May 21, 1910.] 
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Lake Trout and Black Bass. 
Willsboro, N. Y., May 9. — Editor Forest and 
Stream: A catch of forty-one pounds of lake 
trout made by Messrs. Harper and DeGroat, of 
Keeseville, at Warm Pond, a little lake a mile 
long in the Highlands north of Willsboro, and 
within a mile and a half of Lake Champlain, 
bears testimony to a very interesting record of 
stocking. Ten years ago—nine years before 
these fish were taken—this lake, which at that 
time contained only black bass, perch, pumpkin 
seeds and minnows, was stocked by DeGroat 
and Harper with a thousand lake trout finger- 
lings. Six years later these gentlemen caught 
among other trout one weighing six pounds. The 
catch of forty-one pounds was made in the 
spring of 1909. The largest trout weighed seven 
and a half pounds. 
The experiment shows that the presence of 
black bass in suitable waters does not preclude 
the possibility of successfully stocking with lake 
trout. It is interesting also as showing the rapid 
growth of lake trout under favorable conditions. 
of the best sport in the State. This club does 
not debar the public from using its preserve, but 
makes the sole restriction that all fishing must 
be done with a fly. Bait fishermen are not al¬ 
lowed to fish there. Great improvements have 
been made at the camp during the past year, 
chiefly in the erection of additional sleeping 
quarters. The railroad company has erected a 
neat depot at Union Mills, the nearest station, 
and a sidetrack is maintained there for the club 
members’ special car. The members are watch¬ 
ing the fish ladders in the Truckee to see that 
they are kept open and are waging a vigorous 
campaign to prevent pollution of the waters of 
that stream. The following members made the 
opening trip to the preserve this year: T. C. 
Kierulff, President; F. H. Reed, Vice-President; 
Horace Sperry, Secretary; Walter D. Mansfield, 
Edward Everett, H. H. Kirk, F. J. Cooper, Aus¬ 
tin Sperry, E. A. Mocker, R. Flint, Jack Ahern, 
H. W. Sheridan, E. E. Wade, Chas. Kewell, W. 
L. Gerstle, W. W. Richards, Louis Titus, John 
Dempster McKee, Carter Pomeroy, George W. 
Newman, James Watt and James Irvine. 
Anglers' Club of New York. 
The fifth annual tournament of the Anglers’ 
Club of New York was held May 12, 13 and 14 
on the lake near Seventy-second street, in Cen¬ 
tral Park. It attracted a goodly number of the 
veterans and several novices, while the attend¬ 
ance of spectators, although not so large as at 
previous tournaments on Harlem Mere, was 
more appreciative. 
The first two events were held on Thursday 
afternoon, when the wind was strong and not 
very favorable, as the scores show. The next 
three were cast on Friday afternoon in a change¬ 
able wind, mainly from the left quarter, which 
cut down averages in the light tackle events of 
that afternoon. On Saturday the morning was 
fair, but in the afternoon the first real thunder¬ 
storm of the season interfered with the sport, 
and the cold northwest wind that followed made 
all hands shiver, as they had left home that 
morning prepared for a warm day. 
The tournament was an object lesson in class 
casting. Not only were several beginners at- 
Practicing for the Accuracy Bait-Casting Ewent. THE ANGLERS’ CLUB TOURNAMENT. 
Contestants and Spectators. 
Warm Pond takes its name from the fact that 
the outlet rarely if ever freezes. It is fed by 
springs and spring brooks, and the water is very 
clear. In places the pond is eighty or more 
feet in depth. It is surrounded by woods and 
is a very beautiful body of water. The fishing 
for black bass in this pond is very good in 
season. J. 
Fishing in California. 
San Francisco, Cal., May 5. —Editor Forest 
and Stream* The trout season commenced in 
California on May 1 and from all sections comes 
the news that the sport has not been better in 
a great many years. Last season there was an 
immense amount of snow in the mountain 
streams at this season of the year and fishing 
was hindered by high water until well along into 
the summer, but this year the snowfall has been 
light and the water in the various streams is low 
and clear. Dozens of San Francisco sportsmen 
have been out and in no case has there been a 
disappointment. 
The San Francisco Fly-Casting Club opened 
the season in fine style by making a special trip 
to the club’s preserves on the Truckee River, 
and splendid results were secured there. This 
club controls a tract of land a mile in length 
along the Truckee, and here is to be found some 
R. W. McFarland and Manuel Cross, deputy 
fish commissioners, recently arrested six net 
fishermen for fishing in San Antone slough. 
Five of the poachers were tried and $250 in 
fines was collected. 
Salmon are now running in San Francisco 
Bay, and the indications are that it will be but 
a short time before trolling for these fish will 
be in order. Some small catches have already 
been made. A. P. B. 
New Orleans Fishing. 
New Orleans, La., May 10. —Editor Forest 
and Stream: Fishermen report splendid luck at 
Dunbar, Lake Catherine, Chef Menteur, the 
Rigolets, the Barataria section and other places 
during the last week. Large numbers of green 
trout, sheepshead, flounders, red fish, speckled 
trout and croakers were landed in goodly num¬ 
bers. There were many fishing parties from 
New Orleans at the following clubs Sunday: 
The Commercial Club at Chef Menteur, the 
Dixie Club, Jacquet’s Camp, Lake Catherine, the 
Little Cottage Club, Morgan’s Club, William 
Saul’s Club, the Anglers’ Club, Tony’s Sporting 
Club, all located at the Rigolets. The fishing 
season has now fairly opened and from now 
until late fall the various resorts will be busy 
entertaining visitors. F. G. G. 
tracted by the fine prizes offered—and which 
were distributed at a dinner at the Hotel Navarre 
on Saturday night—but some of them tried to 
better their scores by re-entering. One who en¬ 
tered in a certain class and exceeded the mark 
set for that class was allowed to re-enter in the 
next higher class. Every contestant who did his 
best was satisfied with his classification. In 
open events novices will not enter when they 
know that they cannot hope to equal the ordi¬ 
nary scores of the high men. 
The feature of the tournament was the great 
casting of A. Jay Marsh, of the Orange Rod 
Club, in the half-ounce distance bait event, when 
he cast 222 feet; and that of Edward B. Rice, 
who made a new record of 293 feet in the surf 
event. 
The dry-fly distance event was a new one. 
The scores were low, due largely to the fact 
that the wind was contrary and that no one 
knew just what was expected of him. It was 
noticeable, however, that very few r flies were 
whipped off, showing that it was skill, not 
muscle, that was called into play. 
The dry-fly accuracy event, heretofore one cast 
at each distance, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 feet, was 
cast at 20-50 feet, targets 7k> feet apart, three 
casts at each target, with five-ounce rods. It 
was a very pretty event and deserves to become 
