Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-02-12
FISHING.


One of the chief attractions of a sum-
mer resort is fishing facilities. Choboy-
gan is just becoming known as a sum-
mer resort. There is no place in North
ern Michigan, where the facilities for
pleasure fishing IS equal to those in the
vicinity Of Cheboygan. AS this becomes
more fully known the greater will be
the number of tourists who will make it
a point to spend few weeks here dnring
the summer. If we expect to reap the
benefit of our splendid fishing grounds,
we must see that the people generally
know Of them.
The TRIBUNE proposes to do its share
towards disseminating this information,
and its large "outside" circulation will
enable it to do much; but every citizen
of the place should take an interest in
the matter and see that their friends
abroad are aware Of our superior fishing.
All our inland lakes are filled with bass
and pickeral, ana other fish of similar
kinds, which for size and ease of capture
cannot be surpassed. These lakes are Of
easy access, which is more than can be
said Of many lakes in other parts of the
state which have considerable represen.
tation as fishing places. In addition to
this, nearly all the small streams in this
vicinity are stocked with trout, some of
the finest ones ever caught in the lower
peninsula being taken out of the waters
of this county last season, and i'm quanti-
ties which would surprise an amateur
disciple Of Walton. s..
But this is not all. Next to the trout
comes the Crawling. Some rank it even
ahead of the trout, while for the sport of
angling it is not whit behind. The
fish are gamey, and rises to the same kind
Of flies as are used in trout fishing. It
also takes worms and various kinds of
Larvae. Several of the streams in this vi
-cinity abound in grayling. AS this fish
has come prominently before the public
during the past few years, we deem it
not out of place to give short descrip.
ton of it, 5 ~
The grayling (T'hymallus uulgaris) is a
fish of the salmon family, but is distin-
guished from salmon, trout, ETC., by the
smallness OF its mouth, the shortness of
its teeth, and the great size of its dorsal
fin. In this state it is spoken of as the
!" Michigan grayling," from its being
found in considerable numbers in the
rivers and streams of the northern part
of the state; but it is by no means con-
fined to Michigan, being widely distribu-
ted throughout North America and Eu.
rope. It is found in many streams In
England, butt however, very local, and
of two rivers in the same neighborhood
it may be found in one but not in the
other. 1t is found in the Eden and the
Esk, in Cumberland, England, in the
Clyde, in Scotland, and i'm the Orkney |
Islands. 1t delights in clear streams |
with rocky or gravelly bottoms, and
abounds in the mountain streams of
Switzerland and the clear, cold waters of
Lapland.
The iood of the grayling consists of
flies and aquatic larvae, and is taken by
angling in the same manner as the trout. |
It sometimes attains the weight of four
or five youn Is. The back and sides are
silvery gray marked with longitudinal
dusky streaks. This fish is greatly es-
teemed for the table, but requires to be
cooked when newly caught, when it has
an odor like that Of wild thyme. The
graylidg is in the best condition for the
table in October and November. a very
beautiful species of the grayling abounds
In the ailments of the Mackenzie River;
it is named Thymdlius Signifer by natu-
ralists, and j. called HelUll.kpOlUdk by the
EsqumauX. which means 1.-The fish with
the wing-like fin.' This fish is probably
with the Michigan grayling.