Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-18
Fishsrmau's Luck.
rom the NetO Hampshire Mirror.

from he Aeto H0Hp8htf6 Mirror.
An extraordinary event took place on Lake
Wlnnisquam. near this village, Monday.
which echpaes anything in the piscatOrial
line ever heard Of in this section. A party OF
gentlemen went across the bay aud landed
upon the SanborntOn shore. Five Of the party
subsequently took a small boat and took q
position a short distance from shore to catch
perch. There was but one trout gear among
the party, which Will j. Busiel utilized, and
trout.
At this another of the party, William Bel
ford, remarked, Pm going to catch one that
viii lay you all out" and proceeded to hunt
up tackle. There happened to be a large
hall of Irvine in the boat, near the size Of =
pipe stem Belford got hold of this an also
AN old rusty cod hook. These he bent to-
gether. and, attaching coal chise for a
snker, pat on q good sized bullfrog for bait
and cast of. The eccentric paraphernalia
went to the bottom. rs a matter Of course.
very suddenly, where it lay for about five
minutes. when there was a bite. Business on
the boat began TO be lively soon after. and in
tense excitement prevailed. The huge trout
TOR such II proved 10 bel was boarded IN
about 20 minutes. not before all hands, how
ever. rendered assistance in taking HMM.
The trout in coming TO tine surface broke
water some twenty feet from the boat. where
he skived about in all directions with great
energy. Getting nearer TO the boat, one OF
the party, Jonas Mcclure, dealt a powerful
blow with piece Of board. which cut a cash
two inches deep IN the trOut's back. which
sort Of numbet him, when John Gordon in
serted his fingers into the gills and hOsted
him into the boat. BelfOrd was pale as a
ghost at the conclusion OF the operation, and
although powerful man, came noar fainting
away under the excitement. The singular
part Of the affair seems N lie in the fact that
such hasty and uncouth rig should capture
the prize trout ever landed IRON the waters
Of any lake IN this section, including Winni-
pissengee. The weight was 2sl1 pounds, the
head alone weighing AZ pounds, and the OK
treme length being 40 inches.
From TIE Lel0ist0ion Journal
ITO illustrate hshermaus luck" said Mr..
skillings. II will tell you an incident that
happened while our party was fishing for
those big salmon at Metapediac, In New
Brunswick, not long ago. One Of our party
was greenhorn, who mad never caugbta sal
mon IN his life. We sent him up on q beach,
ana told him to cast his fly in the pool thers
while we went out IN our canoes. At supper
time he had not returned, and we we're much
worried about him. We had decided g. start
after him, when he marched into camp with
n 42-pound salmon hung on a stick over his
shoulder. tho hsh's tail dragging on the nOOr.
IL was the biggest salmon ever saw.
How d'd you get him? we demanded ex-
citedly. tie said he was casting from the
beach, when he thought his line became tan
gled IN snag. soon this 'suag leaped out Of
the water. 10 was i2-pound salmon. Il
raced him up ana down the beach half u mile
Wen, but how in the world did you land
himP we asked, eXciiedly. lie had no gan
ana no one TO help him. Well said he. !
noticed along toward night that the fsh acted
tired, | drew him ~ near the shore IA
could. made my line fast TO a eapling waded
into the water. took the fish In my arms. aud
tossed him up on the bank Tho most novel
way Of catching a salmon 1 ever heard! or
course, n the big ish had not been about
dead no could not have landed him In this
way
But the curious part OF this story is yet
70 come. One Of our party had struck "a big
tsh IN the pool a day or two previous. Exam
ing this salmon's mouth, he found his ny and
broken nook Ia 10. Science had lost the big
nah, and luck had taken him.