FOREST AND STREAM. 
403 
March 12, 1910.] 
A bent pin, a 
bit of string and 
a stick don’t ap¬ 
peal as they did 
in our boyhood 
days. Write to 
Philadelphia’s 
Sporting Goods 
Headquarters 
for catalog “ F ” if you’re going fish¬ 
ing. We’ve gear and tackle for 
catching anything from minnow bait 
to sword fish. 
SHANNON 
816 Chestnut St., Philadelphia 
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I remember one memorable fight on the 
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been sorry to have backed out of the business. 
It was only with a seven-pound grilse, and I 
was glad he was not a seventeen-pound salmon. 
The water was low; I was fishing with fine gut 
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and lowering of the rod. Brought tip by 
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Saturday Review. 
THE OLD DECOY IN ST. JAMES’ PARK. 
Few people probably are aware that the lake 
in St. James’ Park, which is now undergoing 
the periodical process of cleaning, says the 
London Field, was once the site of a decoy for 
the taking of wildfowl. This decoy, which is 
mentioned several times in history, was con¬ 
structed by Charles II., who took the keenest 
interest in all kinds of birds, especially wild¬ 
fowl. Evelyn writes in his diary on March 29, 
1665: “His Majesty is now fishing the decoy 
in the park.” 
Some interesting particulars concerning its 
construction are given in Cunningham’s Hand¬ 
book of London, among others the following: 
“To Edward Maybanke and Thomas Greene 
for digging the decoy, and carrying out the 
earth and levelling the ground about the said 
decoy, £128 2s. nj^d. 
“To Edward Storey, keeper of the King’s 
birds, for wyer (wire) and other things used 
about the decoy, and for 100 baskets for the 
ducks, £8 9s. 
“To Sr George Waterman, for several netts 
for the decoy, £15 3s. 
“To James Rimes, for plants and 400 bolts 
of reeds for the use of the decoy, £15 us. 8d. 
“To Edward Storey, for money paid to sun- 
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