Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-03-20
Trout Fishing In Canadian Waters.
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As the fishing season once more draws ngh'
1 am reminded Of my last summers experience,
as well as of your request for another sketch OF
the hardships and pleasures one may encounter
in catching his first salmon. think you VIII
agree with me that the experience was trying |
one for ''boy" like myself, who numbers over |
60 summers and as many winters.
IL WAS on the evening of last 4th Of July, when
our canoes after being poled fifteen miles up
the best salmon river in Canada, arrived ~ ouI
| first log cabin and were soon uhloaueu w ou'
men. -. ..-.
| Ay fsherman) began at once to lasn toBether
the joints OF his favorte salmon ROD ana recon- h.5
Il mended me to do the same we eacn mao
Il birch canoe and two men to pole, 30 leaving
Il our cook to arrange our traps in the hut, we
| started down stream for "Hgh Bank POOR De-
Hlthoneh an old fly fisherman for trout, |
had nayer seen a live salmon; 80 L concludeu
would observe my friend handle one, before
commenced. - .-,,..- ,a .,.ar
| watching him. for some fifteen minutes or 30,
| Al his suggestion, fastened on "silver DOC
tor" fly, and waded in at the foot OF the nrSt
| rapid where the pool commenced
i"t A. tha second cast. a beautiful break in the
| water and glimpse of the trial OF nne nsn,
followed by light ''sirike" on my part, ana l
| was fast to my Erst salmon.
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I | the speed of the fish but the "chck,' IL was M
h, glorious music; down stream he went WIN ala iu
n or 10 Yards Of line before he made his hrst
leap OF or feet in the air showing nus Dead sod
| fnl siyery sides; dropped the point OF my roc
10 give him slack line to fall on and gathered
h on him again as soon as expedlent- ne tnen M
. | changed his course for up stream and Tor an IN
& | stant nv heart sank within me, as the slacA
:. made me think had lost him, but in moment
q | he tackled again and made for the lower rapiui
: at the end Of the pool William and Aone
were ready with the canoe, 30 jumping in, awsl
n | we started after him through the second rApH
a. To another pool the fish strong and lively. =.
4. By this time it was quite dark, auu Iho NJ /.
4. invisible making 1t impossible 10 see WneIe y
~ gan the fish, although had acquired connuehc
Nv enouph in my new rod to give hum the butt SO
ge 10 bring him as close as possible to the point
ye tho gaff, which William was dong al IN III ~
ex power to use All we wanted was bmcn-Dar par
torch, and every pocket was ransaoRe55 se5 aSt, a9
ta- match. but without success-hour passed atts !
NO | bonr until nv men got tired and asked me
"brealk off," My reply to which was that
,ey ..was my first salmon, and would hold on II !,
vas took me until-day break, although was aWlui
tired' az handling a II feetirod is no boy's-Pla
1Rnt what's that coming through the WOODS
IL sbines too strong for lightning bug-hurra al
A man with lantern, sent BY my trena Eau 10 I
what had become of me. "Whoop! ADneri
answers with another ''shove the canoe over
BILE his side" he is in, and away we go again IN '
dark, down the rapids at double quick, the m
ON with great skill avoiding every roek Snere e
day water nasheu 9 so9 49,, Sasdiv 90 N turnedi il
ler range ol 'ho ~, 3aT minntes time, my first 81
Ida the canoo a ~ tot,, nonnda stronp by the spri
was | mon, e"" '"N''
sdl- We tied the canoe to a bush, and making bll
nceI torch, found our way through the woods TO 9
left eaDh a. ,a, LII o,,r success with keen
Old ish for supper and especially enjoyed our gu
IneI Ie Of ''moet'' cooled with snow.
laS iaS Before we turned homewards, we nad laii'
the S9 sSluiVu I ,as eH iosSaa numher of fine trc
edly welsntl psslGo EI,ich yaiSRsd over s pounds.
out. solhe y. WI Id OIL p nonnds
the larees' "eiS gn,,r, nor I,,I t,,,,lv ROB Ro'