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FOREST AND STREAM 
May II, 1912 
Salmon in St. Mary’s River. 
Sherbrooke, N. S., April 14.— Editor Forest 
and Stream: Speaking of salmon and trout fish¬ 
ing in St. Mary’s River: Those who have fished 
here, as well as elsewhere, say it is one of the 
best salmon streams in the Province. Salmon 
begin running very early, it is believed before the 
ice is off; but on account of late springs and so 
much snow water in the river, we do not get 
many until June. This month is always the best, 
although some years quite a few have been taken 
in May, when it so happens that the water is 
right—i. e., no snow water and not much rain. 
Below is an incomplete list of salmon caught 
with fly in this river in 1910 and 1911. It is 
impossible for me to get a correct number of fish, 
so I have only recorded those I got correct 
weight of. This list only refers to the first mile 
of river above tide, which is all that we of Sher¬ 
brooke fish, as that takes up to a falls, above 
which we seldom take our canoes, although above 
the falls there are two miles of good fishing. 
Then comes two and a half miles of dead water 
with four or five miles of good fishing above it 
again. But on this upper part there are generally 
more rods per pool than down here, so that I 
think this would be the better place for your 
correspondent. But if he could be here in June, 
too, his chances would be good for getting more 
fish, though the average weight would likely be 
less. As I have mentioned canoes in the forego¬ 
ing, I might here say we use a flat-bottomed 
canoe (punt, or batteau) built for the purpose, 
as very little of the river can be fished from the 
shore. 
In the following list, though the average 
weight is small, there are quite a few salmon 
taken over twenty pounds. Last year twenty- 
seven pounds was the largest; in 1910, twenty-five 
pounds. 
List of salmon caught with fly in first mile 
above tide in St. Mary’s River, 1910-11: 
1911. 
Number 
Average Weigh 
of Fish. 
Pounds. 
May . 
.. 6 
15 
June I to 15.... 
. 22 
13 
June 16 to 30... 
. 54 
8 
July. 
. 7 
6 
1910. 
May . 
. 12 
22 
June I to 15... 
. 7 
II 
June 16 to 27.. 
. 17 
12 
Although the above list is far from complete, 
I merely give it to show you that if this river 
was fished continuously by e.xpert fishermen it 
would make as good a showing as any. As yet 
it is very little known, but there are a few Amer¬ 
icans who come here every year. Trout fishing 
on Liscomb River, I believe, cannot be beaten 
in Canada. 
Trout fishing does not begin in St. Mary’s River 
until after July i, but in a river quite near here 
there is excellent sea trout fishing in June. It 
is called Indian River. Last year a gentleman 
from Ivoryton, Conn., and I went to this Indian 
River trout fishing, by motor boat, and he had 
such good luck that he made the second and third 
trip, each time having such good luck that when 
he left he said he would go again another year, if 
spared. 
Toward the latter part of May the chances 
for getting fish from eighteen pounds up would 
be good; but as this is a lumber country and 
there are quite a lot of logs to come down 
stream this year, a card from you or your cor¬ 
respondent shortly before he is ready to come, 
asking the state of the river, might prevent his 
getting here at an inopportune time, or any other 
questions you may wish to ask, I will only be too 
glad to answer. V. J. Pye. 
San Francisco Fly-Casting Club. 
San Francisco, Cal., April 28 . — Editor Forest 
and Stream: The second contest of the season 
was held yesterday and to-day on Stow Lake. 
The members were favored with fair weather, 
somewhat variable on both days: 
F. 
T. 
A. 
C. 
SATURDAY. 
Event No. 1, distance, feet: 
J. F. Burgin .85 
E. A. Mocker .91 
L. G. Burpee .85 
Event No. 2, accuracy, per cent.: 
Dr. W. E. Brooks.. 98.44 " " 
J. F. Burgin . 97.44 
C. G. Young .98.16 
James Watt .97.36 
Webster 
Kierulff 
. 86 
.103 
L. G. Burpee 
F. A. Webster 
T. C. Kierulff 
E. A. Mocker 
96.56 
99.4 
98.56 
97.32 
J. F. 
E. A. 
F. A. 
Accuracy, 
Delicacy, 
Net 
Per Cent. 
Per Cent. 
Per Cent. 
.... 95.16 
98.30 
96.48 
.... 95.44 
95.50 
95.47 
.... 97.24 
99.20 
98.22 
.... 98.16 
99. 
98.38 
. 97.4 
97.50 
97.27 
.... 96.12 
98.40 
97.26 
.... 98.48 
99.40 
99.14 
.... 98.24 
99.40 
99.2 
casting, per 
cent.: 
%-Ounce. 
... 76.9 
T4-Ounce. 
91.6 
74. 
Event No. 
Dr. W. E. Brooks 
J. F. Burgin . 
E. A. Mocker .. 
C. G. Young . 
James Watt . 90.2 
L. G. Burpee . 84.6 
F. A. Webster. 
T. C. Kierulff . 85.7 
Event No. 5, lure casting, average feet: 
Dr. W. E. Brooks.... 50. L. G. Burpee . 
J. F. Burgin .114.6 F. A. Webster 
E. A. Mocker. 31. T. C. Kierulff . 
James Watt .129. 
85.2 
99. 
99.4 
97.4 
78.9 
97.3 
98. 
50. 
97.6 
84. 
E. A. Mocker, Dr. W. E. Brooks and J. F. 
Burgin acter as judges, and E. O. Ritter as clerk. 
SUNDAY. 
Event No. 1, distance, feet: 
T. C. Kierulff .98 A. Sperry . 91 
E. A. Mocker .85 
Event No. 2, accuracy, per cent.: 
Paul M. Nippert.... 96.8 T. C. Kierulff . 98.20 
C. H. Kewell . 97.28 E. A. Mocker .97. 
C. G. Young . 97.40 F. J. Cooper .98.56 
Tames Watt .98. C. A. Kierulff . 97.8 
J. F. Burgin . 97.44 A. Sperry . 95.56 
Event No. 3, delicacy 
Accuracy, 
Delicacy, 
Net 
Per Cent. 
Per Cent. 
Per Cent. 
Paul M. Nippert . 
. 96.12 
96.30 
96.21 
C. H. Kewell . 
. 98.20 
99.10 
98.45 
C. G. Young . 
. 98.24 
99. 
98.42 
Tames Watt . 
,. 97.4 
97. 
97.2 
T. F. Burgin . 
.. 96.36 
97. 
96.48 
T. C. Kierulff . 
.. 98. 
100 . 
99. 
E. A. Mocker. 
,. 98.8 
99.40 
98.54 
F. J. Cooper .. 
.. 96.44 
97.20 
97.2 
C. A. Kierulff . 
.. 96.44 
99. 
97.52 
A Sperry . 
.. 96.8 
97.50 
96.59 
Event No. 4, lure casting, per cent.: 
T^Ounce. 
Paul M. Nippert . 89. 
C. H. Kewell . 92.4 
C. G. Young . 
James Watt . 93.3 
J. F. Burgin . 
T. C. Kierulff . 92.1 
E. A. Mocker . 
F. J. Cooper . 88.2 
C. A. Kierulff . 87.3 
A. Sperry . 85.3 
Event No. 5, lure casting, average feet: 
C. H. Kewell . 89. T. C. Kierulff 
James Watt . 98. F. J. Cooper 
J. F. Burgin .103.6 A. Sperry ... 
T4-Ounce. 
85.8 
93.3 
97.1 
96.1 
85.2 
96.9 
98.3 
95.9 
92.2 
95.9 
. 112 . 
. 1 . 29 . 
. 100 . 
C. A. Kierulff, E. A. Mocker and J. F. Burgin 
acted as judges; C. H. Kewell as referee, and 
E. O. Ritter as clerk. 
All the dsli laws of the United States and 
Canada, revised to date and now in force, are 
given in the Game Laws in Brief. See adv. 
Fish and Fishing in Illinois. 
Bloomington, Ill., May 6. — Editor Forest and 
Stream: Fishermen along the Du Page River 
have decided to ask the fish commissioners to 
forward a stock of bass fry from the State 
hatcheries, and it is expected that the appeal will 
be respected, as it has been a number of years 
since this stream was given any attention of 
this kind. Fish wardens are now engaged in 
looking for seining operations. The spawning 
season opened May i and the use of nets is pro¬ 
hibited until July i. Fishing with hook and line 
is now a popular sport and fine strings of game 
fish are being caught in the Illinois, Kankakee, 
Fox and Du Page rivers. The high water this 
spring has interfered with the sport to some ex¬ 
tent, but an improvement is looked for with more 
settled weather in May. E. E. Pierson. 
One of the Old Guard. 
New York, N. Y., April 23.—Editor Forest 
and Stream: I have not written for Forest and 
Stream since .about 1883, when I was an occas¬ 
ional contributor. As a matter of fact I am one 
of your oldest subscribers, having been so since 
Charles Flallock, whom I knew very well, first 
brought out your paper. I have always been a 
rifle shooter and a big-game hunter, and when 
I tell you that although sixty-five years of age 
I shot twelve stags and three roebuck, all with 
the rifle, last fall in my Scotch deer forest, you 
can see that I can still hold the rifle straight, 
and I hope to do as well this coming season. 
Edward Hubbard Litchfield. 
Fish Warden “on the Job.” 
Bloomington, Ill., April 30.— Editor Forest and 
Stream: William Courey, District Fish Warden, 
objected to the action of the Peoria county 
State’s attorney in permitting Samuel Woodruff 
to plead guilty to the charge of shipping one 
black bass after Courey had seized a barrel of 
the fish said to have been consigned by the de¬ 
fendant. Woodruff was fined $5 and costs. 
Courey has sworn out another warrant and de¬ 
clares that he will keep issuing warrants until 
the courts assess an adequate fine. 
E. E. Pierson. 
Fishing Clubs with Stream Rights. 
Many prominent fishing clubs have “fishing 
rights” to streams. In Pennsylvania we find the 
Paradise Valley Club, at Henryville, on the west 
branch of Broadhead. The Blooming Grove 
Park Club controls the upper waters of Shiloah. 
In New York State the Wyandanch and Masse- 
quogue, at Deer Park, and the South Side Club 
at Wading River (these three being on Long 
Island). In Dutchess county, the Clove Club has 
a fine lease on two well stocked streams. 
The National Tournament. 
Chicago, Ill., May 2.— Editor Forest and 
Stream: The fifth international bait- and fly¬ 
casting tournament given by and under the 
auspices of the N. A. S. A. C., will be held in 
Chicago on Aug. 15, 16 and 17. 
J. M. Smith, 
Sec’y Tournament Com. 
