Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-12-09
An EMBRYO SPORTING CLUB
THEIR EXPERIENCES At TIN
SILVER CREEK FISHING
GROUNDS,

A Sportsman's Paradise-Fishine with
Shovels and Pitchforks-How the
hanchers Realize a Few Dollars Dc.
casionally-The Difference Between
Aindling Wood and Trout Properly
Cooked-A Good Retriever Whose
Democratic Instincts are Manifested
at lnopportune Momcnts--A HALEY
specimens Association Proposed.
Chris. Yeager has just returned
from Silver Creek and tells of an
eventful trip. He with Charley Haupt
and Gus. Axner left Haley Saturday
noon for Silver Creek, which they
reached in three hours drive, and there
they found excellent quarters in
we'll built log house, which the Robin.
son boys kindly placed at their dis
posal free of charge. As the party
had taken down their blankets they
enjoyed refreshing slumber after
hearty supper at the ranch on the
bank of the stream. Robinson's
ranch is IA miles below HALEY, and
on the best fishing ground of Silver
Creek as, in fact, it was chiefly on this
account that the boys located the
ranch. Anglers may sit in the front
door-yard and pull out of the creek
magnificent trout to their hearts con-
tent.
Chris spent three days meandering
around the country there on former
trip, and says he was green then and
caught no fish until the last day, as it
required some time to find the best
fishing ground, but he did find it and
so his party this time made success
full haul. Chris cannot say exactly
whether the best places are above or
below Robinson's as the country would
indicate it below, while the creek
flows the other way, and SO he don't
know up from down; but it is down,
he concludes, as that is the way he
goes. Several forks Of Silver Creek
divide the country in this locality, but
it is in the main stream that he found
his spots for fishing.
The party arose bright and early
and waded up stream three abreast
and it was laughable, he says, to see
how the fish all swan up stream
ahead of them, piling one abov,
another in their eagerness, and from
bank to bank. There were million
Of them, and so when they got them t,
a good point for fishing they dropped
their lines and the fish snapped a
them so rapidly that they got tired o
pulling them out. Finally Chris. go
an idea, and wading in at the upper
end of the basin he kicked mp such {
terrible mud that the fish all go
blinded and startled at the same time
But it was no use for them to ge'
startled as it only made matters worse
for them. Chris. got the sand anc
mud so thick that the fish couldn't see
where to 60, and they ran against the
bank and into one another, unit
finally great heaps Of them got crowd
ing each other on the surface, anc
Chris. in his eagerness, seized a pitch
fork and, getting into the water, be
gan throwing them out on the banl
by the pitchfork full. The party sool
had all they could carry-l2O pound
of big trout-and SO suspended fish
ing for the day.
This is wonderful place for fish
as the creeks are SO full Of them the
can scarcely swim. Giant powde
was used formerly, but the country
getting settled now and anyone caugh
using it will be prosecuted. Powde
kills hundreds which are not secured
and would soon exterminate even tn
millions that the fishing party saw
But there are two other ways of secur
r ing wagon-loads Of them. One is b
throwing into the water preparation
of lime which instantly compels tn
fish to come to the surface for air, an
that is the time to shovel them out
, The ranchmen generally use larg
E grain shovel for this purpose, an
t drive the wagon along the bank t
e throw them into. A preparation mad
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