Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-04

There Is 4 great difference in sportsmen
Your city bred man comes with anv num-
Der of flies, with patent rod with all the
latest improvements. He dresses in cor
lurov and flannel. twines his extra flies
around his hat-band. and tucks his trOw-
sers into huge boot legs with the signiti-
cant air of one knowing what he is about
Quite another man is the genuine fisher
man, whether from the city or living ut the
lake. He indulges in no supcriluities
doscn'1 talk, goes straight for game He
has the best guides. the best canoes, the
best fishing ground. Generous as he may
be in all things else. he is always selfish
in his fishing. He cannot endure rival
Most OF the guides understand all that can
be known about fishing. 1t is one Of the
strong points in their profession. They
invest but little in novilties. They are not
confined to the fly. a stick, :, hook, a
worm. make their equipment. and YOU can
alway count on their success. Many
minister, apostolic with his rod if not in
his commission, and many Il lawyer have
the same tact in catching trout. They
know how to do it. They can no more
impart the skill to others than YOU can
make the divining-rod work in uniting
hands. The birch skitfs shoot out from
the kineo pier ut 9 \. NJ or earlier, often
wives and daughters accompanying the
fishermen, and 90 to the famous fishing
pools, returning ut night with the brilliant
" spotted game. which is served for break
fast the next morning The guides have
wonderful skill in handling these birches
in quick water and amidst heavy seas.
They areYankees, Indians, and halfbreeds.
intelligent, thoroughly wide awake, and
interesting in all that relates to backwoods
life, and capable of storytelling to any
extent. The Ddy-Dream takes parties to
all points on the lake for fishing or pleas
ure-to the Outlet, to Lily Bay. to the So
c,tean Stream, to the Northeast or South
; west Carry, to Spencer Stream, and to the
North Bay. the east side of Kinco Cliff A
whale-boat with Il steam-engine in it, q
gem of :. steamer, the factotum ut Noun,
Kinco, it works night and day during the
f height of the season, and brings the dis.
5 tant hooks and points of interest within
/ easy reach for the days sport. Guides
: and fishermen rapidly asSimilate in appear
t ance as the days 20 on, till You Can hardly
er, and are forced to confess the truth O
tainlv makes the distinction which we too
often ascribe to birth or fortune.
The fishing itself is hardly what it usco
e to be when the lake was overfull of speck
S led trout 1t now requires more skill
| The trout do not rise readily to the fly
S and yet the sport is not lessened; they ar,
: still abundant-if you can catch them
f They spawn in the brooks which feed tn,
: lake. Spencer Stream is Il famous spawn
l. inc bed 1t is filled with little mounds G.
;, heaps of gravel stones made by the trout
4 which carry the pebbles in their mouths
l and place them in regular order over thei
e spawn with their tails. The survival o
e the tittest is the law in the realm of fishes a
well as in the contest of races. The mall
b, trout protects the female, while spawning
V from the reaches and red-lins. which seel
Z to destroy the spawn, and the mounds ar
9 the castles of defence which the trout cree
J. for this purpose. Even with this protec
o ton, it is estimated that not more than on
|. trout in a thousand arrives at maturity
IS The little streams are alive with tiny trou
l. darting to and fro in schools in the SHIN
d mering light. The fish have their haunts
d with which all the good guides are famil
Jar. They often follow the log booms il