Smyrna times., 1883-07-11

of the bay, but barely visible, from the '
distance. were Seabreeze and Fortescue, s
watering places similar to Collins !
Beach and Woodland Beach, the dinner
service going on in the meanwhile.
Our steamer passed on over the oyster
beds, Stacking speed until she came to
halt, and threw out anchor little
beyond the guard boat, where we lay
for about three hours. The fishermen
were soon astir. The two boats which
they carried along with them were
pushed from the deck into the water
and q third, one of the life boats, was
| lowered from the davits. The first
boat was manned by the more expe-
rienced fishermen who drew in q good
quantity of trout, the second was a
light fishing skif' that held only two, a
bank teller and a merchant who tied !
up to an oyster stake as did the others,
their 'little bark " bobbing about like
a cork on the waves. They had better
luck in proportion than the amateurs
of the first boat. The third containing
a cashier, grain merchant, real
estate agent and farmer did not get
enough trout to make them a good
supper, but they had Il trophy in the
shape of a young shark two or three
feet long. One of this company gave
the best possible proof that he was a
"land lubber" rather than a sailor, for
he soon had to be returned to the
steamer, his blanched cheeks showing
that the rolling waves were too much
for him.
The two first fish caught were by
Mayer Kahn, little boy seven or
eight years old, from the side of the
f steamer. There were as many fishing
l in this way as from the small boats,
t the best luck falling to Moses Price.
1 Edgar Tygert pulled i'll fine large
: oyster on his hook which his father
generously opened and ate and pro-
= nOunced it delicious. The bosom of
4 the bay was fecked with white caps,
q and the breeze made it delightful for
: the occupants of the steamer. There
is undoubted sport in fishing for trout
=, out in the bay They are so gamy.
d There is a big difference we are told
It between them and the black fish caught
e at the Breakwater; the latter give up
as soon as they feel the controlling
is power of the fisherman, but the sea
trout or more properly "weak fish, -
1t fight until the last. They resist with
o unusual strength in drawing them in,
and when very large have to be "play-
Z. ed with" or worried, lest they break
the hook or the latter teares out the
J. mouth.
Of All are familiar in tourists guides
Il. and picture books with the trout fish
ing in mountain streams, viz: young
man with IL long angling rod and {
picturesque young lady seated on thC
" rocks admiring him draw the specklet
beauties from the stream. There is ne
such romance attending the sea trout
No angling rods for him. Instead, tn
fisherman has a strong line twenty o
"a thirty feet long with a sinker at the
no end. Near this is attached the hook
or hooks hOated only about foot
so above the bottom where the fish feed
nS The line is kept in almost constan
IL motion, and the unsuspecting iis
rb seizes the bait as lawful prey and start
os on run, to find that he is a prisoner
mr. but as said before, he fights the grOun
an inch by inch and hence the pleasure
nd BILE excitement afforded the sportsman
-, They are said to be attracted to tn
bo beds at this season of the year by tn
on ''spat" of the oysters. The guard boa
ot Blue Wing frequently carries out fish
"' ing parties who board her at the Maho
,r river landing, clever party of ladiC
- and gentlemen from Dover ben
10 aboard on that day. While our fishe
no men were collecting their traps" tn
lIy Blue Wing pulled up anchor and wit
ng all sails set glided by us like thing c
e 'se life, the best speed we had ever see
ot under canvas.
,ot Within few hundred yards of |
mt was another fishing party on schoOnt
n% yacht equally intent on the sport whC
IaS7. the place afforded There are 9th,
itb novelties beside those afforded by IL
II trout. Several small sharks we
caught, a toad fish, but the most curioI
was cOnch that had actually swallov
ed the bait on hook, a piece of cri
e is flesh, and was thus drawn in the boa
vet The conch feeds among shell fish al
as its slow lOcomotion is offset by
me curious provision of nature to aid it
are making u living" 1t is armed with
I'M saw two or two and a-half inches lol
of and with it saws open the shells of Il
IhO oysters and CLANS on which it feeC
d a This saw is strangely secured on
the when needed for practical use.
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