The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-14
4FISHERMAN'S LUCK"
WHEELING ANGLERS FIND MT.
SON. Pointer. as to gA.r. to Fish aud How to &c,
rbr.-Fa,srits Angling Resorts that are
Good Place, to shus, aad Comparatively
UskaOWu Waters Fall OF Fish.

The balmy air Of the last few days and the
sight Of the fishing tackle displayed in the
dealers windows make one long for the
sylvan streams where In his early youth he
used 10 paddle barcfooted In the water and
idly dangle his thread line and pin hook
This Is the way he feels II he ever did paddle
in sylvan streams and dangle pin hooks. II
he never did he still feels yearning TO go
Fishing. The sport has been popular since
Tie commencement OF the Christian era, and
seemingly has the same delights Tor the
children OF men to-day that 1t did when good
old Izaak Walton wrote his book and Saun-
tered brookward with his pole over his
shoulder and bis pocket full Of bait.
A reporter was musing somewhat In this
strain yesterday when he saw at q distance q
well known Ohio man noted for his en-.
thusAstic love oil angling and his phenomenal
success, reported by himself, with the rod
aud line. 1t did not take long 10 come up
| with him, and the newspaper man at once
broached the subject OF fishing.
no., said the Captain, II haven't been
| fishing much this season yet: fact Is, haven't
had time. am geing TO take q day of next
week, though, II business has to stop Thi:
Is too nice weather 70 lose. And let me give
you pointer, young man. The earlier In
the season you do your fishing the bettei
luck aud the more fun you'll have. Now the
tish bite eagerly, but you walt month or SC
aud they will have become more wary,
| Always 70 fishing - soon after favorable
weather sets In as you cat; thatt science o.
my own. -. -
"Where do go? Well, most anywhere,
often 60 down 10 the river in the morning
along Ia the spring. and catch string Of fist
for breakfast. They're sure TO be fresh that
way, and tell you you CAM. Imagine how
much better eating real fresh fish are thar
older ones. till you've tried both. I'd jus
as soon fish one place as another, bat as 9
general thing the most popular places arounc
here are not the best resorts. Everybody IL
Whseliug who only hiss day or two of
soes up Wheeling Creek, as a matter o.
course, and the conseq uence Is there's scarce
ly fish apiece In the stream for the fisher
men. Over the river the creek we call
Wheeling Creek-Indian Wheeling, properly
comes in at Bridgeport, you KNOWS little
better. wonder that the Wheeling people
don't 20 out there more. You can get on tht
ruscarawas Valley train and run out few
miles and thee get of at any station, and
find lots OF good holes The Bridgtporta nt
St, Clairsyille boys have almost monopoly
OF that stream.
"But the best place to go fishing around
here Is down on 'Capteen'. Ever down or
'Capteen'? Then You know what lovely
country 1t IL. A fellow eau leave here on this
Bellaire packet In the morning, take the mar
row gauge road at Bsllaire and get off al
Armstrong's Mills at 8 o'c ock; fish till IL
the afternoon and get back and eat his fst
"Any fish there2 Well. should say So
Why, Jude Armstrons-You know Jude
Church member, too-says he has seen the
pass hauled out Of Captina creek just by
Isaac Welshs farm, a little piece from
the mill, by the barrels full. l never
saw 'em that thick, but they are amaz
iugly plenty. tell you, that's the coming
country for fishing for people that live ii
these parts aud can't afford a long trip to the
mountains or lakes. # ] had million I'd
put up a summer hotel out there, get you
fellows to write up the fishing, and the hunt
ing, and the scenery, and go TO Congress by
the votes OF my grateful patrons.
"But I must take this car. When you
want TO have q royal days sport fishing, &C
down on 'Capteen, aud don't you forget 1t
| Good day."