Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-11


Secretary Fields report summed up
the activities OF the year and the out
look and dwelt on the promotion pos
slbilities of game-flshlng, very sue
cinctly and emphatically. lie said, in
part:
Many anglers of international repu-
tation have fished in local waters dur
ing the past year, and all have been
thoroughly satisfied that we have
game fish here which, will equal any.
a6Ing IN ctner waters and with the
great advantage that we have an ali
the-year-rouIld sport, with unexcelled
climatic conditions. That game fish
ing IN Hawaii has passed the expert
mental stage can be shown by the
fact that the anglers who visited here
the early part Of last year have all
made arrangements to return to the
Molokini fishing grounds during the
next four months. In every instance
these gentlemen are bringing with
them other angling enthusiasts from
all parts of the mainland. The illus,
trated pamphlet, jumping Around in
Hawaii, which Mr.. Jump published
for private distribution among his
angling friends went into the second
edition. and he informed me that the.
requests for copies from all parts of
the world, IL complied with, would
have reached many hundreds more.
The author being such well-known
game fisherman, with three worlds
records to his credit, through the me-,
dunn Of this booklet placed Hawaii
on the map as the game fish center OF
the world r: ..
Letters have been received from F.
p. Newport OF Los Angeles that he is
leaving Los Angeles on the Gath inst.
with party of anglers, all members
of the Catalania Tuna Club-E. G.
Wheeler of the Chevy Chase Club,
Maryland; C. B. Lamont of Seattle,
John M. Goetchius of New York with
a party Of three; J. A. Coke, .presi.
dent of the Catalina Tuna Club; Z.
L Kleinhaus of Buffalo, N. Y: the
Hon. George H. Hodgson and Col.
Piu1nmer of England, yice.presidents
OF the Catalina Tuna Club; Mr.. Chap
man, president of the Atlantic Tuna
Club, of Rhode Island, all of whom
have planned to try out our waters for
their favorite sport this spring and
summer r
Requests have been made on the
secretary for articles on game fishing
in Hawaiian waters from Outing, the
New York Sun, New York Press,
American Angler, prominent mainland
papers, and from the management Of
the Great Northern, Oceanic and Mat.
son steamship lines for use in their
advertising literature on Hawaii
Articles have been forwarded, with
of catches of game fish
In local waters, all of which have ap-
peared In the above publications. with
editorial comment of most favorable
kind. Several Thousand pamphlets on
the activities of the Hawaii Tuna Club
have been sent to railroad companies
for circulation. These and other rail-
road and steamship companies have
made calls for similar literature,
which is being sent to them. The
anglers who are coming to US are
bringing with them their families and
have made requests for furnished
houses for from one to four months
rentals.
"A few weeks ago the secretary was
in receipt of a letter from George r.
Carter, now residing in Boston, that
he was greatly surprised to learn that
several Of his college classmates had
informed him that they intended COM
ing to Hawaii for the game-fishing
this year. Mr. Carter stated that he
had met two gentlemen in New York
and three in Boston who had about ,,
their plans to make the
trip. The far-reaching effect of the
publicity given to this valuable asset
OF Hawaii so convinced Mr. Carter
Of its possibilities that he writes he