Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-08-07
How INDIANS elsti.

maniiks methods Practiocd Ey
Red Allen OF the Northwest
10 Indians were going 10 show
k method of catching trout and
The stream runs between
fountains. is very rocky and the
quite swift. The water was
land clear US crystal 1t was
BIB small trout and the big holes
~ filed with salmon, or sa..-
pt. ranging from five to twelve
How did ache for my split
which l had foolishly left
the valley. Ties. fish. from
Hest 10 the largest, would take
Cor any kind of bait readily.
2proved this by losing fly hooks
~ the big fellows. but he cap
nice lot of the smaller ones,
from half II pound down. Lie
when he had enough. bit
<lieve five hundred could easily
In day by the industrious
erupulous trout-hog. The In
ire fish e for themselves and
n we could not prevent them
ng their regular methods Of
Rll the fish in their power.
&ey salt and dry for future use.
4Ot sportsnianlike, it was do
Interesting.
&rst select suitable hole with
6ugh to be an object In this
ms about two hundred yards
Rlrty feet wide and varying in
ten feet. At the bottom laziiy
ll4{0g around were a number of
From sack johnnie pro-
70 light gill nets, which were
across the stream about forty
sart. Then he produced the
ia ppear, which were bound to a
How pole. These tips when
ne fish come off the pole. but
f. by buckskin strips. Now we
1&o1[y for business. Rocks are
11 INTO the water and the startled
about, and in a moment the
q a net are jsrked violently un.
vater. The fish wirthes and
- engltng himself up hoplessiy
ION taken out by his dusky
sst Omelimes a heavy fish would
i IN net and escape. but not
4 After number had been
btS tiis way the frightened fish hid
e. ~ rocks and su.ked. Then the
iealae into play, several being
a. receiving the barbs they
IA ottyig gle violently. and being
"a by main strength and awk-
disS6l would make good fight.
|a,et 81 the big fish. had now taken
Ig8 under large rocks in the deep
part Hnd were clear out of sight
n 0ne If the Indians stripped off.
with 4 small net eighteen inches
irnl6fer. in the mou-h of which
BENT i willow pole. making it re-
BIZ She ordinary landing net he
p0tl quietly into the almost freez-
cold water and disappeared under
rge rock. l held my breath in
lxeinent. and after he had been
81 nearly Il minute, 1 concluded he
drnAped. But, no; away down a
mass came slowly out, and quick
use Il, the surface. With a snort
|aaaal popped up. while in tie net
er his nrm twelve-pound fish was
;yXling. He crawled out shivering
aftcrA sun bath was ready for
Their plunge. Along the bank for
~ feet was shelving rock under
Cd several fish had taken refuge.
pcl.ing himself along frog fashion,
Indian Cleared it out at one dive.
hing one fish and driving out the
hus they kept at work. until. after
Ut three hours work. not fish was
In the h~le that would weigh as
a II i pound. They caught about
h0ndred pounds of these fish OH
trip During the height of the
ne season the Indian, from the
rvntion visit this stream by tribes,
Tor miles entirely clear the river
fish They are also quite expert
i hook and line. using venison for
Mr.. Steiger presented one of
. with a number of handsome fly
- He looked at them in a comical
. then took out his knife and de-
rately trimmed the fly off clean,
ng that he didn't care for any Of
q new tangled tixin's; ycnison was
4 enough for him for bait ~ f.
tuck, In Forest and Stream.