St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-03

Turf, Field and Farm.
The trouting season now drawing to a
close in Wisconsin is perhaps the best
within the memory of the oldest angler in
the Badger state. Depleted streams. and
many that never in former years produced
anything bO1.er than dace and ''shiners. -
have been pIentifully stocked, and taken as a
whole Wisconsin is more clearly entitled
than ever before to the title ''the anglers
paradise" a sojoum of several weeks
among the game and fishing resorts of the
state enables Us TO speak from personal ex-
perience in regard to the advantages of that
charming region for spOrtsmen and anglers.
In the vicinity OF WeStfield. a thriving
village on the southern branch of the Wis
cOnSin Central railway, are several trout
streams that are destined 10 become famous
\ few years ago these clear, cold streams
were inhabited only by the small fry al
most universally known as SINNERS" Some
angler in that vicinity, noting the similarity
of these crystal brooks TO the best trout
streams of other localities conceived the
idea that brook trout would thrive in them,
and the fish commissioners sent supply of
young fry for stocking purposes.
The most sanguine Expeditions of the
inhabitants were more than realized. The
trout thrived and multiplied, and within
three years few anglers from the village
took for an outing a days trouting," and
returned with a good report as to the album
dance of fish, in evidence of which they eX-
hibited fine lot of trout. These rills are.
in many respects, ideal trout streams. Their
sources are springs, supplying clear waters
OF almost ice-cold temperature, flowing over
pebbly, sandy bottoms, and occasionally
through alder thickets, affording good Iurk-
ing places for the wary old fellows that
attain to large size-two pounds and up
ward.
The present season has demonstrated the
fact that the trout are increasing, both in
size and numbers, and that ere long the
quality of the fishing will attract many
anglers from the large cities to that locality.
We have tested some of the best trout
streams along the south shore of Lake
Superior, and consider the Chaffee
creek and the Wandrey creek, in
the vicinity of WeStfield, nearly equal to
the best of them. OF course, the trout of
the far Northern streams, having access to
the great inland sea, attain the larger size
in many instances, but they do not fight any
more gamely. nor could We detect any bet
ter flavor than in the denizens of the
brooks in Marquette county, portion of
the Badger state which early tourists and
residents christened the Indian Land, -
partly in derision. as indicating that it was
fit only to be the home of the savage.
A quarter of a century ago the Indian
land was the choice hunting ground of the
Winnebago tribe, and it bids fair to retain
its prestige as shooting and fishing resort
for many years to come. With the addition
of brook trout the waters of that region
now contain some of the best fresh water
game-hsh-the black bass, pike, perch,
pickerel, etc.-having always been plenty.
BY a careful observance of the fish and
game laws, the supply of each will remain
good. The region is natural fish and game
resort, requiring only care to keep it one of
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