran . 
... 67 
H. Steinmesch.. 
. 73 
I. II. Ilellmann .. 
... 66 
K. L. Smith_ 
. 70 
W. F. Koken. 
Half-ounce bait, distance: 
I. H. Heilman .137 H. J. Steinmesch... 82% 
Aug. Cyran . 113% Geo. Ashton . 70% 
Ed. Werner .103 % Fred Werner . 56% 
Walter Wimmer ... 100% Ed. W. Schloeman.. 21% 
Eongest cast, 158 feet, 1. H. Heilman and Ed. 
Werner, tied. 
Geo. Ashton, Sec’y. 
California Game and Fish Protect¬ 
ive Association. 
The twelfth annual convention of the Cali¬ 
fornia Game and Fish Protective Association 
was held at Hanford on Sept. 20 and was espe¬ 
cially well attended when it is considered that 
the meeting place was held about half way be¬ 
tween Los Angeles and San Francisco, the great 
centers of population of the State. The present 
fish and game laws were thoroughly gone over 
at the convention and a large number of recom¬ 
mendations for changes were adopted, these to 
be presented to the State Legislature for ap¬ 
proval next January. These recommendations, 
many of which will doubtless be carried out. 
are as follows: 
That the sale of wild ducks, black sea brant 
and wild pigeons be prohibited. 
That the limit for deer be fixed at one male 
deer a season and that a deer tag system be in¬ 
stituted. 
That the violation of fish and game laws 
shall result in cancellation of license for the 
balance of a year. 
That a law be enacted making it manslaugh¬ 
ter to shoot and kill a human being by mistake 
for game. 
That the open season for deer be Septem¬ 
ber and October in districts No. 3 and No. 4, 
and as near the same as practicable in all other 
districts. 
That whenever a county in this State sells 
more than $1,000 worth of hunting licenses and 
is employing a game warden at $1,000 or more 
a year, said county shall receive the sum of 
$1,000 to be used in the work of fish and game 
patrol. 
That the present State game farm be abol¬ 
ished as soon as possible. 
That no person shall take or have in his pos¬ 
session any trout less than six inches in length. 
That existing laws in regard to the sale of 
trout of one pound in weight be changed to 
trout of twelve inches in length over all. 
That more efficient laws be enacted for pre¬ 
venting the use of snag hooks, grab hooks or 
similar devices in the fresh waters of the State. 
That the open season for trout be made 
from May 1 to Jan. 1. 
That a law be enacted forbidding the- tak¬ 
ing of trout of any variety by use of seines or 
nets, also a law providing for a closed season 
for trout from Feb. 1 to April 1 in tide waters. 
That the use of any and all spawn in 
streams and tide waters of the State be pro¬ 
hibited. 
That no croaker and no California whiting 
be taken at any time by any other means than 
hook and line, and the possession of these fish, 
except when taken by hook and line, be illegal. 
That no seining be done within one mile of 
the main shore line of district No. 6 (Southern 
California), and that all the waters within two 
miles of the island of Santa Catalina be set 
aside as a breeding preserve for fishes, and that 
no fish may be taken within that limit, except 
by hook and line. 
That the size limit for the Pismo or Cohang 
clam be fixed at eight and one-half inches around 
the outer edge of the shell; that a limit of 200 
clams a day be fixed, and that a closed season 
be established from May 1 to Oct. 1. 
That the use of dogs in hunting deer be 
prohibited. 
That the bag limit for taking wild pigeons 
be limited to twenty per day, and for tree squir¬ 
rels four per day. 
That changes be made in the dates of open¬ 
ing and closing seasons to the end that doves 
and tree squirrels may not be taken during the 
season, that it is unlawful to take quail, and 
that snipe, curlew, plover and all other shore 
birds may not be taken during the season in 
which it is unlawful to take wild ducks. 
In his annual report President A. M. Barker 
deplored the fact that the California Fish and 
Game Commission had taken the initiative in 
organizing an association of sportsmen, stating 
that in his opinion this should be left to the 
sportsmen themselves, and that there should be 
but one organization. However, he pledged the 
co-operation of the protective association with 
the State commission. 
At the election of officers the following were 
chosen to serve for the ensuing year: A. M. 
Barker, San Jose. President; Henry W. Keller, 
Los Angeles, First Vice-President; Harry 
Greene, Monterey, Second Vice-President; H. C. 
Hall, San Francisco, Third Vice-President; W. 
S. Foster, Hanford, Fourth Vice-President; E. 
A. Mocker, Capitola, Secretary-Treasurer. Los 
Angeles was selected as the next meeting place. 
Golden Gate. 
