May 4. 1912 
FOREST AND STREAM 
565 
Personal. 
Perry D. Frazer, who has been managing edi¬ 
tor of Forest and Stream during the past six 
years, has resigned in order to devote his entire 
time to the making of tapered silk fly-fishing 
lines and other specialties at Ridgewood, N. J. 
Illinois Casting Club. 
Chicago, Ilk, April 15.— Editor Forest and 
Stream: Evidences are already manifest in their 
preparations for the season of 1912 of the en¬ 
thusiastic love of their sport which dominates 
the members of the Illinois Casting Club. To 
inaugurate the season on May 12 an invitation 
tournament will be given, to which will be in¬ 
vited the members of all the casting clubs in 
Illinois which are affiliated with the N. A. S. 
A. C. Great interest is expected. Following 
this, the regular season’s schedule will commence 
on May 18 to consist of the following events: 
May 18.^—Half-ounce accuracy bait, half-ounce 
distance bait, accuracy fly, distance fly. 
June I. —Quarter-ounce accuracy bait, quarter- 
ounce distance bait, light tackle accuracy dry fly, 
light tackle distance fly. 
June 15.—Half-ounce accuracy bait, half-ounce 
distance bait, accuracy fly, salmon fly. 
June 29.— Quarter-ounce accuracy bait, quar¬ 
ter-ounce distance bait, delicacy fly, light tackle 
accuracy dry fly. 
July 13. — Half-ounce accuracy bait, accuracy 
fly. light tackle distance fly, distance fly. 
July 20.—Quarter-ounce accuracy bait, accuracy 
fly, light tackle accuracy dry fly, salmon fly. 
Aug. 3.— Half-ounce accuracy bait, half-ounce 
distance bait, light tackle accuracy dry fly, dis¬ 
tance fly. 
Aug. 10. — Quarter-ounce accuracy bait, quar¬ 
ter-ounce distance bait, delicacy fly, light tackle 
distance fly. 
Aug. 24.—Half-ounce accuracy bait, half-ounce 
distance bait, light tackle accuracy dry fly, sal¬ 
mon fly. 
Sept. 7.—Quarter-ounce accuracy bait, quarter- 
ounce distance bait, accuracy fly. 
Sept. 14.—Re-entry day. 
Sept. 28.—Re-entry day. 
Events not completed on date scheduled will 
be cast the following day. 
Afternoon contests begin at 2 o’clock sharp. 
Morning contests begin at 9:15 o’clock sharp. 
It will be a great accommodation to the cap¬ 
tain if members wishing to participate in con¬ 
tests will be on t'ime. 
To those who complete their season’s scores, 
honors will be awarded as follows; In fly-cast¬ 
ing, members attaining an average of 95 per cent, 
will be entitled to the degree of proficiency fly- 
caster : 97 per cent, expert fly-caster; 98^2 per 
cent.,^master fly-caster; 991^ per cent., artist fly- 
caster. 
To the member making the highest general 
average in all accuracy fly-casting events will be 
given the high average fly award. 
In distance fly-casting, awards will be given to 
the members making the highest general average 
in the distance fly, light tackle distance fly and 
salmon fly. 
In bait-casting, the following awards will be 
given: To the members making a general aver¬ 
age of 95 per cent, will be given the degree of 
proficiency bait-caster; 97 per cent., expert bait- 
caster; 98 per cent, master bait-caster; gSy^ per 
cent., senior master bait-caster; 99 per cent., 
artist bait-caster. 
To the member making the highest general 
average in quarter- and half-ounce accuracy, will 
be given the high average bait award. 
In the quarter-ounce and half-ounce distance 
bait-casting, one award will be given to the mem¬ 
ber or members making the highest general aver¬ 
age in either event. 
Additional awards: To any member making a 
perfect score in any of the bait or fly events 
other than distance events in this club’s contests, 
in amateur team contests, in amateur tourna¬ 
ments of the N. A. S. A. C., or in any amateur 
contests, wherever the score is credited to this 
club, will be awarded a suitable trophy, the cost 
of which shall not exceed $20. This trophy shall 
be known as the perfect score trophy of the 
Illinois Casting Club. 
To the member making the highest combined 
average of the quarter-ounce and half-ounce ac¬ 
curacy baits, and the accuracy fly and light tackle 
di-y fly accuracy, there shall be given the high 
average bait and fly award and token. 
To the member holding the highest average 
for the season, who has never previously com¬ 
pleted a season’s score, in ehher of the quarter- 
ounce or half-ounce accuracy bait, or the accu¬ 
racy fly or light tackle dry fly accuracy, there 
shall be given the novice high average bait or 
fly award and token. One bait and one fly 
award. 
According to the custom established in 1911 
the tokens accompanying each award will consist 
of engraved gold bars, which are to be attached 
as pendants to the club badge. 
Following the regular season’s events will be 
held the annual tournament fpr club members 
only. A. F. Swisher, Sec’y. 
Opening Day in the Mountains. 
Hendersonville, N. C., April 14. — Editor 
Forest and Stream: At last we have spring with 
us. The cherry trees are in full bloom, pears 
also, while apple trees are either in bud or bloom. 
Everything begins to take on spring dress, and 
the feathered kingdom seems quite busy. 
I have heard the mockingbird, and this morn¬ 
ing many thrushes, robins, cardinals, wrens, song 
sparrows and others were also filling the air with 
their many and varied sweet notes. Yes, it is 
spring, and surely if all things on the earth here 
in these beautiful mountains are filled with song, 
surely the fish in the waters, if they can’t sing, 
can jump and show themselves lively in the clear 
rushing mountain stream. I must go and see; it 
may be to-morrow. 
Uncle Sam reported showers for us yesterday, 
to-day and to-morrow, but so far only a sprinkle 
has fallen and the time for trout to rise to the 
fly has come. Nor is this all. As usual I have 
read Theodore Gordon's letter in the last issue 
of Forest and Stream. I read them all, and the 
fever is growing to such an extent that a cure 
is imperative, dhere is only one known specific, 
and it must be resorted to. Of course the remedy 
is but temporary, but it is the only safe and sane 
one and I must have recourse to it. 
I am just in from Green River. I took the 
train at 8:05 a. m. and got off at Tuxedo Station, 
then drove one and a half miles and walked 
down to the power plant. I began fishing a 1 ttle 
after 9 a. m. and soon had a rise, but the fish 
was very small and I cast over the pool to other 
points and soon had an eight-inch trout and an¬ 
other in a few minutes. Then I waded below 
the pool and came up under the far side, under 
the mountain. Approaching the spot I wished to 
cast over with great care, I had the satisfaction 
of getting a rise that was worth while and was 
at once busy with a good thirteen-inch rainbow. 
He fought till the net was under him. Then 
down stream I went, here and there killing a 
trout till I had seven in my creel and they stop¬ 
ped taking the flies. But I lost my best fish and 
no doubt from mismanagement. Twice I saw his 
sides as he dashed at the flies and missed and 
then I skipped them over him again and again 
just off the water, and finally dropped them and 
drew them over him. He struck hard and was 
fairly hooked. He fought hard and I gradually 
brought him within reach of the net. Then 
trouble came. The water was very swift and in 
an attempt to get the net below him somehow 
the middle dropper caught in the net and pre¬ 
vented me from using the net to advantage. In 
trying to get this fly loose I gave him the least 
bit of slack, no doubt, and he was gone. Any¬ 
how, I had “the feel of him,” and is not that 
something? 
"Well, this is the first broken dose for the cure 
of “fishing fever.” 
It must always be remembered that “broken 
doses” is the proper method of treatment of fish¬ 
ing fever. I expected a fine catch in the late 
afternoon, but the trout thought otherwise. A 
severe "thunderstorm came up, the first of the 
season. I hope for better luck next time, yet I 
have quite enough for breakfast. 
Ernest L. Ewbank. 
Newark Bait- and Fly-Casting Club. 
Newark, N. J., April 27.—Editor Forest and 
Stream: The schedule of events of the Newark 
Bait- and Fly-Casting Club for the season of 
1912, to be held at club platform, 'Weequahic 
Park, is as follows: 
May 18.—Half-ounce accuracy bait, half-ounce 
distance bait, accuracy fly, distance fly. 
June 15.—Quarter-ounce accuracy bait, quar¬ 
ter-ounce distance bait, dry fly distance, accuracy 
dry fly (five-ounce rod). 
July 20.—Half-ounce accuracy bait, half-ounce 
distance bait, accuracy fly, distance fly. 
Aug. 17. — Quarter-ounce accuracy bait, quar¬ 
ter-ounce distance bait, dry fly accuracy, dry fly 
distance (five-ounce rod). 
Sept. 28.—Half-ounce accuracy bait, half-ounce 
distance bait, accuracy fly, distance fly. 
Interstate tournament. Sept. 7; re-entry day, 
Oct. 12. 
