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The Drouth in the Adirondacks. 
Little Falls, N. Y., July 18 —Editor Forest 
and Stream: The woods are very dry now and 
the streams are exceedingly low. Many trout 
brooks are reported to be dry, and fishermen 
who went out for the Fourth failed to see fish 
at all. One party went to a stream north of 
Little Falls and found the stream absolutely dry. 
Thus the early and late fishing has been de¬ 
cidedly poor, but there were some good fishing 
days in June. Fishermen on the West Canada 
caught as large messes as have been reported in 
years. Probably more fish were caught this 
year on the Adirondack rifts than in several 
years back. 
There is but little use fishing in the lakes in 
July, but on the cold beds and in deep water 
there will be some good fishing in August, the 
lake people say. Generally speaking, the best 
lake fishing is when the trout are biting, when¬ 
ever that happens to be. Usually, woodsmen 
claim that the best time is as soon as the ice 
is out. Others say the fish have spasms of 
feeding, 
I would suggest that people contemplating 
camping in the Adirondacks write to the Geo¬ 
graphical Survey, Washington, D. C , and get 
topographical maps of the localities they intend 
to visit. The director issues an index map of 
the Adirondack region, by means of which one 
can select the topographical sheets required. 
The maps show hills, streams and lakes, and one 
can travel by one of these maps and a compass 
anywhere. Hunters will find them invaluable. 
A distressing number of people are lost every 
summer and fall. Hunters, especially, have 
suffered frightful hardships even in so tame a 
country as the Adirondacks, while others spend 
many a day learning the lay of the land. By 
studying the topographical maps, and taking a 
look at the country from a hilltop or lake 
center, one can save himself many a hard tramp, 
and perhaps a night or two in the woods. 
Raymond S. Spears. 
New England Angling. 
Boston, Mass., July 18. — Editor Forest and 
Stream: The salmon anglers are now going to 
Newfoundland. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Daggett 
left on July 6 for the Little Codroy. The 
Dribbler, a famous coasting pool on this stream, 
from which Mr. Daggett has taken many large 
fish, will be their chief fishing waters. Mrs. 
Daggett’s skill in handling a fish is second only 
to her husband’s, and his ability is recognized 
and acknowledged everywhere. Mr. and Mrs. 
J. Otis Wardwell, of Haverhill, have gone to 
the same locality, but they will live under 
canvas. Both are very eager at the sport, and 
will be well satisfied if able to duplicate their 
excellent record of last year. Next week A. S. 
Foster, with his old fishing companion, C. S. 
Anderson, will leave for three weeks’ fishing in 
• Newfoundland. Last year they had their first 
experience on the salmon rivers of the island. 
The “Anglers’ Club of Massachusetts.” I have 
before me a little booklet thus inscribed, and 
which on opening, I find to contain a copy of 
the certificate of incorporation, together with a 
constitution and list of officers. There is a 
peculiar satisfaction to one who knows some¬ 
thing of the several efforts made in the past to 
organize a club of this kind in Boston, and 
who has weathered the failures incidental to 
such efforts. That such an organization was 
needed and that it should be brought into life 
was readily admitted by all, and yet right here 
in a city noted for the number of its fly-casters, 
it has been for a long time quite impossible to 
bring together men with interest enough to or¬ 
ganize. There is therefore much honor due to 
those gentlemen who have accomplished this 
seemingly easy but really difficult feat, and I 
am sure that the anglers of the State will en¬ 
courage and aid the club in every possible way. 
The incorporators are Frank M. Johnson, 
Benjamin F. Cheney, Edward Everett, Robert 
W. Williams, Frank A. Schirmer, Percival 
Lowell and Charles F. Ayer. The officers for 
the present year are: President, Frank M. 
Johnson; vice-president, J. Dudley Clark; treas¬ 
urer, Benjamin P. Cheney; secretary, Edward 
Everett. 
W. R. Locke, of Winchester, whose paintings 
of trout have attracted so much attention this 
season, has returned from Nova Scotia, where 
he has been camping and fishing during the past 
five weeks. He had strong hopes of landing a 
salmon during the trip, his intention being to 
reproduce it on canvas, but no such good luck 
came to him. He had the best of trout fishing, 
however. 
Anglers who visit the Belgrade Lakes, in 
Maine, expect good bass fishing and are pre¬ 
pared to land an occasional trout; but when a 
twelve-pound salmon impales himself on one’s 
hook, there is cause for some excitement. This 
is what happened to Leonard K. Frink. He 
was listlessly trolling on the way back to camp, 
when he struck bottom, as he thought. It was 
the heaviest salmon taken from these waters 
for many a day. Hackle. 
Illinois Bait-Casting Club. 
Chicaco, Ill., July 14.— Editor Forest and 
Stream: The scores made in our club contest, 
July 11, were as follows: 
S. B. Cramer. 
14-ounce, Re- 
Accuracy. entry 
... 96.1 
J£oz., Hist., 
Average Dry Fly, 
5 casts. Accuracy. 
191 
E. H. Matthews.. 
... 96.7 
145 3-5 
T. N. Ranney. 
... 94.0 
140 1-5 
A. D. Whitby_ 
... 97.9 
173 1-5 
N. C. Heston- 
... 96.9 
146 93 3-5 
L. E. De Garmo.. 
... 97.6 
173 3-5 98 1-5 
A. G. Berg. 
... 94.4 
125 2-5 
J. E. Amann. 
... 95.1 
91 3-5 
W. T. Jamison- 
... 94.7 
171 4-5 96 
H. E. Rice. 
... 92.1 
121 2-5 88 1-5 
E. H. Humphrey. 
... 97.7 98.2 
... 
C. P. Clifford.... 
... 91.8 83.5 
... 
H. R. Winfield... 
... 96.5 
F. W. Heminghaus.. 93.8 .... 
A. Wagner . 
... 97.7 
J. P. Mohan. 
O. C. Wehle. 
... 97.4 
H. C. Chapman.. 
... 86.2 
Visitors: 
Mr. Hohman ... 
... 96.7 
99 2-5 93 3-5 
Mr. Newkirk ... 
... 96.8 
Mr. Crompton .. 
... 
Mr. Younts . 
... 
Mr. Mason . 
The Chicago 
Fly-Casting Club won the third 
contest of the inter-club series by a difference of 
21 feet off. The scores were: 
Chicago Fly-Casting Club, general average 
Illinois Bait-Casting Club, general average 
97.92 
97.71 
Attention is called to the score of Mr. Cramei 
in the distance bait one-half-ounce, an average 
of 191 feet for five casts, which establishes a new 
club record. 
Next contest, July 25. Events, one-quarter- 
ounce accuracy, one-half-ounce accuracy, ac¬ 
curacy fly. H. E. Rice, Sec y. 
Tournament Casting in Australia. 
A copy of the winter programme of casting 
events of the New South Wales Anglers’ Cast¬ 
ing Club has been received. The events are 
held on one of the lakes in Centennial Park, 111 
Sydney. The first one, held on May 30, was a 
dry-fly contest. Then followed, on June 13, fly¬ 
casting under forward obstacle; June 27, fly¬ 
casting for accuracy; July 4, switch casting; 
July it, fly-casting for distance; July 18, ambi¬ 
dextrous fly-casting. 
The State championship meetings, open to all¬ 
comers, will be held on Aug. 2g and Sept. 5, 
and the closing contests of the season will be 
held on Oct. 17, consisting of float, bait and surf 
casting. 
Instead of being taught by professionals, as 
in England, the Australians are coached by offi¬ 
cers of the club, who are elected for this pur 
pose, and whose duty it is to instruct beginners 
in the art when requested to do so. 
The London Fly-Fishers’ Club. 
The new president of the Fly-Fishers' Club 
is Mr. G. M. Bond, the well-known Derbyshire 
angler, and one of the oldest and most popular 
members. An important work is in progress 
with regard to the question of the angler and 
his flies, and the natural fly collection sub-com¬ 
mittee, of which Mr. F. M. Halford is chair¬ 
man, is sending a circular round to members ask 
ing them to make careful observations of the 
flies found on different rivers visited by them, 
and to send them to the committee with, if pos¬ 
sible, actual specimens preserved in formalin 
solution. Collecting tubes for the purpose will 
be provided by the sub-committee. The object 
of the movement, according to the Field, is to 
endeavor “to tabulate the chief trout rivers of 
this country with reference to their insect life. 
As the circular goes on to say, “such informa¬ 
tion could not fail to be of interest and value 
to fly-fishermen in general,” and we hope the 
scheme will meet with all success. The honor¬ 
able secretary of the sub-committee is Mr. A. C. 
Kent. 
A Goodly Togue. 
Norcross, Me., July 1 —Editor Forest and 
Stream: While fishing to-day with Guide L. W. 
Clements, of Fourth Lake, on Third Debsconeag 
Lake, I caught and landed after an hour’s fight 
a fine lake trout which weighed at the camp 
eighteen pounds, having the following dimen¬ 
sions: Length, 34 inches; circumference. 21 
inches; depth, g / 2 inches; spread of tail, 11 
inches. 
As this is, I understand, one of the fine speci¬ 
mens of togue taken from Third Lake this 
year, J thought it might be of interest to your 
readers.' I. Newton Williams. 
Anglers’ Association of North Adams. 
North Adams, Mass., July 6 .—Editor Forest 
and Stream: We have organized an Anglers' 
Association in this city composed of the best 
people in this section. The object of the club 
is to secure legislation whereby fishermen will 
.be benefited. H. J. Coughlin, Pres. 
| We understand application will be made for 
membership in the National Association ot 
Scientific Angling Clubs.— Editor.] 
