, 1885-08-19
FISHING VITA 4 wlas.
a S~,ei sport- rrssoinz Trout, sucksri
and Plek-rcI.

and riek-rcl.
& or NV York mJ
Want to go lassoi1gS' asked an old
fisherman At Thousand islands
~ here asked The writer. Mover
you mind. replied tho other. Just
say the word ana III show YOU some
fishing that Y make your hair curl.
\ oil don't want any rod, line, or bait
No, 10 ain't the iaith-cure plan, but you
Just run into Cornwall 5 store and get
some thin copper wire and come along. "
The writer, ready for anything new,
climbed the stairs into tho store, and
bought about twelve feet of copper
wire, and IN q few moments was facing
the fisherman, and being roWed by II
Canadian oarsmdn Ia the general direc-
ton Of b%renadier island. you want
to rig your tools like this, - continued
the old fisherman, producing a roll OF
wire thai was aXed 50 that it formed a
slip-noOso, and then by q length of
eight or ten feet was connected BY a
short, stiff pole or cane.
Here's the bridge, sir, 'aid the boat
man presently, and with a rush the
skiff ran alongside of the remains OF a
dllapidated structure that had once
been q fridge between two islands.
'Aow, - said the fisherman. taking
his wire and stepping out upon the rock,
then taking his wiro lasso in hand,
gust keep your eye on me and take a
lesson, and then You'll have the thing
AL right. Line IN hand tho nudge
walked out npon the shaky structure,
aud, knceling ngw, laid himself out full
longth upon the pldnks. and carefully
lowered his wire lasso into the water.
the party under instruction taking a
similar position and watching Tho move
ments with a lively interest
Keep your eye IN my wire, = hoarsely
whispered the fisherman. This WAS n
somewhat difficult operation. rs it was
very small. and rescmbled the color OF
the water below, but the channel under
the bridge was smooth and clear, aud
In a few moments the wire moose was
seen dangling in the midst Of quite u
%coneourse OF fish rock bass, clubs. and
Sunhsh-all of whom seemed to survey
the lowering wire with a lively curiosity.
The large Dyed lass examined it on an
sides. tLon n club, a great leaden hued
fellow ten or twelve inches long. pushed
to the front. and, breathing hard. the
recumbcnt fisherman gave the wirc a
a slight move, and the moose slip.ed
over the fish another jerk. and a club
went lying through the air, followed by
a rain OF err stal drops, and n second
later the astonished hsh was founder
ing on the rocks with the wire lasso
gripped about its throat. In a.moment
William had released il, and the fisher
man rolled over, ready for another turn.
How does that strike you for i.shingi
It's as easy as rolling oil a log, and the
joke Of it Is that the fish don I seem to
understand it and don't get scared.
You see. If you slip the moose too far
over the body you make n mus Of it,
for then you have the full roadside of
the fish TO haul by. If you Just slip it
over the head and ERIK, the fish rushrs
up head first and his companions tn nk
he has merely jumped out of the water.
Look down and see for yourself." The
witness of this extraordinary perform
ance did look down, and dropped his
lasso among a school of clubs that were
still moving slowly about. not in the
least alarmed by the sudden exit of
their companion, and in a moment still
another was jerked from its native ele.
ment. The novice o succeeded in
hooking one, but by the tail, and as the
great fish came up its struggles. beating
the placid water into foam, alarmed the
entire Lsh neighhorhood, and it was
evident the sport was over for awhile.
eth Il settles the lassoing for awhile. "
said the Judge, regaining his feet, but
You do pretty well for u beginner. The
last nan 1 brought over here got so ex-
cited that he fell over GARD. But you
have at least landed your fish. and when
you once get the fever it's holding gu
see. it combines the elements OF all
kinds of fishing. on have tho game
right under your eve, and it's q delicate
operation to it a wire loop Just in the
right spot under the fish s gills 1t takes
practice, hut | can do il every time
iickerel make the best sport. \ on see.
they are long and slender, and give you
a fine opportunity Tor a display OF skill
| have lassoed several, but they are
rare, Chuls are Common and stupid
Sunfsh anu rock bass are hard to take
in this way. GU see, they have round
bodies, and there is hardly any place tc
take hold Of except between the giils.
These suckers seem . stup.I FISH, con
tiuued the Judge, but when you CONT
right down to work they are on hand
every time