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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[April 3, 1909. 
raise the right hand and arm firmly in order 
to drive the hook into its mouth. With a short 
line, a gentle strike, the far-famed turn of the 
wrist is all that is required. For dry-fly fish¬ 
ing on our large mountain streams flies dressed 
on hooks numbered 16, 14, 12, 10 are satisfac¬ 
tory. The tiniest of midges may raise trout 
at times, but one will miss many fish when using 
such small hooks. Eyed hooks firmly knotted 
to the fine end of the leader by the Turle or 
outside figure of eight knot are very satisfac¬ 
tory, as one may use gut fine or stout. 
If you find this process annoying, have your 
dry flies dressed on snelled hooks or take time 
on an off day when the light is good to tie 
short snells to your eyed flies. I confess that 
I find it exasperating to endeavor to tie on 
midges in a bad light. One great advantage 
which eyed flies possess is that a considerable 
number can be carried in a small box. Do not 
put wet flies in this box or allow water to drop 
into it. This spoils the set of the hackles for 
a time and also the appearance of the flies. 
Begin your dry-fly fishing where the water 
flows steadily, but gently. Not on a rapid. A 
nice little ripple on the water from a light 
breeze will be in your favor. It is difficult to 
place your fly without a slight splash on abso¬ 
lutely still pools and even a fine leader is very 
conspicuous. You will be surprised to find that 
our trout soon become wise to the dry fly in 
quiet pools. Baffling currents, dragging flies and 
many other difficulties will confront the angler, 
but he will conquor them all. A touch of oil, 
kerosene will do, will assist flotation and save 
fatigue. In all fly-fishing, the wet and the dry, 
we are constantly learning something, and this 
we fancy is the secret of the infinite charm 
which the sport possesses. If the trout will not 
take your dry fly, try a wet fly, or wet the dry 
one. If they fail to appreciate the wet dry fly, 
skim or bob your dropper fly. Try every known 
method, but always stick to the artificial fly. 
Theodore Gordon. 
Fishing Around San Francisco. 
San Francisco, Cal., March 20.— Editor 
Forest and Stream: Violations of the law have 
been of such frequent occurrence of late that 
the deputy fish and game commissioners have 
been very busy and a number of important ar¬ 
rests have been made within the past two weeks. 
Perhaps the most important of these was made 
on the Alameda side of the bay recently by 
Deputy Pedlar, assisted by two other deputies. 
It had been suspected for a long time that the 
Chinese engaged in fishing for shrimps were 
taking undersized fish, but whenever an officer 
would make an inspection the fishing junks 
would be empty. Commissioner Pedlar hired a 
fast launch and was not recognized by the 
Chinese until he was in their midst and it was 
too late to dispose of their catch. In one junk 
over a ton and a half of fish were found and 
all of these were undersized. They consisted 
mainly of sole and striped bass and were all 
eatable varieties. The eight fishermen were 
placed under arrest and taken to the Oakland 
docks where the cargo was viewed by the mem¬ 
bers of the State fish commission. The case will 
be vigorously prosecuted and the Chinese were 
enabled to secure their freedom only by the pay¬ 
ment of $250 each as security for their appear¬ 
ance when the matter comes up for trial. 
The members of the San Francisco Fly-Cast¬ 
ing Club had their first meet for the season at 
Stow Lake on March 7 and as the weather was 
ideal for this sport some very high percentages 
were recorded. J. B. Kenniff won the honors 
of the day in the distance events with a record 
of 118 feet, with T. C. Kierulff second with 94 
feet. In the delicac}' and accuracy event W. H. 
Reed scored first with 99.32 per cent., J. B. 
Kenniff second with 99.24, and T. C. Kierulff 
third with 99.14. In the event for accuracy Col. 
Young led with a score of 99 per cent, with T. 
C. Kierulff second with 98.11, and F. M. Haight 
and C. A. Kierulff tying for third place with 
scores of 98.10. T. C. Kierulff won the bait¬ 
casting event with a score of 99.5 per cent, with 
E. A. Mocker second with 97.8, J. B. Kenniff 
and H. B. Sperry tying for third place with 
scores of g6.8. A. P. B. 
The Cincinnati ^Casting Club. 
Cincinnati, Ohio, March 27.— Editor Forest 
and Stream: At the annual meeting of this 
club, held on the 22d inst.. Will C. James was 
re-elected president and Harry Walter Hutchins 
re-elected secretary-treasurer. The other officers 
elected were; Vice-President, Telford Groes- 
beck; Trustees, Dr. I. P. Gould, W. F. Crugar, 
M. E. Rernlin; Captain, E. W. Murphy. 
In order to properly entertain the members 
who will attend the national tournament here in 
1910 the club is preparing to build on its grounds 
a casting pool 125 feet in diameter. This, to¬ 
gether with our large grounds and club house, 
will afford adequate facilities. 
d'he tournament committee has already begun 
work on the local schedule for this season and 
it is expected that active work may be begun 
by April 15. 
Harry Walter Hutchins, Sec’y. 
A Big Catch. 
Daytona, Fla., March 21. — Editor Forest and 
Stream: A short time ago Z. B. Livingston 
caught at Sea Breeze pier with rod and line, 
assisted finally with five rifle shots, a stingaree 
15 feet long and 8 feet wide. Its weight was 
estimated at 1,000 pounds. 
Mr. Livingston has been very successful, hav¬ 
ing caught several others of the same variety 
as well as two or three sharks. 
J. H. Drake. 
All the fish lazvs of the United States and 
Canada, revised to date and now in foree, are 
given in the Game Laws in Brief. See adv. 
Many New Yachts. 
Additional evidence that the coming yacht- 
in season will be a fairly active one is noted by 
the fact that a large number of craft of dif¬ 
ferent types are being turned out by the leading 
yacht designers. 
_ A generous number of interesting commis¬ 
sions for steam, power and sailing yachts, have 
been placed with Henry J. Gielow, of this city, 
the construction of which is well along. Mr. 
Gielow has received commissions for designing 
twenty-seven yachts since the ■ first day of 
August, 1908, many of which are of more than 
passing interest. 
One of the most interesting vessels is 
Carnegie, now building at the yard of the Tebo 
Yacht Basin Company, South Brooklyn. This 
craft_ is a full rigged brig, with auxiliary power 
consisting of a Craig internal combustion en¬ 
gine, capable of developing not less’ than 125 
horsepower, operated by a producer gas plant, 
probably the first one installed in a large vessel 
in this country. The principal dimensions of 
this vessel are: Length over all, 155 feet 6 
inches; length on load waterline, 128 feet 4 
inches; beam moulded, 33 feet, with a normal 
draft of 12 feet 7 inches. She will be used for 
making magnetic surveys in the North and 
South Atlantic and Indian oceans. This vessel 
is in frame and the planking has been com¬ 
menced. The joiner work, spars, rigging and 
sails, and machinery are well in hand, so that 
she will undoubtedly be completed by the first 
of July, as provided in the contract. 
Another interesting craft is a twin-screw, 
steel power yacht for Commodore J. Adolph 
, Mollenhauer. commodore of the Penataquit- 
Corinthian Y. C., of Bayshore, L. 1 . This boat 
will be built bj' the Seabury Company, of Morris 
Heights. She will be 85 feet long over all, 75 
feet 3 inches on the load waterline, 14 feet 5 
inches beam, and with a maximum draft of 6 
feet 3 inches when fully loaded. She will be 
fitted with two 6-cylinder Speedway engines, 
•which will give her a speed of not less than 
•fourteen miles per hour. The yacht will be 
completed on or before June i. 
Another boat is being built from Mr. Gie- 
low’s designs for Joseph Brakeley. This is_ a 
wooden motor boat, 60 feet long over all, with 
a waterline length of 55 feet 3 inches, and ii 
feet 5 inches bc^m. The construction is thor¬ 
oughly substantial, so that the boat will be able 
to encounter any weather and come through 
safely. She will be a single screw craft, and 
have a speed of not less than fourteen miles per 
hour. She is expected to be ready for the 
owner’s use about the 30th of May. 
Willard F. Downs, of Bayshore, is building 
two yachts from Gielow design; one is an 
auxiliary sloop for E. F. Hutton, of this city, 
her principal dimensions being, length over all, 
63 feet 6 inches; length on load waterline, 45 
feet 8 inches, and a maximum draft of 4 feet 
without centerboard; her beam will be 15 feet 
6 inches. She will be fitted with a moderate 
rig, proportioned for medium and strong 
breezes, and her auxiliary power will be suf¬ 
ficient to give her a speed of not less than eight 
miles per hour. The hull is planked and the 
joiner work practically all set up in place, so 
