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to the sea as if nothing were the matter with 
them. 
The favorite bait used is shedder crab, but 
when this cannot be obtained, mossbunker and 
mullet will attract them. The tackle consists 
of a strong greenheart or bamboo surf rod; a 
21-thread 900-foot line, and 7/° forged hook, 
with twisted 2-foot leader and 4-ounce lead. A 
rod belt with bait box attached is necessary. A 
cast of 150 to 200 feet is sufficiently long, as 
the bass swim close to the undertow, lying in 
wait for the small fish and Crustacea that move 
from bar toward the beach. 
Channel bass afford very good eating, tast¬ 
ing somewhat like bonita, but one great dif¬ 
ficulty in cleaning them is to get off their 
scales, which are very closely interlocked. A 
great many fishermen skin them, which is not 
very difficult to accomplish. 
The fish when first caught present a beauti¬ 
ful appearance, being a bright reddish gold on 
top and white underneath, with one or more 
round black spots on body and tail, but the 
colors soon fade. An erroneous impression 
that the channel bass and red drum are the 
same fish is emphatically denied by Capt. 
George W. Fenimore, president of the Asburv 
Park Fishing Club, who having captured both 
species, is expert in describing the difference 
between the two and is thoroughly qualified to 
prove to the scientific authorities that they are 
not the same fish, although possibly belonging 
to the same family. 
The best fishing resorts are Corson’s Inlet, 
near Ocean Beach. N. J., and vicinity in the 
month of July, and Barnegat City and north¬ 
ward to Seaside Park, N. J., from September 
to November, when they generally depart for 
warmer waters and are subsequently caught in 
Florida. All told, to those who have experi¬ 
enced all kinds of beach fishing, the channel 
bass, for genuine sport and gameness, excels 
any fish that swims along the Atlantic coast. 
Fishing in California. 
The salmon trolling season came to an end 
on Sept. 17 and will be closed in and above 
tide waters until Oct. 23. The season has been 
a highly successful one, the fish taken having 
been numerous in number and large in size. 
Splendid sport was enjoyed just before the clos¬ 
ing of the season, and at times as many as 
seventy-five launches were outside the Heads, to 
say nothing of the small fleet off the Sausalito 
shore. Very heavy catches have been made this 
year on the Bay of Monterey, and some large 
fish have been taken there also. Quite recently 
W. W. Richards landed a 41-pound salmon on 
light tackle. 
Early in September a very heavy rain storm 
occurred in Northern California, and for a time 
trout fishing was spoiled, but the waters have 
cleared again and better sport is now being en¬ 
joyed than was the case before the storm. The 
Eel River at Weymouth’s is about three feet 
higher than it was, and many steelhead trout 
have gone up-stream, but others have come in 
from the ocean, and these put up a lively fight 
when hooked. Fly-fishing is just commencing 
to be good, but most anglers are still using 
trolling spoons. 
Striped bass are now running well in the 
sloughs about the bay, and many good catches 
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are being reported, although no very large fish 
have been taken, this being a characteristic of 
the fall run bass which average fish weighing 
in the neighborhood of four or five pounds. The 
spring run which occurs in April or May brings 
in fish that will average twelve pounds, and fish 
have been taken weighing as much as eighty 
pounds, this being the largest ever taken in this 
State. Members of the Striped Bass Club are 
out in full force these days, and on Sept. 29 the 
annual ladies’ outing of this organization was 
held at Princeton. 
The supervisors of Shasta county are tak¬ 
ing steps to enact an ordinance making the Mc¬ 
Cloud River a public highway for the benefit of 
anglers from its junction with the Pitt River 
to the Siskiyou county line, a distance of fifty 
miles. This action is being taken on account of 
the attitude of certain property owners toward 
anglers. Golden Gate. 
Illinois Casting Club. 
Chicago, Ill., Oct. 2. —Editor Forest and 
Stream: The following scores were cast on re¬ 
entry day, Sept. 22: 
Accuracy fly: 
Amman . 
.... 98.12 
Swisher . 
... 99.1 
Tamison . 
.... 9S.4 
*Amman . 
... 99.6 
Linder . 
.... 98.11 
*Jamison . 
... 98.6 
Salmon flv: 
Feet 
Feet 
C. W. Grant_ 
. 105 
•Jamison . 
. 109 
W. T. Grant.... 
. 110 
Linder . 
. 112 
Jamison . 
. 109 
Light tackle. 
dry fly: 
Tamison . 
.... 98.9 
De Garmo . 
... 99.4 
Linder . 
.... 99.5 
♦Tamison . 
... 99.6 
Swisher . 
.... 99.5 
♦Linder . 
... 99.4 
Pierson . 
.... 99.7 
*Swisher . 
... 98.13 
W. T. Grant. 
.... 98.6 
*W. T. Grant. 
... 98.11 
Amman . 
.... 98.9 
♦Amman . 
... 99.1 
Heston . 
.... 99.2 
Delicacy fly: 
Amman . 
Swisher .. 
... 95.10 
De Garmo . 
.... 98.22 
Jamison .. 
... 97.00 
During the casting 
of the above scores, a 
high southwest wind prevailed, lessening 
some- 
what toward the close of the day. 
Scores of 
re-entry 
day, Sept. 29 , were as 
follows: 
Ouarter-ounce. 
accuracy 
bait: 
Tice . 
McFarlin . 
... 96.2 
C. W. Grant. 
.... 97.5 
*Tice .. 
... 97.5 
Heston . 
.... 98.3 
*C. W. Grant. 
... 97.2 
Half-ounce accuracy bait 
Tice . 
Humphreys . 
... 95.9 
Linder . 
.... 98.8 
*Tice . 
... 97.8 
Hartstall . 
.... 98.5 
•Humphreys . 
... 97.6 
Light tackle dry fly: 
Whitby . 
Amman . 
... 98.11 
Tamison . 
.... 99.2 
Whitby . 
... 98.8 
98.12 
Linder . 
.... 98.11 
•Whitby . 
... 98.13 
Stanley . 
.... 98.4 
Salmon fly: 
Tamison . 
. 104 
Linder . 
. 109 
Accuracy fly: 
Stanley . 
.... 99.00 
Heston . 
... 99.5 
Whitby . 
.... 98.11 
Stanley . 
... 99.6 
Delicacy fly: 
Pierson . 
Stanley . 
Swisher . 
.... 98.2 
•Pierson . 
... 97.26 
Einder . 
.... 96.11 
•Linder . 
W. T. Grant. 
.... 97.10 
*W. T. Grant. 
... 97.19 
Whitby . 
*Whitby . 
... 97.27 
Heston . 
.... 98.14 
♦Heston . 
... 98.1 
*Re-entries. 
On Sept. 29, the weather conditions were 
as bad as they were on the preceding re-entry 
day, a high northwest wind prevailing most of 
the day. 
A. F. Swisher, Sec’y. 
How Long will a Fish Live out of Water? 
Port Washington, L. I., Oct. 3 . —Editor 
Forest and Stream: I wonder if any of your 
subscribers have any data on the length of 
time a fish will live out of water? Here is my 
experience: 
I had a pail of spearing for bait. In the 
lot my small daughter saw a couple she wanted. 
She scooped them out and put them into a 
table tumbler, putting a pinch of salt into the 
water. Next morning one of the killies was 
dead, while the other one appeared strong and 
lively. Two days later, upon coming into the 
dining room where the “aquarium” was, I found 
the killie upon the floor dry and stiff. I picked 
it up and put it upon the table beside the glass, 
as it apparently was dead. One hour later my 
little girl came down stairs, saw the “poor little 
fellow” and held a mourning party. She put 
it back into the glass, refusing to throw it 
out. About half an hour later I found the 
killie swimming around in the glass, and to¬ 
day. one week later, that spearing—generally 
considered only too perishable—still is alive. 
I reckon in elapsed time the little fish was out 
of water two hours, which to me is most re¬ 
markable. 
Can you give me any data as to how long 
fish are supposed to live out of water? 
Elizabeth Betti. 
Archery in England. 
The last public meeting for the year, in 
England, the southern counties, was held near 
Malden, Surrey, on Sept. 17. 18 and 19. The 
weather was favorable for good shooting. 
The meeting will be a memorable one on 
account of the fine shooting of Mr. H. P. 
Nesham. His double York round score came 
within 7 hits, 27 score, of equaling the score 
with which Mr. G. P. Bryant won the cham¬ 
pionship of the United States in August. 
It was the best shooting done at any public 
meeting in England since Major Hawkins 
Fisher’s 1,060 at the Grand Western in 1872; 
and beating his late father’s record for the 
Crystal Palace and southern meetings of 1,027. 
Mr. N. P. Nesham’s score: 
H. P. Nesham’s score: 
100 yds. 80yds. 
53 247 42 178 
44 200 38 186 
60yds. Total. 
22 126 117 5bl 
24 130 106 516 
37 447 80 364 
46 256 223 1067 
Miss Q. Newall made the good double 
national round score of 138 hits, 752 score. 
Archery Coming Back. 
Chicago, Ill., Oct. 3. —Editor Forest and 
Stream: The letter of Dr. H. L. Lake, of 
Fulton, N. Y., in your issue of Sept. 28, 
brought to mind pleasant memories of the 
golden days of archery, thirty years ago, and 
the great part of Forest and Stream took in 
promoting the sport. 
I shall never forget the delight with which 
we read the following announcement, pub¬ 
lished in your issue for July 31, 1879: 
“Our Archery Department: We take great 
pleasure in announcing that the Archery De¬ 
partment of the Forest and Stream is under 
the supervision of Mr. Will H. Thompson, 
whose eminent fitness for the position is suf¬ 
ficient promise of its excellence and high 
standard. 
