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FOREST AND STREAM. 

assembled on call of the 
constitute a 
shal] 
called for, a n 
time, to control, except as otherwise provided for. 
In case 
Se Cc. a 
officers, the 
next annual bu 
Section 1. 4 
time and place as the executive 
‘a meeting of 
Pie ee 
mec 2, 
auspices of the 
and managed 
designated and 
They shall 
of he N. 
third, ete. 
the 
given 
of Scientific 
sec, 3: 
Aas 
(as 
(as 
Any 
tournament, under such conditions, shall at 
business 
ecutive 
ments in 
days 
its decision, a 
annual tournan 
Sec: 4. With 
as to time, 
national 
S. A. C.\ may 
times, but the 
stitution, rules, 
Sec. 6. 
any trophy awa 
meeti 
supp 
ship trophy” of 
Sec. 6. Any 
conform to N. 
executive 
These 
case may 
under the 
committee in 
place 
tournaments under the auspices of the N. A. 
i by an 
presi 
quorum. J 
lajority of vote 
a vacancy o 
committ 
siness meeting, 
Article VI.—T< 
here shall be 
the association 
surnament. 
annual tourn: 
Ne AG Souk 
by the local a 
as provided fo 
C.,, and shall t 

dent and in actual session 
etter ballots may also be 
-s SO cast, before a stated 
ccurs in the list of general 
ee may fill same until the 
surnaments. 
held annually, at 
committee 
to be 
such 
shall appoint, 
known as the N. 
iments shall be under the 
C..and shall be conductéd 
ffiliated club at the place 
r in the following section. 
conform strictly to all of the provisions and 
requirements of the constitution, rules. 
regulations,’ etc., 
ye named the first, second, 
he case may be) national or international 
be) 1 
auspices of 

affiliated club 
t- and 
fly-casting tournament 
the National Associatiok 
Angling Clubs by the (name of the club). 
desiring to such a 
annual 
give 
any 
ng make official application to the ex- 
ort of said 
apt 
therefrom the executive committee 
ppointing time 
1ent,. 
the consent o 
and conc 
be given 
same must co 
regulations, et 
In no tournament, e 
rded be known 
f the N. A. S, 
club contest ¢ 
Boe. Ce 
scores made therein are to be 
made a matter 
Article 
section 17 «C 
there shall be held an annual 
association, 
Sec. 2. The 
Ing at each ant 
composed of the following: 
association, 
the executive 
delegate from each affiliated club to be 
by his elub 
oft Ni A. SS: 
VIT.—Annual 
oincident with 
1ual N. A, S, 
committee, and 
writing, 
ACG 
the 
within 
shall 
for 
forth 
and 
setting 
argu- 
plication, 
sixty 
announce 
and the next 
place 
f the executive committee 
litions, national or inter- 
affliated club at other 
nform strictly to the con- 
c., of the association. 
xcept the annual one, shall 
as an “amateur champion- 
A.C, 
yr local tournament 
rules, regulations, 
recognized in any 
record, 
Business Meetings. 
each annual tournament 
business meeting of the 
must 
ete., if 
way or 
membership of the annual business meet- 
A. C. tournament shall-be 
The general officers of the 
the representatives of the affiliated clubs on 
in addition thereto one 
elected annually 
Sec. 3. Each member of the annual business meeting 
shall have but one vote. 
Sec. 4. Unless there shall be present at any annual 
business meeting either a delegate or executive com- 
mittee representative from. at least one-half of the affili- 
ated clubs, it shall be held that there is no quorum 
present 
Sec. 5. Any affiliated club may elect as a delegate 
any member of the club not a professional, but if such 
delegate is one of the general officers of the association, 
then, in such exyent, such delegate shall have but one 
vore in the annual business meeting. 
sec. 6. All delegates must present credentials signed 
by the president and secretary of their 
and no affiliated club shall be 
gate any 
DEC. wit, 
respective clubs, 
entitled to send as a dele- 
person who is not a member of said club. 
Roberts’ ‘Rules of Order’ shall be the stand- 
ard of parliamentary practice so far as the same is not 
Inconsistent with the constitution oftthe N. A. S. A. G. 
Article VIII.—Events. 
Section 1. The official events recognized by the N. 
ASS: A. IC’ arewas 
Distance FI 
follows: 
+ 
Accuracy Fly, 
Delicacy and Accuracy Fly. 
Distance Ba 
Accuracy Bz 
Accuracy Bz 
Light Tack] 
Roll Fly. 


it, % ounce. 
t, % ounce. 
t, 14 ounce. 
e, Distance Fly. 
Dry Fly Accuracy. 
Obstacle Fly. 
Salmon Fly. 
Distance Bait, 144 ounce. 
Section 1. 
a iwo-thirds vc 
Article IX.—Ar 
ite at any 
nendments. 
The constitution may be amended only by 
annual 
business meeting, by 
giving three months’ notice in writing to all affiliated clubs. 
Sec. 2. The rules and regulations may be amended by 
a majority vote of the executive committee at any time 
prior to April 1 of each year, provided notice of such 
amendment is sent to each affiliated club on or before 
that date. 
Thereafter .no 
changes 
shall be made in the 
rules and regulations until after the close of the season. 
RULES 
GOVERNING 
EQUIPMENT. 
Target.—Target shall consist. of six concentric rings, 
placed twelve inches apart, measurement being taken 
from ‘center to center’ of bars or strips constituting 
the rings. The inner ring shall be thirty (30) inches in 
diameter and shall have in its a center a bullseye not 
over six (6) inches in diameter, which shall project above 
waterline not over: six (6) inches. 
\s far as possil 
le, the target s 
all of it except the six-inch bul 
surface of water and rings sh 
sible across their tops. 
Rings.—Rings for fly-casting 
in diametet1 
inches in 
little as possib 
interference in 1 
Platform. 
at any casting | 
wit 
Sur 
diameter. 
1a bullseye in 
All shal 
ec in order to 
retrieving fly. 
face of any cas 
Oint, 
re than 

shall not be m« 
waterline. In a 
be done from g 
l events cast « 
round level. 
where event is 
eighteen 
hall be so constructed that 
seye shall float just below 
all be as narrow as pos- 
shall be thirty (30) inches 

center not over four (4) 
project above water as 
offer the least possible 
ting platform or the level 
cast on the water, 
(18) inches above the 
yn the lawn, casting shall 

[SEPT. 7, 1907. 

Distance Fly Measuring Line.—This may be either a 
series of floats strung on a line or ‘a floating board, but 
must accurately indicate the points of distance in’ feet 
from the casting point on platform, beginning at 
(80) feet and extending to at least one hundred 
(150) feet. Each five (5) feet shall have a d.stinguishing 
float or mark. 
Casting Weights.—In all bait-casting events the weights 
used shall be the official casting weights adopted by the 
N.' A, S..A. C. In all tournaments they shall be given 
out to contestants immediately before the event and shall 
bear an easily discernible distinguishing mark or color 
known only to the tournement committee up to the time 
of distribution. . 
Flies.—Fiies shall conform to requirements and not 
exceed sizes specified. Those used in any event shall 
be uniform, and either furnished by the tournament com- 
mittce or approved by tke same. 
Standard of Weights and Measurements.—All meas- 
urements shall be in feet and inches, and all weights de- 
termined by avoirdupois weight on standard beam scales. 
Spring balance scales not permitted. 
On motion of Mr. Shutts 
rules, etc., were adopted. 
Mr. Hutchins then suggested that, in order 
to prevent reconsideration at some future time, 
the delegates vote nay on a motion to-recon- 
sider. He moved the reconsideration of the 
constitution, etc., and his motion was killed. 
The election of officers resulted in returning 
all of the old board, as follows: President, H. 
Wheeler Perce, of the Chicago Fly-Casting 
Club; Vice-President, B. L. Shutts, of the Kal. 
amazoo Fly-Casting Club; J. W. Bramhall, of 
eighty 
and hfty 
the constitution, 
the Kansas City Fly-Casting Club; Breds |. 
Wells, of the Fox River: Valley Bait-Casting 
Club, and Walter D. Mansfield, of the San 
Francisco Fly-Casting Club; Secretary, H, E. 
Rice, of the Illinois Bait-Casting Club: Treas- 
urer, Charles F. Browne, of the. Racine Fly- 
Casting Club. : 
Mr. Hutchins, of the Cincinnati Fly and Bait- 
Casting Club, proposed a vote of thanks for the 
splendid manner in which the Racine Fly-Cast- 
ing Club’s members had conducted the fourna- 
ment and_ entertained’ the contestants and 
visitors. This was seconded by every delegate 
present and carried with enthusiasm, followed 
with three hearty cheers. 
Mr. Charles Clifford, president of the Illinois 
Bait-Casting Club, presented a written appli- 
cation for the tournament of 1908, and atter 
thorough discussion, it was decided to hold the 
next tournament in Chicago. Mr. Perry D. 
Frazer, delegate from the Anglers’ Club of 
New: York. stated that while he had: been in- 
structed by his club to apply for the 1908 tourna- 
ment, after talking with the officers and mem- 
bers of the association, he had become con- 
vinced that thé welfare of the young association 
depended largely on holding the next tourna- 
ment at a more central ‘point. He fherefore 
made formal application that the 1909 tourna- 
ment be held under the auspices of the Anglers’ 
Club of New York, and this will be decided by 
the executive committee, although, as this plan 
was favored, it ‘is practically certain that New 
York will be decided on at the proper time. 
A communication from F. L, Harding, sec- 
retary of the Catalina Island Tuna Club, was 
read. In it he stated that a conference of mem- 
bers of all the angling organizations. of the 
Union had been arranged for some time in the 
autumn in New York city, and asked that the 
association appoint representatives. 
President Perce spoke at some length on this 
subject, to the end that the interests it was 
proposed to bring together at the conference 
join with the N. A. S’ A.‘C. either through 
affiliation or moral support, in furthering the 
aims and objects of the national association; 
this in view of the fact that all angling clubs 
are working toward a common end, and that it 
were better to gather them all together under a 
national body. In order to assist the conference 
in evéry way, however, he suggested that the 
national - association appoint delegates to rep- 
resent it at the conference. 
This was agreed to and Messrs. Robert B. 
Lawrence and Perry D. Frazer, president and 
secretary, respectively, of the Anglers’ Club of 
New York, were appointed. 
Adjourned to meet at Chicago in 1908. 

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Little Talks about Fly-Fishing. 
SULLIVAN County, N. Y 
.. Aug. 24.—Editor 
Forest and Stream: 
We have had but one heavy 
shower of rain in many weeks, and the thirsty 
soil absorbed nearly all of it. The streams de- 
rived but little benefit and are now very low. 
We fear that we may have a repetition of the 
terrible drouths. of seven or eight years ago, 
when many of the small tributary streams dried 
up entirely. These play the part of nurseries 
for the larger waters and the loss. of fish life 
was very great; in fact, many thousands of small 
trout perished miserably among the stones and 
gravel instead of growing up to rise at the flies 
of the angler. 
In spite of unfavorable conditions, fair sport 
has been had among the smaller class of trout, 
by driving up stream where the water remains 
quite cool all through the summer. The large 
fish have, of course, been lying very close, and 
it.has been almost useless to try for them until 
after sunset. After a hot, bright day they do 
not begin to feed until it is quite dark, and a 
few enthusiastic fishermen have remained on 
the water until about two o'clock in the morn- 
ing. 
Sometimes I doubt if it is quite fair to the 
trout to fish for them after dusk. Many of the 
large ones do not put up the fight that they 
would in day time. ° They do not know what 
the trouble is, and are not -apt to make the 
dashing rushes, which are often inspired by a 
sight of the angler. Both brook and brown 
trout will often sail about, even coming right 
The 
rainbow is wild at any time, day or night, leap- 
ing and rushing desperately. Recently one of 
these fish made a: grand spring, and coming 
down upon a rock, stunned itself completely. 
It is delightful to find these trout doing well in 
the Willowemoc.: As long as one can see his 
fly or where ‘it falls upon the water, the sport 
is first-rate.- It is only after the light has 
faded entirely that I feel akin to the poacher. 
However, I faney that the trout soon become 
wary, if a pool is much fished at night. In 
June and July this would be a good place, I 
think, for an entomologist who is interested in 
the moths and their development. I have seen 
many fine specimens. By the way, did you ever 
have the ill-luck to catch a bat on your artificial 
fly? It is an’ exasperating experience. One 
evening after killing three fine trout (one brown 
and two rainbows), I was casting over a sharp 
tun of fairly deep water with dense foliage on 
the further bank. “This made it very dark over 
the water, and suddenly I lust control of my 
line. Then there-was a jerk up in the air and 
a bat began to squeak. TI did not wish to touch 
the beast with my hands, as they are infested 
with vermin, so had great difficulty in getting 
tid of it, after I had reeled up’ and had it at 
the end of a short line. A companion, who 
was overlooking my sport, enjoyed himself 
greatly at my expense, and considers the affair 
to .be a huge joke; but I want no more bat 
fishing. 
Fishing up stream after two other men one 
day, I noticed a dark place under a stone, which 
was only about eighteen inches in diameter. Ti 
was in’ a long stretch of shallow water, yet 
there were three fine trout resting in the shade 
of that stone. Two of these (13% and 14 
inches) went into my creel, the third escaped 
for that day, only to be taken by a friend a few 
days later. 
One night I had been using one small fly, 
fished dry, but it had grown so dark that I could 
not see the rises, and had lost a fine trout 
(striking it too late, so that the hook lost its 
hold). Coming to a large pool, I put up a 
= A . 
cast of two flies and began fishing wet. About 
the center of the pool I had a rise, and struck 
sharply. Instantly ten or fifteen yards of line 
was torn off by a strong fish. -Then came a 
leap and heavy splash, after which the trout 
turned and ran up to the head of the pool, 
leaping again as it struck the shallow water. 
In spite of quick work, there was several yards 
of slack line, but this was soon got in. Eventu- 
ally I had the trout on a short line in deep 
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