The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-10
FISH AND FISHERMEN.
Rare Sport at the RangeIey Lakes
Trout and Salmon In Abundance,
and Fishermen In Abundance Too.
Correspondence Of the PREss.l
RANGELEY LAKE House,

RANGELEY LAKE HOUSE,
RANGELEY, Me-. MAY s. 1889.
Being decided not to wait longer before
we dropped our hook, with the intention Of
landing trout, we packed our tackle aud
the first OF the week started for this famous
fishing ground. Coming by the Maine Gen.
tral railroad to Pennington our party found
we were not the only fishermen who had re-
ceived the .information ''the ice has left
Rangeley Lakes" Everybody was telling
fish stories. The conductor, Thomas III.
Healy, had recently been presented with an
elegant fishing outfit and as he is quite a
fisherman as well as popular railroad Of
fetal, gave us some interesting information.
The ride up the Sandy river valley by mar
row gauge was delightful We met several
wealthy gentlemen who are interested in
the building Of the railroad from Phillips to
Rangeley, and they intend Il shall be built
too. At Phillips we secured span Of fine
horses of Kimball Il Furbish. owners of the
stage route. Our drive was fine from there
here, and we were ready TO do justice to an
excellent dinner, and the trout baked in
cream were delicious. This Is the largest
hotel in this region. 1t was built by the
"King of the Rangeleys," the late John A.
Burke. For four years past 1t has been
leased by j. b. Marble and run in fine style
This week he purchased the hotel and
point of land in front Of the house which ex-
tends into the lake. Not even the "Oldest
inhabitant" can remember season when
the ice left the lakes as early as this spring.
Last year it was the last OF May and June be-
fore the big fish were caught. A good many
fishermen have already arrived, and on all
the lakes and ponds the fishing has COM
menced. On the afternoon Of May 1st 1t was
said everybody who could get a fish rod
crowded to the wharf, and over 40 trout and
salmon were landed. A party Of gentlemen
from North Attleboro, Mass, are having
fine sport. William g. Clarke having caught
salmon that weighed two and half, three.
four. five and half and six and half
pounds, also an eight and quarter pound
trout j.. Metcalf OF the same party, caught
trout that weighed seven and 0ne-half
pounds, while j. W. Fisher and G. ID.
rockingham Of the same city, caught one
salmon that weighed two and three-quarter
pounds, one four and half and two Of two
and three-quarter pounds each; also three
trout Of one and one-half pounds each, three
of two and one-half pounds each, and one of
three pounds. III one likes pond fishing
best he may try his luck, for j. III. Burke Of
New York, May 1st, from Quimby pond took
% trout that weighed % pounds While at
Phillips we met several who had been at
Weld Pond, which is but 10 miles from there,
and the guests Of the hotels often drive over
for days sport. DIR. Dolly of Portland,
made as good a catch there as we
hcdIu IcpOtlcu. houCQ Auul anu q
half days and caught AS trout which
would average one and half pounds each
and three salmon which would average five
s' "a ~
landing 4 nfonstr0us hsh, But are wetf c0n.
tented il we catch plenty Of "small fry"
which we can do and not make hard work OF
the sport. Word from Camp Bemis, on the
Mooselucmeguntic Lake, reached here this
evening that yesterday +. q. Simpson, Esq,
of Brunswick had big sport fishing from the
wharf. He landed thirty trout; one weighed
8 pounds, one pounds, one 81 pounds, one
pounds, and there were no small ones In the
rest Of the catch.
Today the Tuttle party arrived, and for
the next few days will enjoy life at Lake
Point Cottage, a charming summer house at
the foot of the lake. X. A. Tuttle, Esq, Of
Boston, is one Of the owners Of the cottage,
and he comes several times each season,
bringing party Of friends with him. There
are fifteen this time. We did not hear all of
the gentlemen's names, onlythe following:
MesSrs. X. A.rruttle, VIM. Il. Aldrieh, g. NJ.
Dougherty, c. +. Hutchinson, p. Reid Of
Boston Il. IL. Sampson of New York, III. II.
Lamb Of Providence, X. l , c. l.. Cushman
of Auburn, and w. II. Milliken Of our own
CITY, We shall expect great fish stories from
their party in the near future. Every day
brings new arrivals of eager fishermen, for
the fishing is good. The hotels are ready
to take the best Of care Of the traveller. As
we have left orders for our guide to be
ready to row us down the lake at O'Clock
in the morning, we will take our smoke and
then dream of big fish, and again the PRESS
readers my hear from
PoRTLANDER.