Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-14
Snselt Fishsng In Maine.
: INTERESTING WINTER srosr

ON the coast OF Maine smell, v,s, tho ,-iva-s
all Wtnta TV, ra VI pecemoer and remain almost
tho rnn,e Ioa for ABOUT two months they take
,ne nook Ieauily, ana are caught IN ronSi5ars
oie NUMBERS Through holes cut In the Ice IS
ineIs, on cold days, IL was very severe t;shtnr,
WI SoelIer except by piling up cakes Of
Tie nSnefinen made a canvas tent and n nrovai
so comfortable that it has now become the uni
NeiSai custom 10 fish In them. There are now
on Inc Ice, above the bridges two villages of
These canvas houses, much resembling an In
clan encalnpnleIt In winter quarters A LIGHT
wooden frame, with sharp roof. is put toge-
Their, and the whole covered with light canvas
or cotton cloth. In some instances the covering
Is painted, the better to resist the piercing
northwest winds. The ordinary tent Is about
SIX feet square: occasionally one is larger, for
TWO persons. The interior Is provided with
stove, and bench upon which the angler sits
While fishing. The whole rests upon runners,
ana can be easily moved from place 10 place.
When the fisherman reaches the grounds he
cuts hole through the ice places his tent over
tle same, builds on fire, closes the door, drops
nus line through the hole and waits for a bite
Eacn man uses four lines. They have two
Kinds OF fish gear-the file Sinker and the trlan-
gle The former is for tent fishing and the lat
mace OF lead, about the size and shape Cf an
ordinary three-cornered file. a common IN *
erei me is made fast TO one end OF the sinke
Whie from the other depends smell OF colOred
me SIN Inches In length, TO which a hook Is a.
tached. The advantage OF the nle s;nEer i
,Iat ihe TIDE causes il 10 cut and sheer ao)ut
gear Is made OF wire, the line fastened ri the
center, While two hooks depend one from either
era or the wire, which is bent into a triangle
] ne nait used In this Vicinity is the clam worm
when Is found IN the clam flats The upnpr
enu OF the line IS fastened TO a rack above the
llsherman'S head. while the hook is from six 10
Ten leet be ow the surface. The fisherman sits
on ms bench beside the stove and patiently
waits for the fish TO bite
mere Is not much skill in this Kind of angling
Tor when Smelt takes the hook the motion of
tne hhe conveys the fact TO the fisherman and
hequckly ha1ls him in. The FISH bite better on
cold, stormy days, the recent heavy storm being
The pest day OF the season thus far From ten
10 hfteen pounds are fair days work for one
man. They sell In the Belfast market for i've
c5htS per pound. The wages made are not
large, but the fish are caught at a time when
there is but little for tie fishermen TO do The
tents ale comfortable and home'ike the men
are lcly, singing and shouting from one 10
another; wishing to change Ills position the
angler haulS in his lines. moves HIS tent 20
astther portion of the ice field. cuts a hole
tttnItuSh the frozen surface and tries his luck
rre Init nose from the city pass the entire d3y
ui,on .le ice, taking their dinners along which
aIe eaten In the tent, the tea or coffee bqing
main l upon The stove. Tents are added daily
ana before the season closes there will no tifyy
OF more upon the tce.-[Beifast (Mel Journal