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JuLy 13, 1907.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 


A Trout Parasite. 
New York, July 5.—Editor Forest and Stream: 
In your angling columns of July 6, “A. L. W.” 
mentions a light yellow grub on the gills of some 
fish in a brook at Saranac Lake. 
I suppose the parasite was’ found on brook 
trout and not on the brown trout, because the 
latter and the rainbow seem to be entirely im- 
mune from attack by this fish louse. The parasite 
usually seen on the gills of brook trout in the 
waters referred to is a copepod crustacean known 
under the scientific name of Lerneopoda sal- 
monea, or it may be some nearly related species. 
The habits and development of these gill lice are 
very much alike in all the known forms. They 
are all injurious to the growth of the trout and 
when present in sufficient numbers they cause 
death. 
In its early life the fish louse swims freely at 
or near the surface of the water. Later it at- 
taches itself by means of its mandible and siphon 
permanently upon the blades of the gills and 
sucks out the blood. 
Unfortunately this form of parasite has been 
introduced with the brook trout of some Adiron- 
dack waters into streams and lakes in other parts 
of New York, and its distribution and power of 
destruction have been greatly enlarged. As it is 
generally impossible to kill the adult parasite by 
any means harmless to trout, the only remedy 
available. at present is the introduction of sur- 
face feeding minnows, like the fresh-water killy, 
to consume the swimming larve of the trout 
louse. TAREETON H.. Bean, 
State Fish Culturist. 
Tarpon on Light Tackle. 
PHILADELPHIA, July 1.—Editor Forest and 
Stream: I have to-day received a most remark- 
able letter which will be of interest to your read- 
ers. It is from Mr. Lafayette P. Streeter, vice- 
president of the Catalina Light Tackle Club 
secretary Tuna Club, and director Asbury Park 
Fishing Club. He writes me from Tarpon, Tex., 
as follows: 
“T now have for you news of. real interest. 
Yesterday, June 25, the sea calmed down some- 
what and I determined to try the experiment of 
landing a tarpon on g-oz. rod and o9-thread 
line. I lost the first fish on the jump. The sec- 
ond I hooked better; he carried our skiff across 
the Pass (Aransas), then out over the South 
Shoals. Our craft almost filled with water and 
it was found necessary to beach her. Then, I 
fought the fish at a distance of over 800 feet 
away out on the outer break. My line parted. 
The time from strike to losing the fish was fifty 
minutes. 
“After resting a half hour, we returned to the 
jetty, put out in another boat and ere long were 
hooked up to another tarpon. I managed to keep 
this fish away frony the South Shoals. He made 
Jump after jump in rapid succession, but by care- 
“ful work I managed to work him over to the 
beach. But here a new difficulty awaited us: he 
refused to enter shoal water. We had no gaff, 
but I whipped a large shark hook (or rather in- 
structed the boatman to do it) upon a spare tip, 
thus improvising a light gaff. Forty-five minutes 
after hooking I had a magnificent fish 5 feet 9 
inches in length glistening in the sunlight at the 
boatside. The rod was an ironwood of standard 
nine-ounce weight and nine-strand line. The pen- 
nant of the Light Tackle Club of Avalon (a blue 
field with a white circle inclosing a yellow fish) 
was raised, and we returned to the hotel. 
“T attach great credit to my guide, Samuel T. 
Bromley. Few if any, would have stood by me 
under such strenuous conditions. 
“Last evening a few of the gentlemen present 
organized the Aransas Pass Tarpon Club. To 
qualify, members’must catch unaided a tarpon not 
less than 5 feet 6 inches in length on 9-ounce rod 
and 9g-thread line. The following officers were 
elected: President, L. P. Streeter; first vice-presi- 
dent, W. B. Leach, of Palestine, Tex.; second 
vice-president, A. W. Hooker, Boston, Mass.; 
secretary, J. E. Cotter, Tarpon; corresponding 
secretary, J. E. Pflueger, Akron, Ohio. These 
gentlemen with L. G. Murphy, of Converse, Ind., 
and S. C. Smith, Long Beach, Cal., form the 

board of directors. The others have yet to 
qualify, and I have no doubt will at an early date. 
Professor Charles F. Holder was made an honor- 
ary member.” 
This is making history. No one familiar with 
sea fishing can fail to assent that nothing in re- 
cent years has been so revolutionary. The 65- 
pound tuna caught at Avalon on light tackle. is 
not to be compared with it. Mr. Streeter will 
have national congratulations upon so astounding 
a feat. F. L, HaArpIne. 
Chicago Fly-Casting Club. 
Cur1caGco, July 1.—Editor Forest and Stream: 
In regular club contest, held at Lagoon, Gar- 
field Park, June 15, the scores of the partici- 
pants were as follows: 


Half-ounce accuracy, bait: 
Regular. Re-entry. 
WME te UB SCOR etre mints: sriel sceisietershelste: sravajerevate, ase 98.1 sae 
[eette Sellar sie aa arerdistain cremaictlate die.c\vie.0 ia ss = Hears 97 aie 
PMS POLISO LM Ge cel einterary akiciacrete a vare.c diate share 97.9 eeee 
LEO Ee ISEO Mis ate on Rotate biznes «uss x ciacate 96.9 aatste 
Ba Me Bordtwscsaeteeet SSN NIN a aie! 2) ai 15 deat 91:2 94.4 
CR gc RC AP ee EE he oC acmer ere er “Hap 
CreeAL  ELinterlettier. nanact aeetacc. <artia ot 1 eee 
Asap e Kaleb eel, 5 eee sho abo ooe em eR AERrIee 7.6 92.4 
HREM EL citermiasis ser reciscinaiseisiele ciassaie one es 97.8 aeeie 
OR aR. ees 500s Cc panbec cece do oA ORREIrOn er: 96.7 
Bee ie MLAS ONL es sence crciscitelavisiobin evi ee emycee 96.7 
PLS IN ONES lois crceslatecsls wialnjnia e/e\e arsist a(e acteieisiersats 89.1 
TNE Gain, fet 1 eran a Se ono 8 
ee WV BEGG aie tatararavascys/irtacsyalete¥shaisieis) cvaacoia a alates 5 
E. «A. 95 
Moan Jnr aD ULES RID OF Bien ate al versaimictein ae ia'a,0'se arn 97.6 
WwW. W. silur) 
High score: Becket 

Accuracy, fly: 
Regular Re-entry. 
TEL? Bellows cwiretce ate ctecteta tve6ase's's SG) Glow. Samesine ss 
Pita Cl ORS Brows ccatcicedeneensc nas So G-t0n MMe s cles. 
Hr G3), Pascal tae aceedeawseer eae a3 Celie | Bead sobs acs 
Gre AS Selinterieitnersac aisle asst 90) Akon |) cs caee 
Brae 1Ken Li CLECEIDAT wee tle s(ciatateieio sie sie.s.< Vicia. || (Mee Sages 
(Ok Mayon ae geose onerio an DOP eeODee 99 98 14-15 
Fee Nae Peet penis aocirephiie secs <c0F ele ad Pisacs cre 
EI AVVigPee CECE eh. ccd rere acne tee. sas COU Eeae |. ERA 6 dias 
High score: . G. Hascall, 99 7-15. 
In the contests held June 29, these scores 
were made: 
Delicacy and accuracy fly: 


Regular. Re-entry. 
Me Els, BBCI OWS. cisgisic terete aisteseisie cjersie-eia.9 #:< 98 13-30 99 5-30 
Ore Co Bay Brown. sontaaeancscns + 97 2-30 98 2-30 
Wines CHG... i csi cc veacias sininsis 98 9-30 98 20-30 
Fie Ge eltascall icniscarodds eee eue cy cls > 99 99 5-30 
ING Ge ER EStOM stare citeie a cicialeviaIelavecs scale’ 96 20-30 96 20-30 
ye) eA OOS. cisicroestan me tine acelin wisie te 98 7-30 97 
Be IN ava COU rc sane natn a chariots Oeiereie,03.0:esai 98 25-30 98 2 
FIRE Vise eLCGc techie cnde lsc + akie7 97 13-30 97 27-30 
TS BPS SPELL sales rsiaisiacs asic atosietai sie sisjeig's = 96 9-30 96 25- 
Gere Str eli os caves acters reverential clote oiz.cste Hg S|! Aare 
Drea Lei Ka Wiltts: CVISITOE):./te.-.%:. 97 16-30 97 
High score: H. G. Hascall, 99. 
Quarter-ounce accuracy bait: 
Regular. Re-entry. 
Oe Ee Becker ge ccracmiantn mats aides cain sree siaroe 97.9 iret 
Peete CLOW Sec oitiesree tacit ween vss cath cd iaals 96.6 97.6 
EEC any ESO Nar tonene a nie’almra (ole alse, cad ete 96.1 93.3 
WY see ROCHUTEND accjie's sinclar « UAC OR IMOS GEG 95.9 93.9 
HoeGe slascall yc ascusteeecen ace ces+acanne 97.2 97.2 
GAR. PEIMPELLOMM ED tice sletais eiaiste'evetaiela« a'ss,clala 59 98.2 
[foliral la Relabitbrr QaAGeHOgCalt COnOaCeeeeC crc 98.1 97.9 
Die GS SP OStON., <a astkaisjnans abate k nemeihiciee 97.1 97.1 
E. R. Letterman 8.9 98 
TEOOMIIS eionis ein emcee snes vaccine 96.6 
95.8 
98.1 
98.8 
90.6 
" O.2 94.9 
Des Bele Rawlins) GVISiCOD) ewes asad annus 97.7 ye | 
High score: G. A. Hinterleitner, 99. 
Geo A. Davis 
Fishing on the New Jersey Coast. 
SoHMERS Pornt, J., July. 1—Editor Forest 
and Stream: The cold spell did seem to keep, the 
fish out of the bay, but for the past week there 
has been a big run of weakfish. Twenty-five to 
a rod was not an uncommon‘catch. 
A great number of good sized herring have 
been taking bait. These made lively customers to 
handle when taken with a light rod. They fre- 
quently leave the water in their attempts to break 
loose. 
The first electric car to pass over the new 
bridge connecting this place with Ocean City 
is expected to make the trip to-day. This-line 
will then run through to Atlantic City. The 
yacht owners have formed an association, and 
have built a first-class pier. The indications are 
all for a successful fishing season. 
Ws. B. Davis. 

61 
Rainbow Trout. 
De Bruce, SuLLivAN County, N. Y.—In 
ForEST AND STREAM of June 29, “Brook versus 
Brown Trout,’ I am made to say of the rainbow 
trout, that they “throve for many years in the 
tropics.’ This reads peculiarly. I think that I 
said that they throve for many years in the 
Esopus Creek. 
The matter is of no great consequence, but I 
have been interested in learning just where the 
rainbow trout have become well established and 
have been taken year after year. 
In Great Britain they have done well in lakes 
and reservoirs, taking the fly freely up to about 
3 pounds weight, but when placed in streams 
have usually disappeared after two years. 
In New Zealand they seem to have become 
acclimated and thrive in many of the streams. 
They are killed with fly up to 6 pounds. 
I heard of them in western North Carolina 
many years ago, and recently learned that they 
had been quite plentiful in some of the larger 
streams or rivers for. more than twenty years. 
Specimens over twenty inches long have been 
killed. 
At one time I fancied that the reason why they 
remained in the Esopus in this State was because 
of the two. falls in the lower portion of the 
river. They were very numerous for years. 
I am informed that 6,000 fry weré placed in the 
Willowemoc ten years ago, and they seem to be 
holding their own with the native and brown 
trout. They have bred, as I have taken tiny 
ones on the fly, besides six or eight from a quar- 
ter to one-half pound. A good many were killed 
this season by anglers. The rainbow trout is 
without doubt one of the finest game fishes we 
have. It fights desperately until completely ex- 
hausted, and leaps again and again. 
THEODORE GORDON. 
Ir is a pleasant ‘duty to chronicle the ad- 
vance of the light tackle movement  east- 
ward. In a place no less famous than Tarpon, 
Tex., as told in another column, still another or- 
ganization has been formed and its members 
pledged to the use of light rods and lines. It is 
now incumbent upon the groups of sea anglers 
who frequent the popular waters of the Atlantic 
coast to form similar clubs. 



THE TOP RAIL. 
. A friend in western ADRS York has told me a 
good story about a big brown trout he tried to 
catch not long ago. 
“T know,” he said, “where the boys had hooked 
a very large German brown trout, and lost him, in 
the Indian Reservation. I started early one day 
for the place. Before I reached it I had been 
using a single snell with three of the smallest 
hooks, intending to change them before trying 
for the big fish. The water being roily, I could 
not use flies. 
“T was six or eight rods from the spring hole 
when this brown trout came and took my bait. 
[ did not know what to do. I had no landing 
net, as I had forgotten it. JI said to myself, 
‘Henry, you have met your match. You must 
kill him before you can land him.’ I played that 
trout for half an hour, letting the spring of the 
rod, do the work. Then when I had finally got 
him all tired out, as I supposed, I swung the rod 
back, got the line in my left hand and had reached 
down to the water when he gave a jerk, the snell 
broke and into the creek I went. 
“T had that trout in my hands 
times while trying to get my fingers 
No use; he got away. 
“The boys who have 
weigh ten pounds. 
a half dozen 
in his gills. 
had him say he would 
He would weigh seven.” 
GrizzLy KING. 


































































