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FOREST AND STREAM 
during the season was won by Mr. F. S. Dore- 
mus, total weight 117 pounds, 9 oz. 
Mr. Doremus also won the prize for greatest 
number of fish taken in one day—five—and the 
light tackle prize as well. 
Prize for the first fish taken during the season 
weighing over 5 lb. was won by Mr. J. H. 
Downing. 
Senator Elihu Root and Mr. John M. Amory 
were elected honorary members of the Club. 
These gentlemen are the only surviving mem¬ 
bers of the Squibnocket Club of Martha’s Vine¬ 
yard, and the records of this Club have been 
presented by them to the Indian Harbor Striped 
Bass Club. 
The record of the past season was not as good 
as for the previous season—fewer fish being 
taken and the average weight being less. 
The record for 1913 for largest fish taken was 
20 pounds, 4 oz. 
FRANK BO'WNE JONES, Purser. 
MUSKY CAUGHT IN OHIO WATERS. 
Worthington, Ohio, Nov. 22. 
Editor, Forest and Stream : 
The controversy in Columbus as to whether 
the lordly muskallonge does or does not in¬ 
habit Ohio waters is settled. I send you the 
story as printed in the Columbus Dispatch and 
you can take what you want from the account. 
WILL C. PARSONS. 
That oft-recurring controversy over whether 
the true muskallonge inhabits Ohio waters, and 
Which as been raging in fishing circles ever 
since tne eu/tor of the Anglers’ column in the 
Columbus Dispatch raised the question nearly 
a year ago, has finally been settled. The dispute 
which resulted in the offer of a $25 reward by 
a committee of the Columbus Anglers’ Club for 
the first true “musky” caught was ended to the 
satisfaction of all concerned by the taking of a 
genuine “tiger of water” by J. W. Bukey of 
Uhrichsville, Ohio, on November 19 in the Big 
Stillwater creek at a point two miles from the 
city of Dennison, Ohio. 
The fish, which weighed more than 19 pounds, 
was immediately sent to Columbus by its proud 
captor and it was on exhibition at the sporting 
goods department of the Schoedinger-Marr Co., 
106 North High street. It was viewed by the 
committee which offered the prize and all agreed 
that it was a true specimen of the Eso Nobilior 
or Great Northern muskallonge. The committee, 
composed of Messrs. Tiffin Gilmore, George But' 
ler, .Nelson Bulkley, George C. Tinkham and Dr. 
S. S. Wilcox, inspected the catch and at once 
prepared to turn over the money to the lucky 
fisherman. 
The great fish was baked by Chef William Duff 
at the Candy Kitchen to the queen’s taste, after 
being skinned and it was served to about a score 
of anglers, including State Auditor Vic Donahey, 
Chief Fish and Game Warden John C. Speaks, 
Chief Mourner Tiffin Gilmore, A. E. Shatford, 
Dr. S. S. Wilcox, G. G. Tinkham, Attorney J. F. 
Atwood and others. 
The skin will be properly treated and mounted 
and preserved as a memento. 
The story of how the big catch was made is 
an interesting one. Mr. Bukey accompanied by 
a Mr. Knox, went to Stillwater creek for a 
day’s sport. About noon Mr. Bukey, using a 
12-foot split bamboo rod, No. 12 Cuttyhunk line, 
duplex reel and hook baited with an eight-inch 
chub minnow, had a strike. The “whatever it 
was” took 30 feet of line and then stopped. Not 
a move was noted for 18 minutes, when it made 
another dash after swallowing the minnow and 
it was then that Mr. Bukey gave him the hook. 
A battle of just one hour and 32 minutes fol¬ 
lowed before the big fellow gave up, was gaffed 
and pulled on the bank to prove to doubters that 
real muskallonge inhabited the Muskingum wa¬ 
ters and its tributaries. 
The “musky” weighed 19 pounds, was 39% 
inches long, the head measured 10% inches and 
the mouth five inches. 
Mr. Tinkham, on its arrival, sent out word 
to the other members of his committee that the 
time had come to settle with the man who proved 
that a real muskallonge inhabited Ohio waters. 
Tiffin Gilmore, the piscatorial expert and chief 
doubter, was one of the first to inspect the fish 
and pronounce it a “musky.” The other mem¬ 
bers of the committee visited the store where it 
was on exhibition and readily concurred in his 
opinion. 
General John Speaks, Ohio fish and game 
warden, also added his testimony in favor of its 
being a true “musky.” 
After being eyed by hundreds of other curi¬ 
ous anglers, the “big fellow” was duly photo¬ 
graphed and turned over to Auditor of State 
Donahey for the proposed feast. 
The conditions under which the $25 prize was 
offered were: It must be a true adult muskal¬ 
longe. 
Hardly a day passes, particularly during the 
summer months, that hundreds of anglers from 
Newark may not be seen casting from the shore 
along the Atlantic Coast, on the deep sea boats 
that leave for the fishing grounds, and on the 
lakes and rivers where the fresh water game fish 
abound. One can hardly look over the fishing 
notes in the newspapers, the fishing magazines, 
and the record books, without finding the name 
of some Newark sportsman. From Newark 
comes some of the country’s finest fishing tackle 
and artificial baits. 
It is, therefore, fitting that Newark should be 
perhaps the only city in the country that offers 
within its borders streams where the angler, in 
search of a day’s sport, may find it to his heart’s 
content. Twenty minutes’ trolley ride from its 
famous “Four Corners,” at the center of the city, 
with but a minute’s walk lie Weequahic and 
Branch Brook parks. Here can be found lakes 
stocked with black bass and perch, and which 
also contain catfish, eels, sunfish and roach. 
Either of these parks offers an opportunity to 
the angler who has a family to enjoy a good day’s 
outing. Conducted under the auspices of the 
Essex County Park Commission the lakes are 
well policed and everything done to insure the 
comfort of the patrons of the park lake. 
Weequahic Park lake at one time was a famous 
old fishing spot. Its surroundings, however, 
The fish must weigh not less than five pounds. 
The fish must be accompanied by affidavit that 
it was fairly and legitimately caught. 
The fish must be properly packed and for¬ 
warded to arrive in care of the Schoedinger- 
Marr Sporting Goods Co., within 48 hours of 
its capture. 
Mr. Gilmore issued the following official state¬ 
ment on the award: 
“The officers of the Columbus Anglers’ Club 
and the members offering a reward for a true 
muskallonge caught in the Muskingum river or 
any of its tributaries, have this day examined 
the splendid specimen sent to Vic Donahey, audit¬ 
or of state, and pronounced it to be a genuine 
Great Northern Muskallonge. No one is more 
delighted than the club and the committee, to 
know that such a splendid fish is to be found 
in these streams and will gladly aid the state 
commission in their protection, that they may be 
more generally propagated. The club waived an 
affidavit and tendered the reward, which was 
declined as the man who caught it wishes to use 
the fish instead of allowing it to became the 
property of the Anglers’ Club, which desired to 
have the specimen mounted and preserved as a 
trophy. 
“Every one connected with the controversy 
has kept faith in true sportsmanlike spirit and 
other specimens submitted were rejected proper¬ 
ly, as being American Pike, but this is unques¬ 
tionably a true muskallonge. 
“COLUMBUS ANGLERS’ CLUB, 
(Per) “Tiffin Gilmore.” 
were not of the best, but one who remembers the 
site in its old days would surely be surprised and 
probably would not recognize it in its present 
condition. Sheltering trees offer a retreat for 
little parties; baseball diamonds invite those in¬ 
terested, tennis courts and a first class race track 
are included in the grounds. Spacious lawns are 
found with sheep grazing on them, while on the 
lake, swans and ducks can be seen lazny swim¬ 
ming along, until someone appears witn bread, 
peanuts or other food for them, when instantly 
all becomes excitement. Much work has been 
done to convert the park and lake into its pres¬ 
ent condition. 
In 1906, realizing the growing call of the com¬ 
munity, the park commissioners built a boat¬ 
house at a cost exceeding $13,000. This boat 
house has since been enlarged. Sad to relate in 
August of that year the lack of oxygen in the 
lake caused many fish to suffocate. In two days, 
August 19 and 20, it was estimated that 120,000 
fish died from this cause. These were mostly 
roach, sunfish, catfish, suckers and eels. A very 
few black bass were among the victims. This 
was the cause of a searching investigation of 
the lake, and its spring feeders, and largely due 
to this incident may be attributed the fact that 
anglers have a most excellent fishing ground 
to-day. 
Later, in the same year, the New Jersey Fish 
What Newark has Done For Its Fishermen 
Newark, N. J., Famous for Its Manufacturing is Also Famous for Its Fishermen 
By Nat W. Lawson. 
