Requirements June 1911 until August 1911

Catch and name ten different species of fish.

Salmon or trout to be taken with fly.

Bass, pickerel, or pike with artificial lure.  Do not use live minnows.

Muskellunge to be caught by trolling.

Name and describe twenty-five different species of fish found in North American waters.

A complete list of the fishes ascertained by the boy himself to inhabit a given body of water.

Life of a given species of wild fish.

History of the young of any species of wild fish, from time of hatching until the adult stage is reached.

Photograph of a wild fish in the water.

Especially meritorious service in securing the abolishment of abuses or illegal methods, or in saving fish from destruction by natural causes.

Requirements August 1911 until October 1911

1.  Catch and name ten different species of fish: salmon or trout to be taken with flies; bass, pickerel, or pike to be caught with rod or reel, muskallonge to be caught by trolling.

2. Make a bait rod of three joints, straight and sound, 14 oz. or less in weight, 10 feet or less in length, to stand the strain of 1 1/2 lbs. at the tip, 13 lbs. at the grip.

3. Make a jointed fly-rod 8-10 feet long, 4-8 ozs. in weight, capable of casting a fly sixty feet.

4. Name and describe twenty-five different species of fish found in North American waters and give a complete list of the fishes ascertained by himself to inhabit a given body of water.

5. Give the history of the young of any species of wild fish from time of hatching until the adult stage is reached.

Requirements October 1914 until April 1923

1. Catch and name seven different species of fish by the usual angling methods (fly-casting, bait-casting, trolling, and bait fishing).  At least one species must be taken by fly-casting and one by bait casting.  In single-handed fly-casting the rod must not exceed seven ounces in weight; in double-handed fly-casting one ounce in weight may be allowed for each foot in length; in bait-fishing and trolling the rod must not exceed ten feet in length nor twelve ounces in weight

2. Show proficiency in accurate single handed casting with the fly for distances of 30, 40, and 50 feet, and in bait-casting for distances of 40, 60, and 70 feet.

3. Make three artificial flies (either after three standard patterns, or in imitation of different natural flies) and take fish with at least two of them.  Make a neat single gut leader at least four feet long, or a twisted or braided leader at least three feet long.  Splice the broken joint of a rod neatly.

4. Give the open season for the game fishes in his vicinity, and explain how and why they are protected by law.