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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[June 20, 1908. 
greater protection to the fish than formerly. The 
sentiment of up-country legislators being so 
strong for the change and realizing that the 
change would be made, we secured an amend¬ 
ment to the then pending bill in and whereby 
the coast stream angler is permitted to fish for 
trout during the month of April in tidewater. 
“This association stood behind the bill appro¬ 
priating $7,500 for the acquisition of a railway 
car for the better distribution of the game fishes 
in stocking the streams and lakes. We approved 
all the appropriation bills introduced at the in¬ 
stance of the Fish Commission and did every¬ 
thing that we could for their successful passage. 
“This association at its last annual meeting 
gave expression favoring a license tax of one 
dollar upon those who angle for game fishes, 
and during the past year such sentiments have 
been taken up and indorsed by clubs and in¬ 
dividuals to such an extent that it may well be 
said that the angling sportsmen of California 
favor such a tax. Your board is thoroughly of 
members have been commissioned as deputies, 
with full power to act, and we have the assur¬ 
ances of the appointment of four others. Much 
good work has been accomplished by our depu¬ 
ties. These deputies are active sportsmen 
anglers and are all more or less upon the streams 
fishing, and their presence, or the fear of their 
presence, will have a salutary influence upon all 
persons who are inclined to violate the law. 
“It has been the policy of our association from 
the beginning to acquire a library, devoted en¬ 
tirely to piscatorial matters. At the time of the 
fire we had many publications, both scientific and 
otherwise. The library had grown from a few 
volumes to 200 or more, and much interest was 
developed by members in the same. The de¬ 
struction by fire of this fine collection of volumes 
was not only a loss to us, but to the public as 
well, as the library had become one of general 
reference. Contributions of books relating to 
fishing, hunting, outdoor life and natural history 
are respectfully solicited from the members and 
SALMON AND STEELHEAI) TROUT FISHING IN WINTER AT THE WHITE HOUSE POOL. 
the opinion that the next Legislature will take 
the subject up and pass a measure favoring such 
a license. The solution of acquiring an ample 
fund with which to propagate and thoroughly 
protect our game fishes will be solved by the 
license tax. 
“On the 28th of last September your board 
planted 50,000 rainbow trout and 10,000 steelhead 
trout in the Paper Mill, and in October following 
your board planted 35,000 rainbow trout in Sonoma 
Creek, near the town of Glen Ellen. The trout 
planted ranged in size from one and one-half to 
three inches in length, the average fish being 
all of two inches in size. 
“It will be the policy of the board to continue 
the good work along these lines and keep these 
and other nearby trout streams stocked and re¬ 
stocked from time to time. Your board has had 
an abstract of the fish laws of the State printed 
upon quarter cards and caused the same to be 
distributed in the vicinity of fishing waters for 
the better information of the public. 
“Recognizing the necessity of having sports¬ 
men anglers commissioned as Deputy State Fish 
Commissioners in order that the laws might be 
better enforced, your board made a request to 
the State Board of Fish Commissioners for the 
appointment of twelve deputies from the body 
of the association. Up to this time eight of our 
others, which same will be acknowledged by 
letter and also by placing a card of the donor 
in the book.’’ 
The membership of the association is wide¬ 
spread, being represented not only in most of 
the counties of California, but also in neighbor¬ 
ing States with a scattering membership east of 
the Mississippi River. Its honorary membership 
embraces ex-President Cleveland and Dr. David 
Starr Jordan. Geo. A. Wentworth. 
“Lady Fishermen.” 
Fishermen are quite common; we read of 
them every day and think nothing of it. Now 
we have the lady “fisherman” of Houghton, 
Mich., in the person of Miss Helen McKc.nan, 
who has just been admitted to membership in 
the Portage Lake Rod and Gun Club. Miss 
McKernan paid her $1 “like a little man.” Miss 
McKernan is enthusiastic regarding angling and 
believing that as the men fishermen keep the 
streams stocked with fish, the women who make 
use of them should help bear the burden of ex¬ 
pense. Other ladies of Houghton are soon ex¬ 
pected to follow the example of Miss Mc¬ 
Kernan, and become “lady fishermen.”—New 
York Fishing Gazette. 
The London Tournament. 
Lack of space has until now prevented th< 
publication of the conditions and the list o 
events to be held in the Stadium of the Interna 
tional Sports Exhibition at Shepherd’s Bush 
near London, July 9 and 10. To give all of thi 
conditions is impossible, so voluminous an 
they. They are printed not so much for the in 
formation of possible competitors from Americ; 
as from a desire to give our readers an ide; 
what the contests are to be; for, under the con 
ditions imposed, American competitors coulc 
not make a fair showing, even if their outfit? 
were admitted. 
The policy of the committee of management 
seems to be to force all anglers who may com 
pete to follow British rules and methods. In 
deed, it asserts that “the implements anc 
methods to be used shall be such as are em 
ployed in actual fishing”; that “bait- and fly¬ 
casting as a sport by itself, to be pursued witl 
implements and methods constructed for itself,’ 
has been tried fully in the United States, anc, 
that the time has come to give its “fair fishing' 
theory a trial, as the committee believes it it 
“better suited to the genius of the British 
people.” 
This, in view of the regulations, is plair 
enough. American anglers with American tackli 
need not apply. 
I.et us consider the conditions: In the salmor 
event 18-foot rods may be used, and they car 
weigh 45 ounces. The American standard tour¬ 
nament salmon rod is 15 feet long or less, anc 
few weigh more than 28 ounces. With it an) 
sort of gut leader is permitted, in length up tc 
17 feet. The London rules allow io-foot leaden 
only. The fly must be iJ/2 inches long. Oui 
standard calls for 1 inch. 
In the wet fly accuracy event three flies arc 
to be used. If all fall within the target, the 
cast is scored perfect; if two land, one demerit 
if one lands, 3 demerits. No such hit-or-miss 
contest is ever held here. * 
In the distance fly event rods may weigh i]/g 
ounces to the foot. Under what process of rea¬ 
soning such a rod can be called a trout fly-rod 
we fail to understand. “Light trout rods” may 
weigh 2-3 ounce to the foot of length; maximum. 
10R2 feet. 
In the half-ounce bait event rods may be 
9 feet long, but cannot be less than 6 feet. A gut] 
leader at least 2 feet long must be used. As wel 
have repeatedly pointed out, the majority of 
our tournament rods are less than 6 feet long. 
They are all good fishing rods, excellent fishing 
rods. Gut leaders are not used in the United: 
States in bait-casting from the reel in fishing 
or in tournaments. ; 
Americans who may find it possible to visit 
England in July, but who have not as yet ap¬ 
plied for entry blanks, cannot enter the tourna¬ 
ment, for June 27 is the last day on which en¬ 
tries will be received. 
An intending contestant who. on inquiring, 
finds his tackle unsuited, cannot borrow other 
tackle. If he breaks his line, he cannot splice it. 
In the bait events a competitor may cast as 
many times as he likes in his five minutes, and 
the aggregate of his best three casts will be 
counted. Our national rules call for the aver¬ 
age of five casts. To score the total of three 
casts is unfortunate, as the result means noth- 
