Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-14
TROUTING In MAINE.
Some Remarkable CatcheS-What the
Commissioners are Doing.

From the Augusta (Afel Journal. June9
To the sportsman with rod and line the re-
ports from the trout regions are Of the most
cheering character. The water is very high and
the spring late, but the first catch of trout with
bait and troll win be pretty sure to score as
remarkable one. From the trout streams an
unusual number have been taken, and they run
larger, az rule than usual. The latest news
from the Rangely lakes is that the weather has
been cold and the water high. with plenty of
snow still in sight on the mountains and In the
woods. but the trout are taking the sunken
bait remarkably well. A gentleman thoroughly
posted in that region. who came from the upper
and middle dams Monday, says that the sports
men have never been so plenty as this spring.
On Sunday the middle dam camp was full, ard
at the upper dam, in the new camp built last
season, and the old ones SO well known to fish
ermen acquainted in that region, 40 men were
quartered.
In Mollychunkamunk upper Richardson lake,
the trout hshing has been excellent thus tar with
oalt. Nothing has yet been done with the fly.
As is well known to most sportsmen this lake
has been flowed eight feet higher than formerly
by additions to the middle dam, and the trout
are biting near the shores. In passing down
the lake the other morning the gentlemen men,
toned passed one Of the oldest guides in that re-
gion with party of three in a couple of boats.
They were fishing so far up on the shore as to be
actually among the trees-the water in this lake
has flowed back into the woods quite a distance
In some places This gentleman supposed the
OLD guide had party of "f1ats" who knew
nothing about fishing. and that he was exercis-
Ing them among the bushes on the shore, sup
posing they could catch trout nowhere, and
there as well as anywhere. Accordingly. the
gentleman began chatting the guide little
ABOUT the prospect of catching trout SO near the
shore among the overflowed timber. One of the
fishing party-who proved to be crack sports
man from Pennsylvanla-at that moment CAP
tured a trout weighing about 81 pounds, and a
little investigation brought out the fact that the
party had taken 80 trout in less than two hours
fishing that morning.
Fish Commissioner Stanley, with Mr.. Stillwel,
Is doing all in his power to keep this renowned
sporting region stocked with fish. They are
putting 10000 young land-locked salmon into
the Rangley lakes this week. At Bemis foot of
Mooselucmaguntlc) several land locks of good
size have been taken-the result of the stocking
done by Mr.. Stanley and his colleagues two and
three years ago. 1t is also confidently believed
that the excellent trout fishing this spring is
stocking these lakes. But the commissioners
say that there Is yet great deal more to be
done. Money is needed to carry on the hatch
ing OF the young trout. The legislature Of
Maine refuses to appropriate means for the pur-
pose for the reason that sportsmen out of the
state reap the advantages. An effort is being
made to raise funds among sportsmen. and it is
meeting with good success. The Oquossoc
Angling Association is interested, an institution
composed largely of Boston gentlemen. AS to
capacity, these lakes are the best in the world
for growing spotted or brook trout. It is esti-
mated by gentlemen who have made this SUBJ
ject study that these waters are capable of
sustaining ten to twenty times the present
quantity OF fish. The "mountafn sinners"
species of club, the food of the larger trout,
thrive in millions all through those waters; be-
sides, the natural forests the delight and life of
the speckled trout, are not yet removed from
the ShOrps