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man a few of the hooks used and what 
they are used for will be mentioned. There 
are the well known Sproat and Pennell 
hooks; the Aberdeen, the Virginia and 
Sheepshead hooks, the O’Shaughnessy and 
Sneck-Kendall hooks, and equally well- 
known Cincinnati and Carlisle hooks, not 
forgetting the New York Trout hook. 
While it is true that several of the hooks 
mentioned can be used, and in fact are 
used for fish other than they were origin¬ 
ally intended, it is true that each hook men¬ 
tioned in the above list has some special 
feature making it more desirable for the 
particular fish it was designed for. 
In still fishing, where the angler strikes 
with some strength he will necessarily need 
a hook that will stand a strain. For this 
purpose the Sproat and Pennell hooks will 
be found the thing. O’Shaughnessy hooks 
are also favored by some fishermen, due 
to the fact that they are forged at the 
bend, which gives it a greater rigidity. 
When one fishes for fish that are known 
to have an especially tender mouth, as the 
weakfish, the crappie or bluegill, or where 
small baits are used as the lure, the Aber¬ 
deen hook will be found to about meet 
all requirements; whereas in the opposite 
condition where the fish is of the hard 
mouth variety, the choice is between the 
Virginia or the Sheepshead hooks, their 
distinguishing feature being the barb, which 
is short and narrow. 
It is advisable when using large bait, 
such as frogs, minnows, etc., to use the 
Sneck-Kendall hook as it has a particularly 
short shank and “outpoint” barb. Along 
the same lines are the Cincinnati and the 
New York hooks; the Cincinnati hook, 
however, has a somewhat longer point and 
is in addition slightly stronger. In the 
New York hooks a greater distance be¬ 
tween the bend and the point is found 
which makes this hook especially useful 
in fishing for fleshy-mouth fish, as example: 
trout, carp and catfish. The Carlisle hooks 
are like the New York hooks in the fact that 
both are made of light wire and are fre¬ 
quently the choice of anglers that favor 
live bait. 
In addition to the several styles of hooks 
mentioned, it may be stated that each style 
is made in a great number of sizes, some 
“ringed” ends and some attached to either 
single or double gut snells. 
When taking all of the above into con¬ 
sideration it is hardly any wonder that the 
“Neophyte” is somewhat at sea when he 
goes a hook hunting. 
FOUR BEST TROUT STREAMS IN U. S. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
Your September Forest and Stream is 
fine, but—why can’t we have an Oregon 
story occasionally? Moose hunting in Min¬ 
nesota doesn’t compare with “Moose” hunt¬ 
ing in the Willamette River, _ at Oregon 
City, only our “Moose” are Chinook sal¬ 
mon; even the salmon club’s record of this 
season’s catches is interesting reading. 
I believe we have four of the best trout 
streams in the United States in Oregon; 
the Deschutes over in Central Oregon, 
Roaring River, about fifty miles east of 
Portland and the MacKenzie and Rogue 
Rivers in Southern Oregon, all offer ex¬ 
cellent fishing. 
Portland, Ore. J. M. Robinson. | 
LOUIS RHEAD’S 
Entirely New Improved 1917 Baits 
Will Be Ready January 1 
These hand-made nature lures have important changes to make them 
available for a longer period of use. Certain materials of which they were 
constructed have been discarded and replaced by others that will retain their 
lustre and color after repeated immersion in the water. 
Prices remain the same—although the new minnows in place of belly 
covering in gold and silver leaf now have highly polished rolled-sheet ster¬ 
ling silver. The red minnows of polished sheet brass, and a limited num¬ 
ber made of guaranteed pure gold, the latter made on order only. Strong 
Raffia grass have replaced wool and silk, so as to be almost indestructible. 
All other baits have similar desirable improvements to last longer. 
Send to 217 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn, for small descriptive booklet, giving 
prices and the best way to use them. 
Porto 
