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NEW YORK, SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1909. 
1 VOL. LXXIL—No. 14v 
1 No. 127 Franklin St., New York 
A WEEKLY JOURNAL. 
Copyright, 1909, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 
Gbokgs Bird Grinneh,, President, 
Charles B. Reynolds, Secretary. 
Lwis Dean Speir, Treasurer. 
127 Franklm Street, New York. 
THE OBJECT OF THIS JOURNAL 
will be to studiously promote a healthful interest 
in outdoor recreation, and to cultivate a refined 
taste for natural objects. 
—Forest and Stream, Aug. 14, 1873. 
SALE OF FISH FORBIDDEN. 
It is now many years since Forest and 
Stream first announced its famous platform 
plank, “Forbid the Sale of Game,” a declara¬ 
tion of principles which for a time troubled the 
waters of sportsmanship perhaps more than any¬ 
thing that has ever been put forth by a sports¬ 
man’s paper. Many and long were the letters 
written and published for and against it, yet the 
event has proved it one of the most important, 
and one of the most popular, recommendations 
ever made. As it was thought over and dis¬ 
cussed, its far-reaching effects began to be 
clearly recognized, and one by one the various 
States have incorporated the principle in their 
game laws, until the plank has been so firmly 
spiked down that there is no danger of its ever 
being removed from the platform. 
Moreover, the principle has worked out with 
like good effect when applied to fish, and is con¬ 
stantly being extended so as to have an even 
wider application. A recent announcement show¬ 
ing this is given forth by the Governor General 
of Canada in Council with a view to more ef¬ 
fectively protecting the black bass, maskinonje 
and speckled trout in the Province of Ontario. 
It has been ordered that the sale and export of 
black bass, maskinonje and speckled trout be 
prohibited for a period of five years from the 
30th day of May, 1909. The application as to 
sale is absolute and universal, but persons from 
foreign countries, who may be fishing in the 
waters of the Province and who have applied 
and paid for an angler’s permit, may take with 
them the lawful catch of two days’ fishing. 
INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. 
The reduction of the letter postage between 
England, Germany—with certain restrictions— 
and the United States has brought satisfaction 
to a great many sportsmen, as well as to the 
business interests of the three nations inter¬ 
ested. 
Two-cent postage between Canada and the 
United States was established several years ago, 
and this led to a great deal of confusion, so 
far as Newfoundland was concerned, as the 
two-cent rate did not apply to mails for that 
island. Recently, however, the change was 
made, and letters to Newfoundland now re¬ 
quire but two cents postage, provided they are 
under the regulation weight. 
The mails between the United States and 
Great Britain have grown steadily in volume in 
recent years. The shortening of the time' of 
transit, through the medium of fast steamships, 
has. made possible a much more satisfactory 
correspondence between business houses and in¬ 
dividuals in these two countries, and sportsmen 
on both sides find the new arrangement highly 
satisfactory. 
Our sportsmen buy a great many small 
articles abroad to-day that they would never 
have thought of purchasing a few years ago, 
and sportsmen in England and Scotland pur¬ 
chase articles of our merchants which are not 
carried by the retail trade in their home cities. 
This applies particularly to small articles that 
can be mailed, and the fishing tackle houses 
of both nations are enjoying an increase in 
orders of this sort. 
BROOK TROUT FISHING. 
Our cover picture this week will appeal 
strongly to the anglers of the Eastern States, 
who have for so many weeks awaited with im¬ 
patience the coming of April i—or 16, as the 
case may be—and the opening of the season for 
trout fishing. 
There is a fascination in exploring brooks, 
and all streams known among anglers as early 
waters, in April. The warmth of the sun makes 
itself felt if the day be fair, and the close touch 
with nature in which one finds himself while 
wading a brook is not equaled later on when 
the foliage hides many things now visible on 
all sides. The opening wild flowers, the burst¬ 
ing buds, the droning of peepers in the low 
places, together with the fascination of attempt¬ 
ing to lure the trout from their hiding places— 
all combine to make every angler rejoice in the 
mere fact that he is alive and capable of the 
full enjoyment of life in the open. 
The number of fish creeled is but an incident 
to the day’s sport, and while there are few ang¬ 
lers so philosophical that they can honestly say 
they are as well satisfied with the empty as 
with the well-filled creel, it is growing more and 
more noticeable that the doctrine “It is not all 
of fishing to catch fish,” is taking firm hold on 
an increasing number of our sportsmen. The 
result is becoming more apparent every year. 
While the accidents due to drouth and freshet 
are more disastrous than in the days of forest- 
bordered streams, with restocking and a broader 
conception of moderation in fishing, there is 
ground for the belief that in time “fished-out 
waters” will be far less numerous than they 
have been in the recent past. 
In a large number of our brooks the element 
of uncertainty that is closely associated with 
all angling is accentuated by the fact that, 
through careful stocking, trout may now be 
taken in satisfactory numbers where but few 
were found a year ago. In such waters the 
angler is thrilled when, hoping against hope, 
he finds the fishing, if not actually what it was 
when he waded the same brooks as a barefoot 
boy, at least sufficiently tempting to lure him 
back again and again. The pleasant memories 
of surprises of this sort assist materially in 
keeping men young. 
One precaution which no angler should neglect 
is the careful handling of trout that are returned 
to the water. Always handle such fish with 
wet hands, and liberate them by immersion 
rather than by tossing them into the water. 
The bill introduced in the New York Legis¬ 
lature by Mr. Toombs last week does not quite 
meet the objections made to the present license 
law by a few non-residents. Non-resident 
owners of property in New York State have 
claimed that they should be entitled to hunt 
in New York State after procuring resident 
licenses. A number of them who pay taxes 
in the State feel aggrieved, but cannot deny 
that the law is plain, and that so long as they 
live outside of the State, they must pay $20 for 
a hunting license. Mr. Toombs’ bill would, if 
passed, bring relief only to non-residents who 
own property on which there is game, for they 
could hunt nowhere else. The opportunities for 
fraud under an arrangement of this kind would, 
however, be numerous. 
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The trout fishing in Wyoming, in Ireland and 
in Australia cannot well be described briefly in 
a single paper, but it will be treated in early 
issues of Forest and Stream, by able writers. 
Though in waters so widely separated, the trout 
and the methods followed in taking them are 
not so dissimilar as would appear to those who 
give such matters passing thought only. In¬ 
deed, the rainbow trout of the Rockies, of the 
Eastern United States, and of the Australasian 
waters are all highly esteemed for their fighting 
qualities, but with us it is not customary to put 
back into the water all rainbows of three pounds 
or less, as is done by many anglers in Australian 
rivers. 
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There is at present on the high seas a con¬ 
signment of one million Atlantic salmon ova, 
sent from Scotch, Irish and English rivers to 
the Government of New Zealand and accom¬ 
panied by that government’s chief fisheries in¬ 
spector. The fish that hatch out will be planted 
in several rivers which are believed to be adapted 
to them. Long shipments of this sort are more 
or less common. Our own Government has on 
several occasions shipped trout ova to South 
American streams, and many shipments from 
England to Australia have been successfully 
made. 
