Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-15
The Green Fisherman.

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Sam Davis, of the Carson, (Nev.) APP
peal, tells the following. which though
funny, is very true. Those who have
done much fishing have often seen the
green fisherman.
On Sunday last there was about a doz-
en- of Carson's crack fishermen ut the
Mexican dam. Mr.. Gilligan and Gus
Lewis headed the crowd. There are
many persons who fish at the dam who
never think of casting their lines with
out first getting the opinion of Lewis
and Gilligan as to the best locality. On
Sunday, just as the two experts were
getting ready to fish, an old wagon drove
up, containing an old farmer and his
family. He tied his horses to tree, and
then pulling out crooked hickory pole,
proceeded to tie line to the end.
"Wonder if the old coon is going to
come here and scare all the fish away by
splashing water?" said Lewis.
eff he does our sport is all gone for
to-day" said Gilligan.
Suddenly an idea struck Gilligan; he
told Lewis he would get the man an
chored near some stagnant pool where a
trout would never think of coming, and
thus keep him away from the good
places. The man was just getting his
tackle IN shape as Gilligan strolled slow
ly up.
''Going to try yer luck?"
Thought would"
"Ever fish much?"
"Back in the States about twelve
years ago. for bull-heads. suckers and
such.''
ssYou can't catch anything with that
pole; where is your reel?"
''Never use 'em; jest yank 'em right
over my head"
''Your hook is big for the season.
Cali I got"
Gallgan hated to see man fish with
such poor tackle, and offered MIN some
hooks and leaders; but the old fellow
said he would be sure to bust them, and
he would rather use old tackle he was
used to. He tied nail to the line and
then got out box of worms.
"You can't use worms here, on q day
like this you must use brown hackle
fly with little red on the body" said
Galligan.
"Don't go much on your new-fangled
flies. Worms is my best hold"
''That is not bad place." pointing to
a spot where there was not q ripple or
any sign of current.
"Jest the place I was going to tackle, -
said the man.
Gilligan went down ant told Lewis he
had got the old fellow fixed where he
would not get bite in six months.
cit amuses me to see those green
fishermen bring their old-fashioned lines
and hickory poles, and fool away their
time expecting to catch fish. Thunder!
IF he hasn't landed one foot long!" ex-
claimed Lewis.
Sure enough, he had his fish on the
bank, and it was two-pounder. Pro-
baby he would not happen to do that
again in six months.
The two experts continued to fish,
wondering how trout ever strayed into
such water, and in about five minutes
another trout described half circle over
the old mans head.
He threw the fish on the bank above
him, and his wife took it off the line
and baited the hook, and then he Just
slammed the tackle into the water as if
he was threshing wheat. He kept this
up for couple Of hours, and when he
wound up his line he had thirteen fine
trout, while the others had failed to get
a nibble.
"You were right about that place,
stranger" he said to Gilligan. 81 have
got some worms left, if you think you
need them. HOWE you been gettin'
along up here?'
eve amt after trout" said Lewis,
eve are just catching minnows to bait
with this evening""