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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[July 15, ■ 1911 - 
Fishing in the South. 
New Orleans, La., July 7.—Editor Forest and 
Stream: Fishermen report fairly good luck dur¬ 
ing the past week at Chef Menteur, the Rigolets, 
North Shore, Lake Catherine, Dunbar, Wave- 
land, Barataria Bay and other fishing resorts. 
The heavy rains of the past ten days militated 
somewhat against successful fishing, although 
some anglers have returned to the city with 
very satisfactory strings of perch, sheepshead, 
redfish, speckled trout, green trout, bass and other 
species. Bait is reported scarce on account of 
the spawning season for shrimp. It is the closed 
season for shrimp and no one is permitted to 
catch them for public sale in the markets. 
A large number of families have gone over 
for the summer to Waveland, Pass Christian, 
Gulf Port, Bay St. Louis and other places on 
the coast, and business men are enjoying vaca¬ 
tions at these resorts and putting in the time 
fishing. The several clubs on the coast are en¬ 
tertaining visitors and they are especially busy 
on Sundays which is the chief fishing day. Quite 
a number of big reds have been landed and sev¬ 
eral garfish furnished sport to some of the fisher¬ 
men. The alligator gar is a pest in all the in¬ 
land streams and bayous, as they destroy the 
game fish, and the game commission is lending 
every energy looking to their extermination. 
The railroad sells round trip excursion tickets 
at cheap rates good from Saturday afternoon to 
Monday morning to the various fishing resorts 
and also operates convenient schedules which 
will permit the business men to return to the 
city early Monday morning in time for the open¬ 
ing of regular business hours. F. G. G. 
Novel Competitions in Sydney. 
With a view to encouraging young folk to 
take an interest in angling, the committee of 
the Rod Fishers’ Society, Sydney, has decided to 
offer prizes to the children of members for the 
best collection of flies they tie. The occupation 
and the offer are equally meritorious. It will 
encourage young folk to observe the winged 
creatures over the streams, and to practice fly 
tying if they find their efforts rewarded by a 
prize, preferably a trout rod. In addition, the 
society is to hold a competition in amateur tackle 
making among members for certificates.—Ang¬ 
ler’s News. 
Whale Entertains Jersey Anglers. 
Hartie I. Phillips, of the Asbury Park Fish¬ 
ing Club, was one of those who saw a whale 
close to the New Jersey coast last Sunday, as 
mentioned in the Asbury Park Journal, of July 
10, as follows: 
It was a most satisfied and enthusiastic crowd 
of passengers that alighted from the little tow 
boat at the fishing pier yesterday afternoon, fol¬ 
lowing a most interesting and really exciting 
trip in the auxiliary yacht Carib. The passen¬ 
gers, of whom there were about thirty in num¬ 
ber, including two ladies, were treated to the 
usual sight of a big whale, which appeared in 
close proximity to the vessel. The spouting of 
the whale was heard before the big fish pre¬ 
sented itself to view. The fact that a whale was 
so very near the sailboat created a whole lot 
of excitement. 
The whale came to the surface less than an 
eighth of a mile from the boat and entertained 
the passengers of the Carib by spouting and 
splashing about along the top of the water. The 
passengers insist that they speak conservatively 
when they say that the big sea animal was sixty 
feet in length. The noise of his blowing, which 
occurred several times, was very loud, and he 
ejected a spout of “steam” several yards into 
the air, which looked like a puff of smoke. The 
whale was seen about eight miles offshore, at 
about 11 o’clock yesterday morning. 
North Shore Casting Club. 
Chicago. Ill., July 1 .—Editor Forest and 
Stream: By decision of the executive committee 
the two postponed half-ounce and accuracy fly 
events, one of May 20, the other of June 24, were 
cast July 1. The scores follow: 
Vioz. Acc’y Bait Acc’y Fly. 
Regular. Re-entry. Regular. Re-entry. 
Ellsworth .97.2 98.0 
Forsyth .98.7 
Lyon .96.9 
Liddell .95.4 
Luthy .91.1 
Marshall .97.5 
Ercanbrock .97.0 
M. D. Waters.95.4 
Benz .98.0 
Goodwin .97.2 
Dorchester .98.1 
Hinterleitner .98.9 
Adams .98.5 
97.5 
98.7 
99 11-15 
99 11-15 
97.8 
95.2 
98.0 
97.7 
96.9 
98.5 
97 
8-15 
95 4-15 
97.7 
99 
1-15 
97 10-15 
97.4 
99 
5-15 
98 8-15 
99.1 
99.5 
99 
4-15 
98 13-15 
C. O. Dorchester, Sec’y-Treas. 
New South Wales Angler’s Casting Club. 
Sydney, Australia, papers contain the results 
of the distance fly-casting contest held by this 
club in Centennial Park, on June 4. The cast¬ 
ing was under handicaps with heavy fly-rods. 
Evidently the members prefer high winds, for 
the account says that the 
dead 
calm which 
pre- 
vailed resulted in lower 
scores 
than had 
been 
made in practice before the wind dropped. 
The 
results: 
Cast. 
Allowance. 
Score. 
D. A. Solomon. 
. 88 3 
20 
108 3 
11 . T. Solomon. 
. 94 8 
10 
104 8 
LI. L. Maitland . 
103 9 
W. E. Wilson. 
. 78 6 
25 
103 6 
C. H. Gorrick. 
. 98 5 
5 
103 5 
Elgin Anglers’ Club. 
Elgin, Ill., July 2. —Editor Forest and Stream: 
The scores of members in the contest of July 2 
are as follows: 
Distance and Accuracy. 
,-14-ounce- N , -%-ounce- 
Regular. Re-entry. Regular. Re-entry. 
F. Eggebrecht. 
.. 98.3 
98.6 ' 
99 
98 
W. N. Newton_ 
.. 93.3 
97.4 
97.3 
97.5 
C. C. Elliott. 
.. 97.8 
98.9 
95.S 
94.8 
Hawthorne . 
.. 96.6 
98.9 
97 
97.4 
T. C. Huff. 
.. 98.5 
98.2 
96.2 
98.5 
A. G. Wampole- 
.. 97.5 
98.6 
97.7 
97.9 
R. W. Hawthorne, Sec'y. 
Fishing in the St. Lawrence. 
Newarkers, who have recently returned from 
Cape Vincent and the Thousand Is’ands, have 
told Harry Macdougall, of the Newark, N. J., 
Call, that the bass fishing there is the best ever 
known in the lake and river, and that it is sel¬ 
dom that a boat returns without its quota of 
three dozen small-mouth bass. Fish weighing 
three and three and one-half pounds are fre¬ 
quently caught, but the two-pounders give the 
best fight. One man remarked: “It is a matter 
of everyday sport, and you are not told, ‘You 
should have been here last Tuesday.’ ” Similar 
reports come in from those who fished from 
Clayton. 
The Tuna Club. 
The thirteenth annual summer sea angling 
tournament of this club, of Santa Catalina Island, 
California, opened May 1 and will close Sept. 30. 
QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP—DUES. 
Active Members—Anglers who have taken a 
tuna weighing 100 pounds or more, or a sword¬ 
fish weighing 200 pounds or more, under club 
rules and tackle specifications of tuna class, or 
those who have taken a tuna weighing fifty 
pounds or more under club rules and tackle 
specifications of light tackle class, are eligible 
for e’ection to active membership. 
Associate members are elected from among 
anglers in sympathy with the interests of the 
club. Associate members have all the privileges 
of active members, except those of voting and 
holding office. 
Visitors—A three-day card will be issued by 
the chairman of the house committee at the re¬ 
quest of a member, extending the courtesies of 
the club to the hoider. 
Dues—For residents of State, $10; non-resi¬ 
dents of State, $5. Initiation fee, $10. 
TACKLE SPECIFICATIONS—RULES. 
Tuna and Swordfish Class—Rod to be of wood, 
consisting of a butt and tip, and to be not shorter 
than six feet nine inches over all. Tip not less 
than five feet in length, and to weigh not more 
than sixteen ounces. Line not to exceed stand¬ 
ard twenty-four thread. 
Light Tackle Class—Rod to be of wood, con¬ 
sisting of a butt and tip, and to be not shorter 
than six feet over all. Butt to be not over four¬ 
teen inches in length. Tip not less than five 
feet in length, and to weigh not more than six 
ounces. Line not to exceed standard nine thread. 
Three-Six Class—Rod to be of wood, consist¬ 
ing of a butt and tip, and to be not shorter than 
six feet over all. Weight of entire rod not to 
exceed six ounces. Butt not to be over twelve 
inches in length. Line not to exceed standard 
six thread. 
Line—The standard set by this club for the 
line to be used under its rules is as follows: 
The line to be a standard linen line, manufac¬ 
tured solely from the grade of linen yarn known 
in the trade as “No. 30.” 
First—Anglers must bring fish to gaff unaided. 
The fish must be reeled in. A broken rod, 
either before or, after gaffing, disqualifies the 
angler. 
Second—An angler^must fish with but one rod 
at a time. 
Third—All catches must be officia'ly weighed 
and recorded. The weights officially recorded 
are final unless protest in writing is made before 
the fish weighed is removed from the wharf. 
Fourth—Tackle must be exhibited with the fish 
at time of weighing. 
Fifth—Tournament is open to amateurs only. 
Sixth—Membership in the club is limited to 
men of the Caucasian race. 
Notes—(a) By tip is meant that portion of 
rod from outer end of rod to point where same 
is assembled at butt, with tip fully seated. 
(b) An ang'er is not debarred from the use 
of lighter tackle than that specified under each 
class, if tackle conforms to club specifications. 
(c) Catches made on the standard 3-4-5 tackle 
are given the same recognition as to competition 
as catches made on Three-Six tackle. 
