The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-07-31
How they Catch Trout land how they
get "BIteS'Y In the Adirondack.

A letter from the Adirondack Noun.
tains In the Chicago Tribune paints
this charming picture with q shade) Of
trout fishing on Racquette river:
The Racquette 10 almost as pic-
turesquS and winding stream as its
tributary, but much broader and deep
or, and easy rowing. You may add
harmless excitement 10 the upward
journey by putting out a trolling line,
with q gaudy, whlrllng fly thirty or
forty feet behind the boat. Presently
there Is jerk upon your grasp Of the
cord, and pulling II steadily, swiftly
In, You land u medium sized trout,
struggling valnly to be free, and Jump.
Ing painfully about In the boat bot.
tom for twenty minutes after he has
been detached from the hook. But
this is random lazy, IRnoble
style Of fishing, with comparatively
few prizes 10 reward the patience It
requires. When trout Is captured In
this way, 1t may be taken as a notice
to Joint your fysrod and make ready
for real sport. Presently the boat
sweeps round q point into a shady, Sc.
cluded reach Of the river, extending,
perhaps, dOzsn rods, In which, ali
along the surface, may be seen reckl less,
unsuspicious trout leaplng up at the
files which skim above. Throw your
fly at the circle which the neareat one
makes as he falls back into the water,
He seizes the morsel iu moment, and |
presently he Joins his dying cousin be. |
tween your feet. The guide ships his |
oars, and the boat floats at the will Of |
the stream among the fish. They snatch |
at your flies, not very throw, but often
enough tor excitement, with fresh In.
terest when two take hold together, or
when one ia caught big enough 10 fight
fercely for his life, 10 the peril OF your
tackle. After you have landed half
dozen, the fever OF the interest In the |
sport subsidies enough TO notice that
the insects, invisible while the boat
was steadily moving along, have now
swarmed about you, plentier, hun.
grier than the fish. Ten min |
utes neglect OF precaution will
Insure bites enough to mar your pleas
ure Ior week 10 come. Do not muille |
your head In the dandylsh balloons OF
pink netting, which nine people out OF |
ten seem TO have brought into the will
derness with absolute confidence. The |
nudge Will fly In through the meshes, |
and consider your face as a preserve
fenced In for their especial benefit; and |
the mosquitoes will dot the edges with |
stlngs. Lay the contrivance aside TO
use for landing net, II you catch a
trout big enough 10 need II; borrow the |
guide y bottle Of tar and sweet oil, |
mixed in compound as thick and
black as molasses; pour out enough 10
NIL the hollow Of your hand, and lave
with 1t every Inch of face and neck |
and wrists and fingers, not forgetting
your ears, and taking care not TO pet
any In your eyes. The bites you have
gained are soothed, and no mosoui. |
10 or fly ventures to inf1lct q new one, |
though they will Qy up and look you |
In the face, buZzing with indignation, |
and will even alight on your eye.lIds II |
you have left place uutarred big |
enough for them to insert their slender
stings. Thus relieved from apprehen.
sion, you may enjoy the luxurIes of |
the most fascinating spot under the sun, |
till your arms ache, your appetite
clamors tor the gridiron to cook your
trout, or your conscience tells you that
you can eat no more than already load |
your skltf. Then lean back In comfort
and the enjoyment Of victory, while |
your guide pulls you up the stream,
I'LL The roar OF the rapids thunders In |
your ears, and you dissmb bark at their
foot and bear your string OF fish up the |
bill TO Mother Johnson's cabin, sure
that the supper you have caught for
yourself will be cooked 10 perfection In
her little kitchen.