The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-07-20

dIOunu tilc trecS anu Tying we scHl
Chapo to the house for an OK cart, chains
and some agusdientc. Juan and | rode
down to the water to drink. | had
stopped for my first mouthful, when Fc-
| lip called loudly for us to come-"Pron.
tol Pronto!" Thinking q rope had
failed, we went on the keen run. We
had left the bear on his back, legs ex-
tended, head free, and there he lay az
we left him, but stone dead-dead OF
rage, not an uncommon occurrence with
lassoed bears, but in this case, some
what disappointing.
How To Fish for Trout.
Always, if possible, fish down q
| stream. There are many reasons fol
this, among others the following: In
up stream the bait is continually coming
home to ones feet after every cast, and
the nearer it approaches the person, the
less chance of a bite. The contrary Is
the case in fishing down stream; the
bait is carried by the current away from
the fisherman, and his chances of cap
ture are each moment increased.
If the brook is large enough-and
even in very small ones ifpracticable
1t is always best to wade in the bed OF
the stream, as by this means one can
keep the bait in the water for long dis
tances without making cast, which, in
the localities am speaking Of, almost
always, unless skillfully done, ends in
ones seeing ones tackle fast to some
over-hanging bough or bush overlap.
ping the stream. Again, in fishing up
stream, it is impossible to keep the bait
stationary i'll any spot one may desire
to cast in, unless by standing upon the
bank, and the chances of capture are
thus greatly decreased; while in fishing
down stream, one cannot only hold the
bait in any one spot, but by motion OF
the arm conduct it in any given dircc.
tion-sink ii toward the bottom, draw
ii up stream, to the right or TO the left
to tempt the hidden trout, the motion
of the running water upon the bait Civ.
ing one complete control of il by the
slightest motion of the arm. To be sue
cessful in this sport, first give up all
idea Of using artificial flies; there is
usually no chance TO cast them, and very
few fish will rise to them, and then only
usually, at early morn or sunset. Use
a light but very short jointed pole, not
over twelve feet in length, with fine
delicate running gear and small COM
pact reel; small hooks, gagged upon
silk-worm gut. of any make that one
prefers, there being great diversity OF
opinion on this matter among fishermen.
The Limerick hook has nearly gone out
of date, and how it was endured so long
is mystery. The Kirby and Aberdeen
have taken its place. Put no lead upon
your line at any time; it kills the artis-
tic and natural motion of your bait.
Use, as the most killing bait yet discov.
cred, anglc-worms; and these may be
much improved by being kept a few
days upon clean moss in an uncovered,
large-mouthed bottle, that they may
scour themselves. In batting, do not
pay the slightest attention to whether
the point Of your hook is covered or not
it is of small consequence, or rather il
is more deadly and better not TO be
covered than otherwise. The trout does
not nibble, he darts; he takes, as rule
the bait at once, OF leaves it severely
alone. You will find no more taking
bait the year round than angle-worms
although grass-hoppers at certain sea-
sons are very killing. In batting, take
a worm by the middle and pierce the
hook through small portion, say hall
an inch; then put on another the same
way at the same time. If the fish are
very small, half worm treated in this
manner will do; but trout has large
mouth, and large bait no doubt at.
tracts. The dangling ends of the worm
placed as above upon the hook have q
peculiar and natural motion of their own
in the water, which hungry trout is
utterly unable to resist; while one may
on the other hand, cover the whole hook
and part of the gut with a worm stiffly
strung on without motion, and the same
trout will let it be carried past him by
the current without winking.
There is great science in batting, and
1t chiefly rests in the skill of having the
worms lively, and the extremities lef,
dangling. The bait is often carried
over little into smooth deep pool
allow it to sink, and all the while it i
doing so these four ends of the two
worms are moving about in the cleai
water in much too enticing way fol
any chance trout TO resist. When YOU
have bite, do not pull at all, but Strike
your fish, as Ii is called; this is done by
a motion of the wrist, sharp, short,
abrupt; not jerk-a motion which is
commenced sharply, but ends almost
instantly and abruptly. can liken il
only to quick movement of the hand
in bringing foil, in fencing from Herct
to carte. Ii is done by bringing the
flnger-nails, which are downward, hold.
ing the rod, suddenly to the left and up,
ward, moving the end of the pole up.
ward and to the left some one or two
feet. Having struck thus, you will in
most cases have captured your fish. BE
in no hurry TO land him: that is sim.
pier thing to do; you can do II at youi
leisure, stepping back to sure founda.
ton should YOU be in an uncomfortable
position in reaching to make the cast ,oi
make any other disposition that YOU de.
sire before raising your fish gently from
the water thence TO your crcel. The
great mistake often made by those who
do not understand tins sport is TO pull
the moment they have bite; the result
usually is TO see the trout wind himself
round about some limb overhead, or i
he fail to be hooked, which is often the
case in pulling, to see the bait and hook
in the same position, causing loss oi
time, patience, and too often temper
especially when you feel confident thai
there are other trout in the pool ahead,
and become aware of the fact that you
have got to make splash and dash and
complete exposure of yourself to get at
your dangling line, SO that you may fish
in vain in the same pool afterward. Re.
member that trout are very shy, and
once having disturbed them, i, is use
to fish for them.-CHarper's Magazine
A family of children who had been
brought up in poverty and ignorance in
the interior of Wisconsin were brought