Sept. 16, 1911] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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Newark Bait- and Fly-Casting Club. 
Newark, N. J., Sept. 5 .—Editor Forest and 
Stream: Members and their guests had a field 
day at Fox Hill Lakes yesterday, when they met 
to fish, eat fried chicken and practice casting. 
Fox Hill Lakes are high up in the mountains 
between Boonton and Denville, N. J., and are 
beautifully situated, with the forest all about 
them and their waters plentifully supplied with 
big and small-mouth bass. Although the lakes 
were leased by the club only last spring, and the 
season was not favorable, because of the pro¬ 
tracted drouth, a number of nice catches of bass 
have been taken from the lakes, and the mem¬ 
bers are well pleased with the results of their 
efforts. The lakes are near the Lackawanna rail¬ 
way and easily accessible by it from Newark. 
Good meals are provided by the caretaker’s wife. 
There is a roomy bungalow with cots for those 
who remain over night, and arrangements for 
Miss-and-out, half-ounce weights: 
Fred T. Mapes.. 
K. R. Eichlin. 
P. J. Muldoon. 
L, . L. Sands . 
A. J. Neu . 
C. E. Jacobus. 
Perry D. Frazer. 
Mr. Snow . 
Dr. Smith . 
C. L. Fehon. . 
C. T. Champion. 
R. J. Held. 
1 1 
1 0 
Accuracy bait, half-ounce, won by P. J. Muldoon, 
with a percentage of 98 6-15: 
Demerits Demerits 
P. J. Muldoon. 24 L. L. Sands. 52 
C. T. Champion. 33 Dr. Smith . 55 
F. T. Mapes. 34 C. E. Jacobus . 58 
R. R. Eichlin. 44 R. J. Held. w 
A. J. Neu. 45 
Distance fly-casting, time 6 minutes: 
Feet Feet 
Perrv D. Frazer. 106 C. T. Champion. 98 
Fred T. Mapes. 104 R. J. Held. 97 
Distance bait-casting, half-ounce, five casts: 
Average, 
Best 
Feet. 
Cast. 
R. T. Held. 
. 176 
186 
Fred. T. Mapes. 
. 164 
176 
A. J. Neu. 
. 157 
172 
C. T. Champion. 
. Ill 
159 
Dr. Smith . 
. 114 
181 
joyed to date has been in the waters outside. 
Sometimes the fish enter the bay in large num¬ 
bers, but proceed immediately to fresh water, 
and the sport here is very limited, so it is still 
too early to judge how the smooth water anglers 
will fare. Dr. F. B. Alden, who recently re¬ 
turned from Catalina Island, has brought back 
some new wrinkles in the art of angling and 
will shortly try the kite system of luring fish to 
the surface. This has proved very successful 
with leaping tuna, and the experiment will be 
tried with salmon. This device consists of a 
kite or a small captive balloon and regular fish¬ 
ing tackle. Attached to the kite or balloon 
string is a light cord with a ring twenty or 
thirty feet above the water, and through this 
runs the angler's line. The idea is to make the 
lure skip over the water in a natural fashion and 
this seems to be quite successful. As soon as 
the fish strikes, the light cord is broken and the 
angler plays his fish in the usual manner. 
George Hughes, of San Francisco, has recently 
returned from a trip into the Feather River 
country where he fished in a number of streams. 
The smaller streams are low and the best fish¬ 
ing is to be had in the main river and in the 
lakes. Mr. Hughes fished between Cromberg 
SOME OF THE CONTESTANTS. 
THE ACCURACY BAIT EVENT. 
the preparation of meals by those who prefer 
to do this. 
The woods about the lakes contain large num¬ 
bers of chestnut trees, which at present give 
promise of an abundance of nuts next month. 
There is some small game on the property, and 
an occasional deer is seen. But the chief charm 
of the place is its isolation and its natural beauty. 
On Labor day a series of casting events was 
held by the club, some of the members taking 
part in these while others fished. The day was 
bright and not too warm, while the wind varied 
from strong to light, flat calms being succeeded 
by puffy breezes that spoiled many nice calcula¬ 
tions in the accuracy events. 
Gold, silver and bronze medals were the prizes 
in each event. These were like the club medals 
in all respects save that “Fox Hill Lakes Tourna¬ 
ment'’ appeared under the name of the club. The 
results of the day’s casting: 
Dry fly-casting for distance: 
_ Feet. Feet 
C- T Champion. 68 A. J. Neu. 57 
£ re Vv X'. Mapes. 64 P. T. Muldoon. 55 
R. R. Eichlin. 60 
P. J. Muldoon. 109 141 
R. R. Eichlin. 85 144 
Dry-fly accuracy, light rods: 
Demerits Demerits 
C. T. Champion _ 
.. 13 
R. 
T. 
Held. 
... 42 
A. F. Neu. 
.. 24 
F. 
T. 
Mapes. 
... 47 
Perry D. Frazer_ 
P. J. Muldoon . 
-- 37% 
.. 41 
R. 
R. 
Eichlin . 
The next contest will be held on Sept. 30 at 
Weequahic Park, in Newark. Visitors are al¬ 
ways welcome. Those from New York can take 
the Newark Branch train every half hour from 
Liberty street ferry, and Elizabeth trolley car 
on Broad street to the park. 
Fred T. Mapes, Sec’y. 
Fishing in California. 
San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 7 . —Editor Forest 
and Stream: Salmon have been running freely 
in the Bay of Monterey for several weeks, but 
not until recently were they to be found in num¬ 
bers off the Heads at the entrance of San Fran¬ 
cisco Bay. However, the big run is now on and 
local anglers have been enjoying some excellent 
sport. A few have been taken in the bay, but 
generally speaking the sport that has been en- 
and Blairsden and landed some of the largest 
trout taken there this season. 
The California Fish and Game Commission is 
deeply interested in the aquarium for the 
Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915 
and already plans are being made for an elabor¬ 
ate showing of the fish of California, including 
the golden trout of Whitney Creek, which have 
never been seen in an aquarium. 
Golden Gate. 
Cincinnati Casting Club. 
Most of the active members of the club are 
away on vacations and only two took part in the 
sport last week. James was present, but was 
unable to compete owing to an accident. A 
strong, variable wind made conditions hard. 
Three events were cast, Murphy leading in two 
of them. 
Half-ounce accuracy, 60, 70, SO, 90 and 100 feet, two 
casts each, distance: 
De- Per De- Per De- Per 
merits. Cent. merits. Cent. merits. Cent. 
Creene .37 96.3 37 96.3 42 95.8 
Murphy .26 97.4 66 93.4 33 96.7 
