Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-01
A Fisherman's Diary.
Monday, April 20, 'Sj.

About noon to-day according to
programme, &. Anderson, Jr., aud
myself packed bedding, provisions
aud fishing tackle, and drove down to
Gus, RobimsOn's. Arrived at Rob
inson's at 3 80 o'clock. We found
him and his boys at work in his field.
We rest aud chat but Il few minutes
aud then with his boys proceed to
branch in II deep picturcque hollow
that is located just back OF his house.
| regret that | am unable 10 picture
the scenery us il exists here. The
country is perfectly level until you
come unawares TO the head Of these
hollows Oor there are three or four Of
them within three hundred yards Of
each other). There is Il waterfall OF
the head oi one some forty feet high.
The water leaps over the rCcks and
falls among huge bOulders, and thcn
winds its way down the ravine
through bright colored pebbles aud
aiOunl huge bOulders in manner So
gay aud cheerful that it makes one
feel that natures haudiwork is not
all cOmiincd TO the fertile portions of
the country. a little further on we
come TO Il spring Of the coolest and
purcst water that ever ran out of
GOd's green earth. Now we are at
the point we desire to get our min
nOws from. The water is as clear as
n crystal and schools of the fnny
tribe are TO he seen by the hundreds
darling here and there like sun
beams. II seems cruel TO disturb
lllwn in their beautiful home, but We
have come for them, so in we 20 with
our minnow seim. Come around
quick, now up with the lead line,
here they are jumping and iriskiug in
the net, just the right size and kind.
We place them in our bucket and re-
peat several times until we have se-
cured three perforated buckets full,
then we secure the buckets in the
branch and climb out of the hollow
10 the house. After resting a few
minutes, supper was announced and
we enjoyed il, for we were tired and
hungry. got uneasy on account Of
Clarenre's disposition to allow moth
ing to he left. But they continued TO
bring in hot biscuits in such quanli-
ties that | finally succeeded in Civ
Ing him the hint, that person could
cat two much maple syrup and bis
cults. After supper Gus. spun us a
few tough ones and we retired TO rest
for we were tired.
TUESDAY, APRIL 81.
Well after breakfast, where Clar-
cnce repeated his effort of the night
before, we hitchcd up old Dennis,
loaded up our minnOws and drove
down 10 Johnson's Mill. We find
the water just in the right condition.
We rig our tackle in haste, put on Il
minnow and pl o :eed to busines in as
deliberate a manner as any fisher
man could have done under the cir
cumstancces. by one o'clock we had
succeeded in landing some three or
four fine trout. just at this time we
are salutcd by the familiar voice of
Mr., Hopper and Clarence Anderson
Sr., (whO had driven from town in
six hours)with the stereOtyped greet
ing, "what lucki', we proceeded to
erect our tent and go in regular camp
for the week. Then to business
again. BY night we had taken sew
eral very good specimens from the
mysterious depths of Pond river.
AT sun down we all collected in
camp, cooked and ate supper and
made the acquaintance of the mill
hogs, which were the most friendly,
free and easy, don't care for anything
or anybody, specimens that we ever
bad the misfortune to meet with. We
feel our inability TO convey to your
minds the degree of perfection to
which those mill hogs have attained.
They would eat Off The same box with
us, sleep In the same bed, if Il ey had
met with any encouragement. The
more you would pelt them with
stones, or fire brands, the more fami-
lar they became. After all hands
INDUCED in reciting some fishing
yarns, (Which were all true, of cOursc)
we made our beds and lay down to
rest for the night.
WEDNESDAY, April. %.
About daylight a beast that occu-
pied lot close at hand, seemed IL
shake the very earth with his har-
monious notes. So we all rose before
old Sol show ed his bright face.
Clarence asked at what point OF
the compass the sun would be likely
to rise. 1t had been so long since he
had seen it rise that he had forgotten.
We had set cut hooks the prcviou,
evening. | went to mine and found
u twenty -ei ght inch eel on the hook
This was the first eel L ever saw
We all go to business early, and the,
bite lively for a short while this
morning. Clarence A. .jr. takes more
fish to- lay than all the rest of the
party. All hands in camp at six
Clarence makes big fire, Buck
waters and feeds the horses and cul
tivates the friendship Of the mill hog'
by pelting them with stones and call
ing them pet names. Mr.. Hopper
and Mr.. Anderson dress fish while
| make coffee and fry trout. Supper
is ready, each man rolls up /
stone for seat and now thC
, yarn spinning and eating go bravely
on, AT last we are all through, bu
Mr.. Anderson, and we are satisfied
there is enough trout left in the disl
(the dish is clapboard) for all o
D our breakfasts. Mr.. Anderson still