Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-05-23

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lies the neck of the Ladies' pool This
now takes its course for about three
hundred yards through low moorland,
destitute of tree or shrub. There oc
cured a break here IN the steep and
woody banks, Characteristic of the
river.
" Ay, but the pool is jist in grand
order, and / think we'll iist try the
auld butcher on the day." said Simon,
with cast line in his mouth.
Accordingly, with the greatest care,
the butcher was made fast, the tackle
well overhauled, Simon's practical eve
in moment detecting any weak por-
ton of it, and, all being ready, / pro
ceeded to make my first cast right at
the head of the pool, Simon standing,
in anxious attitude little behind me,
gaff III hand, evidently prepared for
anything that might happen and, after
the various eccentricities he had wit
messed on my part, well he might be.
Another cast, little lower down. All,
yes what was that Oh, only huge
fish tumbling about playing at the fly,
without the slightest intention of being
taken in by it's gaudy appearance.
" See yon stane 2" said Simon. "Jist
cast your fly behind that. ] haze seen
mony fash taken frae that vera bit.
A gentle breeze just behind my back
here assisted my not too practiced eff
forts, and the butcher fell as quietly
and correctly as the most devoted dis
ciple of Izaak could have wished. All
halloo yes A look, q dash and rush,
and a moment my rod is nearly doubled
up, and yards of line are out.
All, what n sensation is that, the first
rush and dash of salmon. to feel he
is well hooked and know You have good
and true tackle, and the certainty of Il
long and desperate fight before you,-
a fight which will try all your skill, en-
ergy, and endurance before it IS over
| have tried many sports. but truly |
believe nothing comes up to salmon
fishing.
Keep the point Of youl rod well
up Dlnna slack your line Keep a
taut !"
Such were the continual cries of en-
enlargement from Simon, who was now
making every preparation to gait the
fish, determined to take the response
bility out of my hands at the earliest
opportunity that presented itself. But
it was not to be just yet. After the
first few wild rushes up and down the
pool, the fish dived to the bottom, and
there culked for few moments, and /
could not move him and, truth to say,
| was rather glad of the respite, having
a slight tendency to corpulency, &c.
But now again he dashes down the
pool. evidently making for the rocks
and comparatively shallow water which
terminate it. Seeing one huge bould-
er, he made n dash ut 1t, and tried all
he knew to double around it, and so
break my line but / was equal to the
occasion, and by keeping my rod well
up, and as high as could hold it, just
to steer the line around the
rock without coming in contact with it.
And now, the dodge having failed, he
INDUCES in another momentary sulk,
evidently for the purpose of contem-
plating some new move when, all of a
sudden, away he went right up the pool,
leading me strong and blowing gal
Top over not too easy country, amld
the alternate scouts from Simon of
. Let out your line - " Haul in quick
~ !" " Keep your point mp - There
was bound of some feet into the air. /
The - fash perhaps feeling intuitive-
" that | was little green, and imagln-
ing that | should now keep, as ! had /
done, all taut, and so allow his /.
fall back into the water to break my
inc. To meet this move Simon had .
coached me; so, suddenly dropping
The point of my rod nearly to the wa
-er | slackened everything, and then, 4
getting all taut again, the moment he .
to the water the peril was sur I
In this not difficult water wherein to
Kill a fish, long, deep pool, where .
sou could not come to much grief so, .
after he had repeated his lodges for
about five minutes, fancying the battle .
was neatly over, | tried to get him down /
toward the shadows at the lover end of .
.he pool, for the purpose Of giving I.
Simon fair chance OF using his gail
with success.
BY degrees | got him down, and his
were becoming fainter and 1
and l had nearly succeeded in
nv object. VIXEN he made his last eff
tort. which, though 1t was but faint
one, succeeded in breaking my line Just
below the point of the rod; for | had
evidently thought him safe, and had
grown careless to Simon's repeated IN
junction to keep all taut.
Down went the line into the water,
and up went the point of my rod. OH
what reaction in my feeling How
ever, quick as lightning | rushed into
the stream, and, never having lost sight
Of the line. succeeded in catching hold
Of it. So there l was, up to my waist