FOREST AND STREAM. 
412 
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—Our correspondent ‘Fern Fly” shows how trout can 
be caught that will not cost ‘‘a dollar per pound”—this 
being the estimated average when travelling expenses and 
outfit are taken into account. He writes: 
“We planned a pedestrian trip frum Rondout to Callicoon on the Del- 
aware river, a distance of about one hundred miles, Accordingly we 
left New York one evening by boat for Rondout, and the following 
morning we went up the Rondout and Oswego Railroad to Big Injun 
Station, and from there began our tramp up the Big Injun Creek to its 
head; then over the mountain to the west branch of the Neversink, 
down this stream to its junction with the east branch at the little tan- 
nery village of Dewittsville, and from there twelve miles through the 
woods to Balsam Lake and the headwaters of the far-famed Beayerkill. 
Then down the latter to Westiicid Flats, where we took stage for Calli- 
coon, and from here a few hours’ ride on the Erie Railway brought us 
back to New York, after an absence of two weeks, ten times stronger 
and dirtier than when we left it. The expenses of such a trip will not 
cost anywhere near the proverbial dollar a pound, 
Two are enough to make such a trip as this. It will be necessary for 
the sportsman to carry blankets, woolen and rubber, cooking utensils, 
and other appliances for camping, but pork, bread, butter, &c., can be 
obtained at the logcabins which are scattered all through this region, 
and if the party are accustomed to camp life they can find an abundance 
of real solid enjoyment. The Coachman, Beaverkill, Brown Hen, Alder 
and Grizzly king are some of the best flies for this country. 
Fern Fry. 
These pedestrian excursions are often most enjoyable, 
and are frequently undertaken by students of New Eng- 
land colleges with pleasure and profit. 








































Your committee think that it will be in the power of the 
Association, availing themselves of this statute by proper 
publications, to greatly discourage the sale of trout illegally 
caugnt. 
The association can do much more in another direction. 
It is painful to have to admit, as we must, that reputed 
sportsmen often leave word with the farmers and guides 
who live near the ponds and brooks that furnished them 
their summer sport, that they would like a few large ones 
during the winter. The bribe is greedily taken, and the 
boors, only too familiar with the spawning grounds, and 
eager to please their summer boarder, think nothing of 
killing the great mother trout with their millions of eggs, 
and so depopulating the streams. This Association can 
make it very uncomfortable for such pseudo sportsmen. 
And it will be easy to start a similar association in every 
State in New England. Each member to become a live de- 
tective and report to the brotherhood of sportsmen all vio- 
lators of the law. A few published notices of such char- 
acters would diminish their numbers. Such associations, 
corresponding with one another, would soon make their in- 
fluence felt, and in high places. 
One of your committee reports throus. us an experience 
which shows the necessity of such influence, an experience 
which shows that wicked violations of the law in sister States 
have been duly and carefully brought to the notice of per- 
sons in authority, and whose official position enabled them 
to do something about it, and nec proper notice was taken 
of it by them. Persons guilty of spearing, grappling and 
netting trout in the spawning season, contrary to the State 
law, were excused on the ground of personal friendship, 
No trial justice, nor fish commissioner, nor inspector ot 
provisions, would dare be guilty of such conduct in this 
State now, when he knows that an association of such num- 
bers and influence as ours would have his name reported 
to them, and his conduct discussed, and an effort imme- 
diately made and persistently kept up to have him dismissed 
from his office. 
To sum up then, your committee are of opinion that the 
Association can do something for the protection of trout in 
the following ways; 
1st. By influencing public opinion, procuring similar as- 
sociations to be formed in other sister States, and co-opcrat- 
ing with them forthe purpose. 
2d. By calling the attention-of the community to the ex- 
isting provisions of the fish law and of tne laws for the in- 
spection of fish as food, and doing all we can to secure their 
enforcement in this State, and for this purpose offering re- 
wards for detection and conviction of offenders. 
3d. By specially teaching that the killing or taking of 
trout on their spawning beds by any process is not inerely 
stealing but worse, as it destroys the source of property. 
4th. By procuring the enactment of a law which shall 
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208 Wrst Logan SQUARE, 
Philadelphia, Feb. 2, 1874. 
Eprror Foresr anp SrTREAM:— 
The private letter which states that I am ‘‘presently to 
start a large fishing tackle and rod factory at Philadelphia,” 
does so in error, I have for some years been making fine 
fly rods and tackle and furnishing such outfits, but the 
rods, from but to top, including ferules, also trout and 
salmon flies, are all of my handiwork. Consequently the 
production of my workshop is not very large, although I 
am kept constantly busy. I do make fine bait and trolling 
rods when ordered, but my work is almost exclusively fine 
fly-fishing tackle. TuappEus Norris. 
Hachting and Boating. 
All communications from Secretaries and friends should be mailed not 
later than Monday in each week. 



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HIGH WATER. FOR THE WEEK. 


make it unlawful to expose for sale in our Massachusetts DATE. | BOSTON. | NEWYORK. | CHARL'’ST’N 
markets fish illegally taken in other States within the p-eri- (=== Hes e 
ods for which their taking is prohibited in such States. Re- | h.m h. m. h. m 
5 ° 2 14 10 56 10 34 
spectfully, Simon W. HaruEeway, 2 49 1132 | 4046 
Sotomon Hovey, JR., Committee. 2 26 | eve. 11 } 11 26 
J. H. C. CAMPBELL, 4 6 0 53 | eve. 6 
: 4°05 | 1 42 55 
The draft of a bill for the protection of trout accompan- 5 50 | 2 36 | 1 50 
6 53 3 38 2 55 


ied tuis report, of a very stringent nature, which will be 
presented by the Association through their committee to 
the Legislative Committee on Fisheries. 
The President in this connection read several letters 
from Mr. J. H. Kimball, one of the Maine Fish Commis- 
sioners, endorsing the work of the society, and favoring 
the passage of similar laws in all of the New England 
States, relating to the catching and sale of trout. 
paeieee e 
TABULAR STATEMENT of the Catch of Salmon by Messrs. John W. Nich- 
olson and R. C. Boxall, during portions of the months of July and 
August, 1878, on the Nepissiquit River, New Brunswick, leased by 
John W. Nicholson of St. Johns, N. B., from the Dominion of Can- 
ada, for the purpose of Angling for Salmon with the Fly. 
1873. 
CATCH BY RICHARD C,. BOXALL, 
Brogxtyn Yacur Cius.—The annual meeting of this 
well-known Club was held in their rooms, in Court Street, 
Brooklyn, on the evening of the 28th of January; hereto- 
the season, in order to give them more time, they changed 
it to the above date. 
The business before the meeting was the discussion of 
matters of interest to the Club and the annual election of 
officers. The business ‘“‘behind the meeting,” (as the 
Dutchman said,) was the discussion of a most brilliant 
champagne ‘‘feed,” in honor of the birthday of the Club, 
and, as yachts are always called ‘‘her” and ‘‘she,” being 
gallantly inclined, we won’t give the age, (fact is, we don’t 
know it.) Of the supper more anon. 

CATCH BY JOHN W. NICHOLSON. 






























Date. fests eee Remarks | Date. |Salmon|Grilse] Remarks. 
= 7 | GT ee TR ji [Brave Eg be As showing the unanimity and good fellowship existing 
E i “« |river 12 J"ly| * 8 2 s river 7th Jly | in the Club, most all of the officers of the past year were 
; bes unanimously re-elected, with the exceptions of ‘‘H: MY 
: & E10 | bead: 5 ence ) I S$ O appy, 
eee : A ‘ ul 2 z John Oakey as Judge Advocate, in place of Henry A. Mott, 
43h, .. |Sunday. | aa Sunday. mee, whom ay of Winter Garden fame used to call 
: 14) 1B | 9 : : 8 i | Bon. Mott,” and J. A. Brawan, Esq., in place of J. 
“« 461 40 1 “ Hg) 7 3 | Varnum Mott, M. D., on the Regatta Committee. 
te ye y e 
; hs te 3 - a - H The members then, whose appetites had been growing 
“ a9) 2 1 © i9| 0 3 from the ‘‘sound of preparations” and the smell of “‘sundry 
‘ « = : wee E 
: 2 - : Sunday. : Be te > Sunday. hot things” from an adjoining room, shaped their course 
: 2 é 2 x 2 1 0 for that room and soon fell too, as yachtsmen only can. 
‘Sil it : rs Peel : After doing ample justice to the Steward’s ‘“‘fixtures,” 
2 25 2 6 is 2 f . r the “‘teast of reason” commenced; the following are some 
“ zi td laa wany, «al. 20 hebaay: pene toasts and responses, not in order, it may be, as this 
ee 128 |) oi 2 e283 il is from memory alone:— 
«29 ee oS ; 
“BO ; 5 rf a : “Our past;”’ responded to by Mr. G. L. Haight, of the Genia. Add an 
" “ 31 7 4 Pi ‘ 31 a 5 es aes name of his yacht, and you have the man, and the same may 
ug 6 ug. e said of the speech, - 
* 33 4 1 |Left river. a eh fg 2 jLeft river. “The New York Yacht Club izati 
7 the parent a ; es 
Total 202 45 oinieea ‘otal | 110 89 ee a days’ | by Chris. Gunther, Esq. : ccapcage te eae 
Sa , see Ss o 43 r) : 
ave daily teh g avedally clan Ishing. oe URE, * responded to by the ex-mayor of Detroit, Mr. Smith. 
a ies Be Woman;’’ by John Oakey. 
Salmon|Grilse| |Salmon| Grilse “Our future;’’ by Dr. Hall. 
—-—-|— — = “The navigators of the Sound;” responded toina sound manner b 
10 1-10) 2 2- i : nets! 
BOE bea 4 Bion 3h Rear-Commodore Dillon, whose yacht, like all “Kates,” is pretty and 
Aver’ge weilg't Aver’ge weig’t graceful. ; 
- —— |-—-—-—|— —_—_ “Our officers and ex-officers;? by ex-Commodore J. 8. Dickerson, of 
Sa mon Grilse Salmon/Grilse the Fleur-de-Lis. 
| 15 1b. '49 Ib. 15 1b. | 431 After some charming singing, they rose from the table 
-| = I- = — | at eight bells sharp, all satisfied with themselves, the 









Sr. Joun, New Brunswick, 7th January, 1874 Brooklyn Yacht Club, and everything and everybody. 
—Dr. Fowler, of Syracuse, has placed anglers under ob- 
ligations by giving them a newly invented reel, made of 
hard rubber, which for the simple quality of lightness 
makes it a great desideratum. It has been difficult to com- 
bine this requisite with the strength necessary to support 
the sometimes complicated machinery of the reel, and all 
anglers who use the finest tackle will appreciate Fowler’s 
improvement. There are other new features in his patent 
which are worthy of attention. Andrew Clerk, of Maiden 
Lane, is the sole agent for their sale. See advertisement 
elsewhere, 
present:—Commodore Voorhis, Captain; ‘‘Joe” Ellsworth, 
Langley, Captain Waterman, of the ‘‘Quickstep;” J. T. 
nant of the Bayonne Yacht Club, and many others. 
themselves in more roomy and elegant shape. 
fore this meeting has taken place during the month of 
April, but, considering that month too near the opening of 
Among other well-known yachtsmen the following were 
P. McGiehan, John Sawyer, of the ‘‘Mystic;’’ Commodore 
Pierson, of the fast beauty, ‘‘Jeannette,” carrying the pen- 
The Club contemplate moving from their present 
quarters to the new buiiding at the corner of Montague and 
Court Streets, and by another birthday, hope to spread 
The Measurer, Mr. J. M. Sawyer, reports that there were 
seventeen schooners, forty-four sloops, and five steamers en- 
rolled on the books, and that there were several more buil- 
ding, which would be added to the fleet in the spring. 
The following are the list of officers for the year 1874:— 
Commodore—Jacob Voorhis, Jr. 
Vice-Commodore—John §. Dickerson. 
Rear Commodore—Robert Dillon. 
President—P, W. Ostrander. 
Secretary—W. T. Lee. 
Treastirer—Chauncey M. Felt. 
Assistant Secretary—George G, Dunning. 2 
Measurer—John M. Sawyer, 
Fleet Surgeon—Samuel Hall, M.D. 
Judge Advocate—John Oakey. 
Trustees—G. L. Haight, J. J. Treadwell, J. H. Dimon, H. 8. Wood 
Rufus Hatch, W. B. Nicholls, John T. Barnard. 
Committee on Membership—Charles L. franklin, W. M. Ringewood, 
Thomas Fry, M. D. 
Regatta Committee—H. Baragwanath, J. A. Breman, Ernst Wendt, M. 
T. Dayidson, Dr. Samuel Hall. ¥ E. M. 
—Mr. A. E. Smith, proprietor of the marine railways at 
Islip, has on the stocks a first-rate yacht of forty-five feet 
keel for parties in Albany; a twenty-five feet keel cat-boat 
for Mr. Van Vorst, of New York, to be finished in hard - 
wood; a twenty-two feet keel cat-boat for parties in Islip, 
and has contracted to build a schooner-yacht of eighty-two 
feet keel, twenty-two feet beam, and five and a half feet 
hold, for Wm. H. Langley, of Brooklyn, to be finished in 
time for the usual June regattas. 
—The following is a list of the officers of the Bunker 
Hill Yacht Club, of Charlestown, Mass., for the ensuing 
year:—J. H. Pitman, Commodore; A. A. Lawrence, Vice- 
Commodore; P. Lobdeli, Fleet Captain; Warren Ferrin, Sec- 
retary; George Melvin, Treasurer; P. J. Hencby, Financial 
Secretary; William R. Cooper, C. H. Hatch, E. Cutter, 
Trustees; R. B. Brown, J. G. Lovell, Measurers; W. Mc- 
Laughlin, Steward. Ex-Commodore Daniel R. Beckford, 
of this club, has purchased a fine residence in Marblehead, 
and will soon move thither. He has negotiated for a new 
schooner yacht, which will be thirty feet long and about 
twenty-five tons burden. F 
—At the annual meeting of the Madison, Wisconsin, 
Yacht Club, the following officers were elected for the en- 
suing year:—Commodore, Myron T. Bailey; Vice Commo- 
dore, 8. C. Cabanne; Recording Secretary, N. P. Jones; 
Corresponding Secretary, Charles G. Mayers; Treasurer, 
George A. Patterson; Measurer, John Gallagher; Collector, 
Charles K. Kenney; Steward, John W. Rudd. Regatta 
Committee, C. G. Mayers, George S. Case and William G. 
Pitman. The Club is ina flourishing condition. 
—The ‘Yacht Mercury” of the South Boston Yacht 
Club will carry the Commodores’ Flag the coming season, 
she having lately beer purchased by Commodore J. N. 
Roberts, who will put her in first-rate order, and make her 
worthy of the prominent position she will occupy in the 
fleet. 
Boston, January 29, 1874. 
Epiror Forrest AND STREAM:— 
I see in the last number a question by J. E. W., regarding the where- 
abouts of the yacht Julia, mentioned by ‘‘E. M.,’ which he says he 
raw in Narragansett Bay in 1871. 
I think there must be some mistake about the date, as the Julia men- 
tioned by E. M. was at that time in Eastern waters. She was built by 
Mr. Waterbury, is 77 feet in length and 20 in breadth; she was sold into 
Eastern waters in 1861 or 1862, and there changed to a centre-board 
schooner. Afterwards she was sold to New York, and from there toa 
gentleman living on Narragansett Bay, who changed her toa keel 
schooner. She remained there till the fall of 1870 or the early spring of 
1871, when she was sold to a member of the Eastern Yacht Club. At 
any rate she arrived in time to participate in the annual regatta of the 
E. Y. C. held at Marblehead July 14th, 1871, and I feel sure did not go 
round the cape afterwards. In 1871 and ”72 she sailed in several regattas 
of the E. Y. C., being re-changed to a centre-board in the spring of 1872. 
Last season she flew the Vice Commodore's flag, and led the fleet on 
the annual cruise to Mt. Desert; she also sailed in the regattas of the 
club, barely missing the prize on the 28th of June. I would refer you to 
the N. Y. ¥. C. books of 1863 and 1870 and the E. Y. C. books of 1871 
72, and 73. ‘HE. M.” also speaks of other yachts of which I can give 
him some information. The America is no longer owned by Uncle Sam, 
as E. M. would have seen if he had read the Forrest anp Stream for 
November 13. She was purchased last August by a Boston gentleman 
and sailed over the course in the E. Y. C. regatta of the 4th of Septem- 
ber, where she was badly beaten by the Halcyon; the Silvie also beat 
her one minute by allowance. It is, however, only fair to state that it 
was blowing very hard and puffy, and that her rigging was in a fearful 
condition, as she lost her boat, sprung her jibboom and main-topmast 
&c.; but on the other hand, the Halcyon lost her flying-jib and fi 
Silvie her jib-boom. 
The Rebecca also wasmentioned by E. M. She was changed toa 
schooner and has been for several years in Eastern waters, being flag- 
ship of the E. Y. C. for three years. She is now owned by a member of 
the club. 
The Narragansett also belonged to the E. Y. C., and is now owned at 
Boston. : 
The Una is now a pleasure boat at the Boston wharves, while the Has- 
well raced the Sadie of the E. Y. C, in 1871. Yours truly, 
BLUE witH A GoLp Casruz,. 
—That was a good example which Mr. Thomas Brassey 
M. P., for the venerable borough of \Hastings, England, 
lately set our venerable yachtsmen. Not content with 
mere amateur proficiency in nautical knowledge, Mr. Brag- 
sey, has passed the Hastings Marine Board, and obtainey 
his certificate of proficiency as a master in the mercantile 
marine. Mr. Brassey has the honor of being the first amateur 
sailor who has obtained such certificate, which is only 
granted upon the candidate displaying a thorough know- 
iedge of practical navigation. 
—Capt. Dana, of the Harvard crew, anda delegate to 
the recent convention of rowing associations, has sent a 
letter to Mayor Waller, of New London, Conn., in which 
he asserts that Harvard boatmen are strongly opposed to 
the proposed College regatta at Saratoga, and intimates 
that another convention will probably be soon called. He 
thinks New London would be a suitable place for the re- 
gatta, provided certain conditions can be complied with 
by the authorities of that city. : ? 
