The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-03
Trout Fishing in the Yosemite Val.

By far the hardest days work the tour
ist has in doing, lthe wonderful valley Il
| the visit totlRe ,Vernals and Nevada Falls
where the Merced River makes - Gleal
leap Of three hundred feet over the first,
and seven hundred feet Overlthe second.
Our guide, Mr.. Cunningham, assured me
that not a fish of any kind IS found In the
river, or any Of rs. tributaries above the
first or lower fall. BeloY these falls IseYr
eral varieties occur, the most interesting
and tile most abundant Of which IS Bpeck,
led trout (SalaiO itideG Gib.) Il diAerI
materially from It's cousin, the speckled
trout of the Eastern States 8atrso to1t;;
fdliT), especially in habit and 'coloring
and Is mora sluggish In movement and
lessvOraClous in appetite. Its spots ar
all black, less regular in size, form and Al.
rangcment, and II has coppery stripe
running along the lower part Of either side
| It was the unanimous verdict of our par
" thatits hesh iS Inferior TO that OF! the
Eastern brook trout, though itWashighly
rclIshed by all. 4 Tie waters Of ithe. river
arc almost as transparent as the atmosi
phere, and arc aG cold as tits safe to bathe
| In, Tho trout were 30 abundant that
usually several werein view to the obscrv.
er standing on the river bank, but so shy
that ono would rarely remain within forty
feet. Tho Indians daily brought In large
Rrines taken WithSihe hook, which t61y
sold 10 AIr! Hdtchipg otrDlahdlotd ;lb1l
4 was said, that with one exception, nc
white man had ever taken one. The bali
always used by tho natives Is the angle
worm, which Mr.. Hutchings assured me
was found abundant in the valley BY thf
fifSs Fhite yisit9fa9 n MY psuae ehet eli
that this statement interested me much
from tho flct that none Of these worms
were ever found on Lake SGpeEior. TIL they
wero planted. there; ten years ago thost
who used them for bait were Obliged y
take them along I planted the first a
Eagle RiYerSeVen yearA since, with worms
taken from OttaWG, Illinois, and they have
iioufShed finely since. z sis4'ysr II si yi'
AfGer nine hours Of travel on o very hot
day, we returned from viewing the falls y
the hotGl, While the Feat Of tho party
sought rest on beds In their toomSlor on
robes or blankets under the! oaks, ] deter:
mined to Try my hand With, ths trout
oyerhauled my .satchel and found q few
dies and some naSed hooks and livery ~
different lite. Mine host loaned me- d Chi
nese rod, which answered wen enough. !
first essayed with artificial flies, from be-
hind a bunoh Of willows, by which wal
entirely concealed. They, simply laughed
at all fny)cfortB atdbcepttbn pheYsGem'
ed as Indifferent to any fly which l had u
they would toa willow leaf ,s1 stopped
failing, and observed them for nearly Par
hour from my concealment! They WerE
constantly rising to the surface for SONIC
thing floating on the water, though moi
with theYinIG q an ROsteTHt HtfottF buttwttt
a staid and dignifed pace which seemed
to say they were quite Indifferent whether
they caught their victim or not. II
pa ral BY Sysl5 pd '9f5 gs SEesdI
Of handling, It Would Tessuade them
| now resoFtcd 10 the angle.worms. ]
f. t'1Sd ed f z SRs8 s8 AIS5 eEsEy
mode and motion / had ever found sue
cessNakWith front slteE lsPf no uSeR RHeEnI&
times one would approach In o sluggish
Way and smell Of tho bait but you'd never
touch It. .Ethen, tied Clhsm iaSf fishing
for black bass, but with no better success
SsstiSsf e TaiIS /, 30 fsSt high, Il already
seemed aS II night was upon me. sttll, q
the Indians often tnko. thGm1 IN. the 'nlgh'
With the same bait, l thought 1wopld ~