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FOREST AND STREAM 
[April 18, 1908. 
out a long hand line with several groups of 
three hooks tied back to back on it, using no 
bait and being drawn in with quick jerks, but 
have never seen or heard of trout being caught 
as I caught those Dolly Varden. 
The steamer for which I was waiting to carry 
me to Nome came the next day, and I was sorry 
not to be able to explore further up the stream 
above the falls. I believe I was the first person 
to ever use a fly-rod in that creek, as the 
natives, who are a mixture of Aleut Indians and 
Russians, only care or fish for deep-sea cod 
and salmon, and no white people stop there for 
pleasure. I was on a prospecting trip, but was 
glad to have a chance to fish those beautiful 
streams. If the water had been cloudier, I be¬ 
lieve those Dolly Varden would have taken the 
salmon eggs, as I have caught them since then 
in the streams running into Puget Sound, and 
have heard the salmon hatchery men say that 
these trout were the worst enemies the salmon 
had. I have had fine sport catching grayling 
with flies in Nome River and its tributaries, and 
they put up as game a fight as any fish living. 
I have heard that Dolly Varden have been taken 
in some of the lakes and rivers flowing into 
the Bering Sea at Cape York that weighed six 
pounds, but have never seen them larger than 
three and a half pounds. S. H. Carter. 
Fishermen and the Gale. 
The gale which sprang up on April 11 and 
continued to blow throughout the night and on 
Sunday caught a number of salt water anglers 
unawares, and several were lost on Long Island 
Sound. 
Saturday morning dawned dark and overcast, 
there was little wind, and thinking it would be 
a mild, quiet day, large numbers of anglers 
hastened to resorts along the Sound to try for 
the first of the salt water fish. About 10 o’clock 
the clouds disappeared and the sun shone 
brightly, then a heavy rain squall passed over, 
followed by clear skies and a wind that in¬ 
creased steadily in velocity until mid afternoon, 
when it was blowing at the rate of sixty or 
more miles an hour. 
Anglers who were caught very far from shore 
found it almost impossible to row back. In 
Pelham Bay alone' a dozen boats were reported 
missing, and although the number of persons 
actually known to have drowned is small, it is 
not likely an accurate reckoning can be made. 
The boats came ashore on City Island, Throggs 
Neck and on Long Island, and some parties re¬ 
ported missing probably reached home too badly 
frightened to report to the authorities. 
The series of rodmaking articles printed in 
these columns recently will during the present 
month be published in bool: form by the Forest 
and Stream Publishing Company. This will be 
Vol. I. of Perry D. Frazer’s “The Angler’s 
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supply you regularly. 
Angling in Newfoundland. 
St. John’s, N. F., April 2.— Editor Forest and 
Stream: The time has now arrived when 
anglers will be making their dates for the com¬ 
ing season. In anticipation of the many requests 
for information that usually pour in about this 
season, I have compiled some extracts from the 
official report filed by the Minister of Marine 
and Fisheries, relating to the game fish opera¬ 
tions last year at some of the principal rivers. 
These are only partial extracts. There were 
many other names reported for smaller catches 
which I did not copy, but which affected the 
total number caught in each river. The aggre¬ 
gate is very much greater both in number and 
weight than would appear from the list supplied. 
Anglers will draw their own conclusions and 
decide which of the rivers they will visit, or per¬ 
haps may conclude to visit one of the equally 
good rivers on the west and south coast, and 
which are not named in the following extracts. 
Visitors who have been here before know the 
ropes, but to those proposing to visit the island 
for the first time the coming season I would 
say for further particulars to write Hon. Eli 
Dawe, St. John’s; 1 . W. N. Johnstone or W. B. 
Reid, St. John’s. Any of these gentlemen will 
give reliable information, while Mr. Reid can¬ 
not only give reliable information, but also can 
materially assist visitors by making it easy for 
them to leave and board trains near good salmon 
pools and thus save long tramps from their 
hotels or camps, and in many other ways he can 
make it easy and pleasant. A word from him 
to conductors, trainmen, section men or tele¬ 
graph operators will make those obliging officials 
doubly solicitous for the comfort of visitors. 
In the following lists no account is taken of 
sea trout. These frequent all the salmon rivers 
and give sport second only to that furnished by 
the salmon. When the sea trout is fresh run 
he is a grand fighter, and he is a welcome and 
toothsome addition to the larder. 
As regards the climate in July and August it 
is no exaggeration to say it is the most health¬ 
ful m North America. It is never too hot, es¬ 
pecially for those who come from large cities. 
The flies are troublesome, but there are many 
remedies. The very best I know is a mixture 
of carbolic and sweet or olive oil in proportion 
of one to fifteen. This keeps the flies off and 
the oil keeps the skin soft and hinders sore¬ 
ness. In the night in camp if one burns a spoon¬ 
ful or two of Keating’s insect powder after the 
tent is closed for the night the flies will give no 
further trouble. The way to do it is lace the 
flaps of your tent, get a cover of a can or piece 
of tin of any kind, bend it up so it will hold a 
spoonful or two of powder, hold it over a candle 
till the tin gets red, and the powder burns. This 
will cause a dense smoke which, while it is not 
the least offensive to the human occupants, will 
effectually kill off the flies and assure the camp¬ 
ers a peaceful night. 
There are many places along the line where 
ladies can get board. A mixed party, who find 
it inconvenient to camp, may get board in houses 
in the vicinity of the best rivers. About the 
easiest and best place for those who do not 
want to be bothered with camps and cooking is 
Placentia. The scenery there is considered 
among the prettiest on the island. The salmon 
pools are quite near the boarding houses where 
one may get good plain board at a low rate 
About the middle of July the sea trout fishinj 
here is very good, and one always has the chance 
of a salmon. 
Salmonier is also very good, but one has t( 
tramp a good distance to the pools if not campec 
beside them. Ladies have been coming ii 
increased numbers, and it has been proved tha 
where there is a mixed company it is easier an< 
more convenient to stay at the boarding houses 
as many of them possess all the advantages of ; 
camp in the wilderness without the trouble o 
cooking, cleaning up, etc., that are some of th< 
drawbacks of living under canvas. 
SOME CATCHES OF SALMON REPORTED BY WARDENS 
Warden A. A. Mclsaac, Grand River. 
Number of Average 
Salmon. Pounds 
Herder and Rennie, St. Johns, N. F... 9 12 
Sir Bryan Leighton, England. S 12 
R. Winsmore, New York. G 13 
Stickland and Salter, Nova Scotia. 10 
Hon. John Harvey, St. Johns, N. F_ 4 13 
R. A. Murray, Boston. 17 12 
Captain Simon, Halifax . 15 10 
Major Dyne, England . 40 12 
J. T. Hutton, England. 05 9 
M. Burnham, Montreal. 1 10 
Dr. S. Triford, New York. 11 11 
Edward Milding, New York. 38 9 
J. DeWolf, St. John, N. 11. 13 8 
Earl Grey, Gov.-Gen., Canada. 12 8 
IV. D. Reid, St. Johns, N. F. 0 S 
Warden Peter Muirc, South Branch. 
Dr. T. Hutton, England. 
. 9 
It 
YV. W. Chiman, Montreal . 
1G 
A. Mclsaac, Grand River. 
. 4 
13 
Charles Blanford, Grand River. 
. 5 
12 
Dr. George Dart, New York... 
. 4 
8 
F. K. Kettridge, New York. 
o 
13 
Rev. O’Donovan, Baltimore_ 
o 
7 
T. D. Martin. Fall River. 
8 
L. Rutherford, Montreal . 
o 
10 
Warden Geo. Shears, 
Robinson’s 
Head. 
R. B. Boyles, New York. 
. 41 
7 
G. Rollins and wife, Halifax... 
. 1 
12 
Dr. Roy and party, Sydney. 
. 9 
7 
M. Clark and party. 
7 
M. Burlen, Boston . 
7 
M. Dumont, Boston . 
6 
Mr. Crane, Boston . 
8 
Judge McPherson, Kentucky .. 
. 2 
7 
M. Wardwill and party. Boston, 
. 27 
5 
Dr. Smith, Truro . 
5 
Daggett and Bussey, Boston... 
. 10 
10 
Warden T. Downey, Lower Section Grand River 
Sir B. and Lady Leighton, England_ 
Edgar Newton, England. 
Mr., Mrs. and Miss Heughan, Provi¬ 
dence, R. I. 
M. Perkins, Colorado' . 
T. S. Skelton, Conn. 
G. Hutchings, Boston . 
M. Lancer, New York .. 
Wardens Angus McQuarrie and 
Judge Morton, Boston . 
G. Parker, Pa. 
Hon. G. McLean, Texas. 
Prof. G. D. Bussey, Lynn. 
Dr. Geo. Bart, New York. 
M., Philadelphia... 
Dr. E. J. Keffer, Philadelphia . 
M. O’Brien, London. 
22 9 
1 24 
13 10 
2 10 
12 S to 20 
3 9 
2 10 
G. Knowling 
3 7 
2 12 
9 9 
5 25 
G 12 
16 9 
8 10 
2 18 
■ On Little River there were about 110 salmon caught 
Abram Lilly, Exploits River: All the rivers were it 
good condition. There were considerably more salmoi 
went up Exploits River in September than in July 
1 found more fish in the spawning holes than ever, ant 
yet there were less caught outside. 
William Dakin, Salmonier: Sea trout from 2*4 to 
pounds could be taken from June 15 to end of season. 
B. Brazil, Garnish: In the river the salmon have beet 
abundant. The few sports that came on the river hat 
some good fishing. 
R. Furneaux, Rose Blanche, Farmers’ Arm: In thi 
brook a quantity of grilse are to be seen, as well a 
large sea trout. It is one of the sporting haunts no 
yet known to pleasure seekers. This brook is near Por 
aux Basques. 
N. Peters, Hall’s Bay: Some sports caught 4 
salmon averaging 4 pounds. 
I. Goodyear: Two Scotch gentlemen caught 22 salmon 
weight 2 % to 8 pounds. 
L. Murphy, Salmonier: July 5 A. B. Morine and part; 
visited the rivers and remained four weeks, taking 30' 
salmon, averaging 4 to 15 pounds. Mr. Munn stayei 
four days and secured 35 fish, averaging 6 pounds. Fisl 
were fairly plentiful at falls all through the month o 
August. 
In conclusion I may say that through ticket 
may be Had from any of the railway companie: 
in the principal American cities. 
W. J. Carroll. 
