Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-05-23

herring it /, intended to represent, he attaches
he line to bis paddle By This means pecuIia
during motion is given to the spoon which is said
to be very fatal. Buel's patent spoons, vhethe
with feathers or without, are successful and 81
lule particulars is this voracious fish, that be vii
bite at white rag attached to the bare hook.
Once struck, however, and he surrenders with.
out an effort, appearing even to swim gently for
ward, which conduct, although natural in a mar
under similar circumstances, is not expected in
fish. So slight Is h' resistance that it is difficult
at times TO tell whether he is on the line or not !
and although, OF course, on approaching close tc
the boat he l0unces and strugges little belors
be can be gated, he affords the sportsmen no ex-
element whatever. lie may also be taken il
deep water with a long line and sinker, with The
ake-herring for bait, and is thus during the fal
captured Of enormous size.
lie is found occasionally TO weigh seventy
pounds, and perhaps more handsome fish to
look at, be ia also excellent to eat. and with the
peculiar conformation Of the trout, he combine,
It's elegance and the rich redness of Aesh of the
true salmon. lie is rarely taken by trolling to
exceed ten pounds in weight, and on the north
shore more frequently Of five or Elk but of thai
size is an invaluable addition TO the fisherman,
arder. He may be ethsr boiled or broed, and
makes capital foundation for a chowder lie
must by no means be cJnfounded with tho sis
kawit, which is only taken in the upper part OF The
lake, rarely exceeds seven pounds, and is so fat
almost to dissolve in the irying-pan-at least VT
we're thus informed by our guides, for We took
none ourselves.
The best time to take them IL in calm weather,
because on such days they rise nearer the surface
and are able TO see the bait further. II the wind
10 strong or the boat moving rapidly, they viii
not bite in fact, the boat should not be saied OF
rowed laster than three miles an hour, and com
mon hand.ne Of fifty or hundred yards is sui-
iciently good tackle. They are prosecuted by the
aborglhes who capture vast numbers for winter
ute but We never caught more than a dozsa in O
day, as we never 6shed exclusively Tor them
TROUT IN BATCHAwAUN0 BAY.
There are but two rivers emptyng into Batcha-
waung Bay that are generally laid down on the
maps-ths Batchawaung and the Chippewa-buI
the guides assured US there were four fne streams.
The Location usually given to the Chippewa ap-
plies well to the Harmony, and il may be they
are the same river under different names. Our
ordinary maps oil the northern shore Of Lake Su
peuor are altogether imperfect, and even the
charts Of lAe Hudson's Bay Company are not en-
iirely accurate.
Anxious to explore the stream, no s'oner was
our camp pitched and dinner over than we EN-
barkcd and continued the ascent, being poed
against the current by the two guides, and trying
every promising spot ss we passed. Flsb, how
ever, we're nowhere to be found, and disgustsd
with the heat that not only annoyed Ourselves bul
had destroyed our sport, we we're about giving
up when Frank stopped the boat over against tht
mouth OF little murmuing tributary brook.
There were qiantity Of small stones and largt
rocks where the riyulet llIned the river, and the
cast being long one, extended my lioe ano
dropped the hy just where the two currents met.
1t w.s taken instantly by fish that, after flteer
minutes vigorous play, was landed and found TO
weigh two and half pounds.
lnat iuaug1rated our sport, and was followed
by ths capture Of at least Two dozen magnificent
trout, that wert not only immense in sire, ayerag
ing nearly three pounds, but we're extremely oeau-
uiu and uhcommonly vigorous. Their tints were
rich and dark dlti-rng as greatly from the l.k'
& as the trout Of the Canadian rivers differs from
those Of the salt water They fought wi b greal
courage aud perseverance,, requiring skill and pa
usrcs to land aud ANXIOUS as We we're to take b
large one-that is to say, one OF over four pound,
those Of two and three pounds we're SO numer.
Gus and voracit US that We could not effect our
object
We landed some by hand and threw many back
into the water, but notwithstanding, soon had
more than We could possibly use. There being nc
reason for our taking any mole, and Don having
complained that the cast ~ss inconyen sntly long
on account OF the imperieouon, Of hi. rod, as
sured him could cast entirely across the poo,
and to prove it,, lengthsned my line, anl at the
ttst cast hooked fast in the rock beyond. Nol
caring to break the line, we dropped the boat
across the stream, and whilo passit Z over the
pool, beheld the bottom literally black with fish.