
582 
FOREST AND STREAM. 


[Ocr. 12, 1907. 

minnow net and specimens forwarded showed 
his statement to be correct. Smelts do not be- 
long in the Delaware River, but they were 
planted there a few years ago by the New Jer- 
sey Commission and the planting was thought 
to be a failure. The planting was finally for- 
gotten until the find at the Torresdale Hatchery. 
The importance of the discovery cannot be over- 
estimated and the chances are that a new in- 
dustry is about to be added to the fisheries of 
the Delaware River. The Governor is to have 
the honor of eating the first Delaware River 
smelts. 
A number of years ago it was demonstrated 
that Atlantic salmon could be introduced into 
the Delaware River. Unfortunately constant and 
heavy stecking could not be made because it 
was impossible to secure eggs, and an effort is 
now to be made to try to introduce the Pacific 
coast silver-sides. The United States Bureau 
of Fisheries has notified the Pennsylvania De- 
partment of Fisheries that it will shortly send 
several hundred thousand eggs of that species 
for Pennsylvania to hatch and experiment with. 
The department has been experimenting in the 
direction of trying to rear Atlantic salmon in 
hatchery ponds in the hope that eggs could be 
secured in that manner. It has not met with 
brilliant success, but a number of fish have been 
raised and these, it is expected, will yield eggs 
this fall, and these in turn are to be kept until 
it will be ascertained whether or not Atlantic 
salmon can be held in sufficient quantity to fur- 
nish eggs to annually stock the Delaware. 
The department has awarded a contract for 
building a large steam tug for Lake Erie, to 
cost $5,880. She is to be 7o féet long, with 14 
feet beam, completely equipped even to life boats, 
and is to have a speed of 11 miles an hour. 
There is to be in addition to the ordinary rooms 
to be found in a boat a spawning room where 
eggs can be taken and live fish cared for, and 
it is to be used for taking spawn, for patrolling 
purposes and keeping the buoys marking the 
lines between Pennsylvania and Canada in their 
proper places. Jerry Driscoll, of Erie, has been 
appointed captain of the new boat, which is to 
be ready next April. BONIFACIUS. 

An Appeal to Philadelphia Anglers. 
AT various times we have inquired as to the 
possibility of interesting anglers in the forma- 
tion of a fly- and bait-casting club in Philadel- 
phia, but so far have not found the right man 
to do the necessary preliminary work, else he 
could have been appealed to direct. 
The annual tournament of the National Asso- 
ciation of Scientific Angling Clubs will be held 
under the auspices of the Anglers’ Club of New 
York in the summer of 1909, and the largest rep- 
resentation will be from the Middle West. The 
Anglers’ Club is already making plans looking 
toward the complete success of this tournament, 
but it would like to have the moral support of 
other clubs in the Eastern cities, in order to 
make the meeting more representative of the 
entire country and to show other clubs that the 
Eastern anglers appreciate the skill necessary to 
compete successfully in these affairs. 
The Eastern cities would make a splendid 
showing if an anglers’ census were taken, but 
so far the West has sent more contestants to 
these affairs than has the East. The Anglers’ 
Club is anxious to assist in every way to form 
casting clubs, and Philadelphians are urged to 
consider seriously the organization of a casting 
club during the next few months, in order to 
be in readiness with outfits and a place to prac- 
tice early next spring. If this is done, with a 
year’s practice, the proposed club would be ready 
to take part in the 1909 tournament almost as 
a body. 
There are hundreds of fly- and bait-casters in 
Philadelphia, which has numerous park lakes 
where permission should readily be obtained to 
erect a simple casting platform, and all that is 
needed is some one person to promote the found- 
ing of a club. 
Boston and Newark have responded to efforts 
to organize clubs in nearby cities, and they will 
be represented at future open tournaments. 
Fly- and bait-casting is more than a game of 
skill. It teaches the angler to be practical, not 
only in the selection of rods and tackle, but in 
their skillful use. Club meetings and contests 
are of the greatest value to individuals, for they 
meet at stated times, discuss topics of common 
interest, plan fishing and shooting trips, and be- 
come well acquainted with fellow. anglers. 
Newark Bait and Fly-Casting. 
Newark, N. J., Oct. 4.—Editor Forest and 
Stream: The Newark Bait- and Fly-Casting 
Club will hold its first tournament on Oct. 19 
at Weequahic Park Lake. The following events 
will be held: 
Event 1, 1:30 P. M., half-ounce bait-casting 
for accuracy at a target placed at 60, 80 and 100 
feet, respectively. 
Event 2, trout fly-casting for distance. Six 
minutes will be allowed each contestant to make 
longest cast. 
Event 3, 3:30 P. M., half-ounce bait-casting 
for distance. Average of five casts to count. 
Suitable prizes will be given the winner of 
each event. Although our club is young in the 
game of tournament casting, creditable scores 
are expected. Frep. T. MAPEs, 
Chairman of Tournament Com. 
Anglers’ Club of New York. 
The all-day tournament of the Anglers’ Club ser 
for Oct. 19 has been postponed until Oct. 26, in 
order that members can take part in the first 
tournament of the Newark Bait- and Fly-Casting 
Club, on the toth, announced in another column. 
The Anglers’ Club contests, therefore, will be 
as follows: 
Oct. 26.—All day. Five-ounce fly-rods, dis- 
tance; heavy single-hand fly-rods, distance; sal- 
mon fly-rods, distance; quarter-ounce bait, dis- 
tance; half-ounce bait, distance; dry fly, accu- 
racy; quarter or half-ounce bait, accuracy; 
switch fly-casting. Appropriate prizes in each 
event. 
Nov. 2.—Salmon fly-casting, distance; heavy 
single-hand fly-rods, distance; five-ounce  fly- 
rods, distance. Two cups in each event, if 
entries warrant; otherwise, one. 
All of these events will be held at the Pool in 
Central Park. 
Three events were scheduled for Oct. 5, but 
the usual Saturday afternoon thunderstorm kept 
some from undertaking the long journey to Pros- 
pect Park, in Brooklyn, where they were to be 
held, and drove others away who did attend, so 
that competitors were few. Only two events 
were finished. R. J. Held won the cup pre- 
sented by Mr, E. H. Myers, and Perry D. Frazer 
won the cup given by George LaBranche. The 
scores made in the squalls of wind and rain 
follow: 
Accuracy fly-casting, forward obstacle, for 
Myers cup: 
: Total 
40 feet. 50feet. Points. 
Re ee ELI | cca pesreiainatno ony atieiyas's «© 10 0 10 
Perry (De) Prazerii 2. cs smsiciet sos 5 2 4 
George La _ Branche............... 4 0 4 
Walter McGuckins sic'aiceseriemae'ss.0.s 0 2 2 
Re By. Lawrence Sis. cassnbenes sss 2 0 2 
Accuracy half-ounce bait-casting, for LaBranche 
cup: 

G0it.. S08: 00, Dotal. ) Per Git: 
Perry D. Frazer.... 14 26 12 52 96 8-15 
Re ey ELeldier pcivarants 13 26 23 62 95 11-15 
Harry Friedman... 25 48 23 96 93 9-15 
He Caught the Big One. 
Curcaco, Ill, Oct. 1—Editor Forest and 
Stream: Duting my vacation in the north 
woods, aside from a 15-inch brook trout, which 
is the largest ever taken out of the stream, 
my trip was a disappointment. The bass and 
muskies were not in evidence. Of course I got 
this trout on my red and white floating fly. I 
had to get down on my hands and knees on a 
four-inch log and float the fly away back under 
some bushes in an eddy. It must have been a 
sight to see me trying to hold that trout and 
keep my balance on the log at the same time. 
The brush hung out about ten feet and came 
down to within eighteen inches of the water, 
and the trout was clear back at the further end.) 
I had to crawl backward after hooking him until 
I got him out from under the brush.  Fortu- 
nately he was well hooked, otherwise I never 
would have landed him. 
While my trip was otherwise almost a failure 
this one experience had enough excitement in 
it to make up for the rest. I got quite a few 
trout from seven to ten inches long, but ne 
more big ones, although I lost one of nearly 
the same size as near as I could tell. I hooked 
three muskies, but lost them all. 
W. J. JAMISON. 


















Fox River Valley Tournament. 








_ Aurora, Ill, Oct. 3—EHdttor Forest anc) 
Stream: The final tournament for the seasor| 



of the Fox River Valley Bait-Casting Club was 
held on the grounds of the Chicago Fly-Cast- 
ing Club in Garfield Park, Chicago, Sept. 209| 
The scores follow: || 
Distance and accuracy, fly: 









































































\ 
Per Per 
Cent Cent) 
PRGtl lv acesstnase ae 99.2 Browt.. Sacwuswemn vee 97 
Haseall “Vieees acres 99.1 Flestow, Pesineoaneer ane oT; 
Perce - sikh sdeawet ery 98.9 De Garing aiveasenss 96.1) 
Bellows westanerns teen 98.8 Elliott .26...5¢ cesar 96.1), 
Winteringham ...... 98.6 Hinterleitners .wecenre 96.4) 
CREECH. oh cescegbe aan 97.5 Letterman, Gnaveacaas 96 
Quarter-ounce, bait, delicacy: | 
Per Ter 
Cent Cent) 
Blasecall  ceeenescee wes 98.3 Brown) <iwasccwewaedtsle 97. | 
Letterman \ fcsakesou 98.1 De Garitio 2:2... acces 97. 
Beatty eset ec nse sats 98.0 Hestoff w.schosee ear 97. 
Hinterleitnér 2.402%. 98.0 Naylor fice 2-Reeees 96 
Peet s citi geeaspuneemxee 97.9 Warnet “sieccccscrouee 95 
Winteringham ...... 97.8 Elliott, Wp deeiieaereeate 95. 
Pere. Tnessws sacle sions 97.6 Bordeauusiecnarmesnar 95. 
MeFarland © f.0s0+scen 97.6 Lingenfelter ......0. 94. 
Half-cunce, distance and accuracy: 
Per Per 
Cent. Cent 
IBSAtt ya len atee uaeistet se 98.4 Wagner  s8ijchecssuee OF. 
Pi asa icon vewiscs anes 98.4 Church, << saeeceewenne 96 
Peet fina sacs creeicts/oaiee 98.4 Provost SinGeeeseeses 96. 
Letterman o..46..%0 04% 98.3 Bordeat sueemeni ene 96. | 
Winteringham ...... 98.2 Brown sis ocets secs 95. 
Perce y iivcis<cnineainaeiat 98.0 EMNott \iccmeaedsneneate 94.) 
De Garme iagiies cont 98.0 Lavinia alesse essai 94. 
Wing@enfelteri. saat eters 97.5 McFarland: <..c525 27: 94. 
Pi eetonie: sasha acions can 97.4 SOLOMON, “satccnes seine 94. 
Hinterleitner 2:-.5... ‘97:4 Willson, ‘sesiecssseaees 91.) , 
OGLE YW. Waclats os wares ate ieee toe Blodgett» caste. setecnse 87.| 
Waylofiots.sscacuendet 97.1 
Half-ounce, bait, distance, average five casts: 
Feet. Feet 
Juetterman: Gusts <..acteie 167 Beatty. © e.k stein sie 121 4 
Lingenfelter ..... ..-160 1-5 Bordeaw, ssiaagetence 1211 
COOL TIE sccratiemetere 159 1-5 De Garm0- sarees 108 2 
INAVIGE, tenses teat came 154 4-5 Hinterleitner ....... 105 
(edt Figohagrndabcoty 145 1-5 Browne ire sateen nee W1 4. | 
Dae eee Maroareaccdtc 139 4-5 McFarland! ys. ascsras 97 3 
Winteringham ...... 128 2-5 
The club offered as first prize a fine silve 
cup for each event. The winner of the cups t | 
be one having the highest average in each even 
for the three tournaments held during the sea 
son. The following are the averages of th| 
scores made by those who cast in each event <¢ 
the three tournaments. The first one named i} 
each event is the winner of the silver cup fo 


that event: 
Distance and accuracy, fly: 
er C’t. Per C’ 
PlaScall saa ccntevress 99 5-15 Winteringham ..... 98 7) { 
Peet, Mec 99 4-15.“ Bilioth, ..seemeeeaewe 98 |; 
MOUGWSHiusdeasimavise 98 9-15 Lettérman |....cccens 98 
Perce iscctwartsasshics 98 9-15 Hinterleitner ....... 97 1-|' 
Half-ounce, bait, distance, average five casts: ! 
Feet Fei| | 
Letterman: .diecar esas 175 Begtt yi. amicskitceamteces | 
Peet  fucmssisahesece ace 156 Hinterleitner “.......05 1) 
Winteringham ......... 136 
Half-ounce, bait, accuracy: : 
Per Pel 
Cent. Cen ; 
NPE CC Dv oeintsraninedistenn'sts 98.2 Winteringham ....... 87 | 
Peet ca sakceeamemesece 98.0 McFarland ©... oc50 cle 95 | ' 
Prascall: .ntece nenceeoy 97.9 Borgen iec.asr ears 95} | 
Hinterleitner ........ 97.9 Provost! .2¢.chtacnseees 95 | | 
Beatty. 40 s-aaeccnmecar 7.9 Elliott). vosussernees «SBE 
petterman. ses sn asa. 97.8 Blodgett vic cern scethcs HS a 
Naylor Yesmsete crass 97.2 t 
Quarter-ounce, bait, delicacy: |! 
Per Cent. | ( 
Cent Per 
Hascall .......... 98.4°1-3"- “Beatty. avaemenee: 97.5 |! 
Letterman <i.c\00% 98.4 Nayio® 425 aseshnen 96.7 | 
PELE isl sia peecets 98.1 McFarland ....... STL 
Hinterleitner .... 97 2 Winteringham ... 94.8 
Peet. <cnteice apa Sis Eliiotting ena 94.5 
Frep J. WELLS. |, 
Tue Forest AND STREAM nay be obtained froi | 
any newsdealer on order. Ask your dealer i 
supply you regularly, 


