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FOREST AND STREAM 
[April 4, 1908. 
New York via 0. & W. R. R., 175 miles; fare, 
$3-50- 
DELAWARE COUNTY—TROUT CREEK. 
Flows into the Delaware River at Cannons- 
ville. Make headquarters at Trout Creek. Reach 
Trout Creek from New York via O. & W. R. 
R., to Walton, 175 miles; fare, $3.50. Drive 
twelve miles to Trout Creek. 
DELAWARE COUNTY—LITTLE DELAWARE. 
Flows into Delaware River one mile below 
Delhi. Make headquarters at Delhi. Reach Delhi 
from New York via O. & W. R. R., 197 miles; 
fare, $3.94. 
DELAWARE COUNTY—BAGLEY BROOK. 
Flows into Delaware River at Hamden. Make 
headquarters at Hamden. Reach Hamden from 
New York via O. & W. R. R., 189 miles; fare, 
$ 378 . 
DELAWARE COUNTY—BASKET BROOK. 
Make headquarters at Long Eddy. Reach 
Long Eddy from New York via Erie R. R., 148 
miles. 
DELAWARE COUNTY—COLD SPRING BROOK, AND WEST 
BRANCHES. 
Flows into Delaware River five miles above 
Deposit. Make headquarters at Deposit. Reach 
Deposit via Erie R. R., from New York, 177 
miles. No village handy; board at any farm 
house. 
DELAWARE COUNTY—SANDS CREEK. 
Flows into Delaware River at Hancock. Reach 
Hancock from New York via Erie R. R., 164 
miles. 
DELAWARE COUNTY—BEAVERKILL. 
This stream is so well known that only sta¬ 
tions are mentioned. Rockland (Roscoe), on O. 
& W. R. R., 136 miles from New York, is the 
best place for fishing central parts of the stream. 
Cook’s Falls, on O. & W. R. R., 140 miles from 
New York, is the best point for tributary 
streams. Livingston Manor, on O. & W. R. R., 
129 miles from New York, is best point for upper 
Willowemoc. 
ULSTER COUNTY—ESOPUS CREEK. 
Make headquarters at either Phoenicia, Big 
Indian, or Pine Hill. Phoenicia is 116 miles from 
New York via West Shore and U. & D. R. Rs.; 
fare, $2.60. The other two stations are slightly 
further along on the same railroad. From 
Phoenicia can also be fished the Stony Clove and 
Snider Hollow Brook, both of which are excel¬ 
lent. From Big Indian can be fished Big Indian 
Creek, an excellent stream. 
W. T. Sherwood. 
Made in America. 
In our report of the fly-casting tournament re¬ 
cently held in Madison Square Garden, mention 
was made of the fact that C. J. McCarthy cast a 
fly 83 feet 4 inches with a 3j4-ounce dry fly-rod 
7 feet in length and a heavy salmon line. The 
owner of the rod is W. D. Coggeshall of the 
Fly-fishers’ Club of London, and.mention of his 
name in connection with the matter evidently 
led some of our readers to assume that the rod 
was made in England. The fact is that Mr. Cog¬ 
geshall is a firm believer in American fly-rods, 
and this rod was made to his order by a New 
York firm. He concluded an extended visit to 
New York last Saturday, when he sailed for 
home. 
Mr. Coggeshall tried to persuade several local 
anglers to take part in the fly-casting tourna¬ 
ment to be held at Shepherd’s Bush, London, in 
July. It is possible one or two will go over from 
New York, and as many from Chicago. It would 
be a splendid thing for the fly-casters of both 
countries if four or five of our best amateurs 
would take part in that tournament and thus 
give all hands an opportunity to compare results 
under the same conditions. The fly-casting would 
be interesting, but the bait-casting with short 
rods and free running reels would be even 
more so. 
National Standard of Sportsmanship. 
Chicago, March 24 .— Editor forest and 
Stream: Possibly the notice of appointment and 
organization of the national standard of sports¬ 
manship committee may be of interest to your 
readers, and I therefore send you herewith copy 
of same as sent to the members listed thereon. 
Dear Sir—It is fully realized that much good can be 
accomplished by a national committee on standard of 
sportsmanship, and to that end and after more delay 
and difficulty than would seem possible, the following 
gentlemen have been selected without fear or favor and 
solely with a view to their fitness for the particular duties 
of such a committee and are hereby officially appointed 
members of said committee and instructed to submit a 
report at the next annual business meeting of the 
National Association of Scientific Angling Clubs, which 
will occur Aug. 14, in Chicago: 
Chas. C. Elliott, 351 Center street, Elgin, Ill., chairman. 
Robt. B. Lawrence, 300 Mulberry street, New York, 
N. Y. 
Thos. Ambrose, 521 Wabash avenue, Chicago, Ill. 
C. H. Loder, 3136 Indiana avenue, Chicago, Ill. 
W. F. Stine, Kansas City, Mo. 
Will C. James, care of U. S. Playing Card Co., Cin¬ 
cinnati, Ohio. 
C. A. H. Portier, 300 15th street, Milwaukee, Wis. 
F. M. Clark, Springfield, Ill. 
Geo. S. Pierson, 1301 Grand avenue, Kalamazoo, Mich. 
Chas. II. Washburn, 1716 Park avenue, Racine, Wis. 
Geo. C. Edwards, Berkeley, Cal. 
C. B. Kelsey, Grand Rapids, Mich. 
H. E. Rice, Chicago (ex-officio), 
H. Wheeler Perce, Chicago (ex-officio). 
For the first time in the history of angling in the 
United States, the fraternity finds itself with an organ¬ 
ization of wide enough scope and sufficient numerical 
strength to warrant the belief that what it indorses will 
meet with general acceptance by all anglers, and un¬ 
questionably this committee by its labors can accomplish 
much of good to the craft. 
Its reports to the National Association of Scientific 
Angling Clubs and the action of the latter concerning 
such reports will be of widespread interest and cannot 
fail to exert a strong and extensive influence. Journals 
devoted to sports will be glad to give publicity to 
matters brought out under such conditions and which 
assuredly will be looked upon as authoritative. 
My enthusiasm over the entire subject of this com¬ 
mittee and its work is so great that you will pardon 
some suggestions made solely in the interest of the 
cause. Do not be conservative. Reach after the very 
highest refinements of sportsmanship. This is an educa¬ 
tional campaign, not one of compulsion. Therefore let 
us promulgate a doctrine of the highest type concern¬ 
ing sportsmanship and by the wide spreading of such 
precepts lead into a better appreciation of the higher 
ideals of the young man and the willing but unknown 
sportsman. At the same time let us assume a fearless 
attitude and bring ignominy upon those selfishly un¬ 
willing to be sportsmanlike, and attack ruthlessly all 
unsportsmanlike practices, gear or methods. 
Let us disseminate a sentiment of true sportsmanship, 
possessing the importance which will undoubtedly attach 
to any proposition indorsed by our national association. 
Permit me to suggest that you do not leave the brunt 
of this work to your chairman—who will communicate 
with you shortly—but at once co-operate with him and 
give him your very best assistance and thus stamp the 
work with the combined individuality of a set of men 
whose names are certainly a warrant that the work will 
be prosecuted with vigor and to a successful and effective 
issue. Your work in relation to angling laws need be 
only prefunctory except as far as their observance is 
sportsmanlike. 
The national committee on protection, propagation and 
legislation covers laws, closed seasons, etc. 
II. Wheeler Perce, President. 
The Forest and Stream may be obtained from 
any nezvsdealer on order. Ask your dealer to 
supply you regularly. 
landing a trout in early days. 
From a painting by A. Cooper. B.A., about 1840. Evidently the play of rod and reel was not appreciated. 
Early angling writers tell of pushing the rod spike in the ground to assist in playing trout. 
