The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-06-16

FISH AND FlsHINH. A Rangeey Lakes CORES
pendent Of the Lewiston journal writes Trout
caught by L. w l.awton Of Watham : lbs u
inches long, girt T. inches one by Weston Lewis,
Boston, e., lbs; one 10y C. W. llersey, Boston g.
lbs. -. Officers of oquossoc Angling Association
President A d Lockwood Vice President, IVES
ton Lewis; Secretary and Treasurer james A.
Williamson; Trustees, A D. Lockwood. P.ovi-
dence X VIM r Frye, Lewiston, Me Weston
Lewis Boston Charles W llersey Boston Fran
els H. leggett, Adon Smith. Geolge p Rowen. f.
Ii. Lowell, James A. Williamson, New ork -
When a statesman goes fishing the papers record
the fact with a hurrah. But who ever hears of the
fish Large parties visiting Pennington and
Phillips and enjoying the trout fishing East
port harbor is swarming with young pollock
Good fishing IS reported i'll that vicinity -. The
Machias Mon says that the capacity Of " Oil 4
Reesings sardue factory at Milbridge is 20 cases
daily which is 100 eases larger than any other
factory in Maine - Messrs W. a K Brown are
proprietors in nine factories III Eastport. two at
Lubec, one at Joncsport and one at Mllbridge
Probably they are the largest operatives in the
having large establishments at New York and
Chicago -..A goldfish which weighed seventy five
pounds when taken from the water and measured
five feet from tip to tip, was displayed last week
in an Augusta market 1t WAS taken of Ocean
Point, between that place and the Hypocutes-.--
The Ellsworth American says: The Salmon works
at Orand have been improved under the direction
of Harry Buck and already 100 salmon have been
secured and deposited. They expect 10 use from
600 to 700 salmon at these works Prof Baird
is to furnish carload Of shad for the kennebec
and Mattawamkeag rivers. Large numbers of
fishermen are now passing over the Sandy River
r. X. route for the fishing section IN Rangelev
and vicinity wv. Il. Sargent 4 Son, of Sargent
vile, have sold and furnished to vessels about
eleven hundred bbls. clambat this spring
correspondent of the Providence Press describes
Grand Lake Stream, w ashiDgtou county as the
paradise of the disciples Of lzaak Walton He
who is fond Of rod and reel can here have as rare
sport as can be desired for here is found the land
locked salmon, which stands pre-eminently at the
head of all game fish possessing all the qualities
Of the speekled trout coupled with the tenacity of
the blue fish and the strength Of the black bass
The usual catch is from eight to twenty a day
Alewives have been running lively in the East
Machias river Cyrus F Backman caught forty
one barrels in two days fishing They sold for
about 80 cents barrel 49,. bout 100 900 aewives
have been taken at Waldoboro tins season Mr.
George Eckardt, Jr., son of the proprietor of the
great carp ponds at Lubbinchew, Germany, is now
in this country and will remain year for the pur-
pose of studying our method Of fish culture He
will visit the salmon establishment of Mr. Charles
G. Atkins, Bucksport, on his return from the Pa
cifc coast The Portland Press of Saturday
says; Two schooners, the Young Sultan, George
W. Gushing, master, and the Cosmopolitan, George
E. Orr master, came into the harbor yesterday
laden with two of the largest fishing catches of the
season The stock they bring is valued at 5000
They were out less than three weeks