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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[July 24, 190 
The Season in Newfoundland. 
St. John's, N. F., July 10 .—Editor Forest and 
Stream: The spring here has been very back¬ 
ward. About the middle of May a series of 
northeast winds drove the arctic ice in on the 
eastern shores of the island, with the result that 
when you were having an inch of rain in New 
York, we were having a foot of snow in these 
regions. Whatever the cause, we have had 
more icebergs on the coast this season than for 
many years. I passed a few weeks in Concord, 
N. H., and Boston in May and June, and in¬ 
tended making a descent on New York to see 
the home of Forest and Stream, but it got so 
hot about the middle of June, that life became 
almost unbearable, my soul longed for the brac¬ 
ing breezes of my island home, and I suddenly 
packed my kit and made for “God s country 
(at least in the summer time) and never was the 
thirsty hart in the desert place more grateful 
for a draught of water than I when I got the 
first sniff of the ocean breezes wafted down the 
Gulf of St. Lawrence, while pacing the deck of 
the good ship Bruce, on the way from Sydney 
to Port au Basque. We left a temperature of 
about 85° in Boston and a short time after, we 
were in the temperature of 55°, and it tasted like 
old wine. 
Several American anglers came along on the 
same ship, but I only “chummed” with Dr. 
Pratt, of Binghamton, N. Y. The Doctor and I 
had been in correspondence during the winter 
months, and I arranged dates with Guide Nich- 
olls on the upper Humber. Imagine the pleasant 
surprise when after a day’s traveling together, 
I found that the grave looking gentleman oc¬ 
cupying the next seat was my erstwhile corre¬ 
spondent. I left the Doctor in charge of his 
guide at Deer Lake, and long before this, I hope, 
and believe, that the genial Doctor has had the 
best fishing that he has ever experienced. It 
was with regret we parted and the Doctor’s hos¬ 
pitable invitation to visit him in his camp at any 
time it would suit my convenience disturbs my 
nightly rest, as the spirit, indeed, is willing, but 
accumulated work must be attended to. 
The papers say that the thermometer in var¬ 
ious places in the United States ranges from 
99° to 105°; here in the last few weeks it has 
registered from 55° to about 65°. I have often 
heard and read of Americans who said that 
Newfoundland was glorious in the summer time, 
but I never knew what they really meant till I 
experienced one night in Boston with the mer¬ 
cury in the vicinity of 90°. In that day’s papers 
it was announced that the temperature in New 
York was 103°, and in Washington, 107°. Why 
the thousands who could get out of these places 
in the fierce heat of the summer, and be in a 
place like Newfoundland in a few hours, yet 
stay and suffer purgatory, is a mystery to me. 
We have a couple of icebergs right off the har¬ 
bor now, and while I write a cheerful fire is 
burning in the grate, and the temperature is just 
delightful. 
The fishing season is in full blast, the reports 
from the various rivers are calculated to make 
one’s teeth water. Here are a few notes that 
will give an excellent idea of how they are 
“rising ’em:” 
At South Branch R. A. Murray, with S. Tomp¬ 
kins as guide, caught two nine-pound salmon at 
Winter’s Pool. T. Payne, with Mr. Tompkins 
as guide, also caught a nine-pounder in Fork 
Pool. 
T. H. Woodworth, of New York, yesterday 
landed salmon weighing 30 and 2^/2 pounds at 
Widow’s Pool. 
Capt. Innes, Mrs. Innes and Mrs. J. Munn 
have returned from a fishing trip at Humber Big- 
Falls. Mrs. Munn hooked a io-pound salmon, 
Capt. Innes a 14-pound, and Mrs. Innes caught 
a dozen grilse. 
In Ayre & Son’s window to-day a fine rainbow 
trout, weighing 1 pound 4 ounces, and caught 
by Mr. Percy LeMessurier, is exhibited, also one 
caught by Mr. T. Hayward, weighing 1 pound 
3J4 ounces. 
A couple of curious fish have been brought to 
the city. One was secured by James Goodland 
who, with a few others, whipped the waters in 
the vicinity of Brigus Junction. It is a native 
trout of small size, and in shape its head re¬ 
sembles that of a sperm whale, being blunt with 
the mouth underneath. Mr. Murphy’s catch in¬ 
cluded a much contorted and twisted trout, re¬ 
sembling a snake. The cause of the curious mal¬ 
formation cannot be accounted for by those who 
have seen the fish. W. J. Carroll. 
Illinois Bait-Casting Club. 
Chicago, July 14. —Editor Forest and Str< 
The first contest of the 1909 season in the ii 
club series between the Chicago Fly-Cas 
Club and our club will be held on our grer 
July 25 at 10 a. m. 
The following team and alternates have 
selected on their general averages in bot 
and F2 ounce accuracy bait events: 
W. H. 
John Mohai 
W. J. Jam 
D. Whi 
Team. 
Ball. 
Alternates. 
A. 
J. E. 
Amann.9S.04 
98.86 
J. 
M. 
Ranney... 
98.64 
S. 
B. 
Cramer... 
98.52 
E. 
H. 
Mathews. 
98.42 
I,. 
E. 
De Garmo 
98.04 
H. 
E. 
Rice. 
The following is a list of averages mac' 
the club contest at Washington Park, July 
Half-ounce accuracy bait: 
John Mohan ........ 99.1 
A D. Whitby.99.1 
W. H. Ball.98-8 
W. J. Jamison. 98.6 
E. H. Mathews.98.6 
T. M. Ranney.98.3 
H. C. Chapman.98.2 
H. Gunkel . 98.2 
S. B. Cramer.98.2 
Nate Heston .98.2 
C. C. Wehle .97.9 
H. E. Rice. 
J. E. Amann. 
F. J. Linderman... 
P. Clifford. 
Minnesota Fish and Fishing. 
Minneapolis, Minn., July 16. —Editor Forest 
c. 
D. R. Linder. 
W. H. Spencer-; 
L. E. De Garmo... 
R. C. Nicholson... 
H. F. Bennett. 
B. Greenwood - 
F. P. Morehouse . 
and Stream: As the warm weather becomes un¬ 
bearable, people with the means and the incli¬ 
nation to do so, gather together a few belong¬ 
ings and hie away to some resort where they 
can spend a few weeks in perfect rest. 
A few of the bass fishermen are beginning to 
lose some of their enthusiasm, for the fish are 
slow about taking any kind of bait in shallow 
water, and are settling down into the deep 
water and are not so quick to take the different 
lures as they were during June. The angler 
must abandon the rushes and lilypads near the 
shore, except under perfect conditions, morning 
and evening, and seek his quarry off the reefs 
and bars in spring-fed lakes. At the present 
time the waters of this section are covered 
with flies of various sorts and bass fishing is at 
its worst. Crawfish, frogs and minnows are the 
best bait for bass, and many beautiful catches 
can be made in this manner. The men who are 
fishing at Lake Minnetonka say the bass are 
lying off the sand bars and coming in to shore 
at night and early in the morning. Frogs are 
used with great success as the frogs are scarce 
around the shores of the lake. Frogs of the 
fishing size are so scarce that they cannot be 
bought in the villages on the lake shore. 
At Minnetonka and other lakes near the city 
the crappies have been biting. Minnows are the 
only bait for crappies, and they are, as a rule, 
easily obtained. 
The law recently passed by the legislature pro¬ 
hibiting the sale of pike has decreased the num¬ 
ber of pike fishermen and will undoubtedly result 
in better pike fishing. 
The new buildings at the Deerwood State Fish 
Hatchery will be constructed of cement, by 
State employes. The legislature allowed $9,000 
for new buildings, including a residence for the 
superintendent, a hatching house, barn, ice house 
and pumping station. Robert Page Lincoln. 
Re-entries: . . 
H. Gunkel .. 
. 98.7 
D. R. Lindt 
Nate Heston 
. 97.8 
\ isitors 
S. B. Cramer 
. 97.6 
Hokamp 
Lingenfelter 
R. C. Nicholson.95.4 
Distance fly 
event: 
Linderman 
De Garmo ... 
. 86 
Ppll 
. 86 
Cramer .... 
.77 
Heston .... 
. 7K 
Half-ounce distance bait: 
Nicholson .. 
De Garmo .... 
. 168 4-5 
. 166 3-5 
Bennett .... 
Cramer . 
. 153 4-5 
Linderman . 
. 134 3-5 
Chapman . 
WpItIp 
. 123 3-5 
Linder. 
Whitby . 
. 112 1-5 
Amann ..... 
Greenwood ... 
. 103 4-5 
Gunkel .... 
Re-entries: 
Cramer . 
. 169 4-5 
Visitors: _ . 
Lingenfelter . 
. 182 1-5 
Hokamp .. 
Accuracy fly 
event: 
Heston ... 
Tamieson .... 
. 99 7-15 
Pali 
. 99 3-15 
Amann ... 
De Garmo .. 
.99 b-15 
Whitby ... 
Rice . 
. 99 5-15 
Cramer ... 
Linderman .. 
. 99 8-15 
Re-entries: 
Ball . 
. 99 7-15 
Heston ... 
Rice . 
. 99 2-15 
Cramer ... 
The high averages made in this evei 
considered remarkable, all being over 98. 1 
twelve out of the fifteen contestants mat 
score over 99. 
Members’ Standing. 
All the fish laws of the United States and 
Canada, revised to date and now in force, are 
given in the Game Laws in Brief. See adv. 
N N £n’J^>N -2 j 
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Ss? ^ H | 
Asper . 95.1 93.8 96.3 97.3 .• ■ • •! 
Amann . 98.2 98.6 97.9 97.7 97.8 490. ; 
Ball . 98.9 99.1 98.6 98.9 98.8 494.. 
Bennett .. 89.3 97.7 91.7 97.8 93.7 470.: 
Clifford . 92.3 97.6 96.0 96.8 96.6 4(9.1 
Chapman . 96.3 95.7 96.4 - 98.2 .... 
Cramer . 96.5 98.5 97.6 98.1 98.2 488. 
Crawford ... .... .... ...» 77.5 .... i 
De Garmo . 98.2 98.8 97.6 98.3 95.4 488.: 
Dolman . 95.4 .... 84.6 .... 
Gunkel . 98.7 . 98 2 .... 
Greenwood'.... 92.5 .... 
Heminghouse. ..97.4 97.6 98.4 97.4 .... ..... 
Heston . 97.8 98.8 97.8 .... 98.2 .... 
tamieson . 98.3 98.9 98.1 98.7 98.6 492.i 
Linder . 95.4 . .... 96.4 .... 
Linderman . 95.3 96.5 98.2 97.4 97.3 484. 
Mathews . 97.8 96.9 96.9 97.4 98.6 487. 
Mohan . 98.5 98.2 98.4 99.0 99.1 493. 
Morehouse . 89.0 ..... 
McFarlin . 98.5 97.5 96.8 97.7 . 
Nicholson . 95.4 .... 95.6 .... 94.5 .... 
Pierson . 97.8 96.8 97.9 98.5 .. 
Ranney . 99.2 96.2 97.1 99.2 9S.3 490. 
Rice :. 96.1 97.3 97.6 97.8 97.9 486. 
Spencer . 94.7 . 96.0 .... 
Stanley . 98.0 .... 98.7 .' 
Wagner . 95.7 . 
Waite . 97.4 93.3 . 
Wehle . 94.0 97.7 96.8 97.7 97.9 484. 
Whitby . 98.5 98.5 9S.0 98.0 99.1 492. 
Winfield . 98.1 96.9 96.6 97.2 .j 
H. F. Bennett, i 
