The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-10-03

the Doctor and soon they We're at it. Foul
| times two fish at cast We're landed, and at the
| end of an hour we had sixty trout, brook trout
averaging half to three quarters of pound
| but gamey and fat, and that night at CamI
Flip large majority of them went the way al
good trout ought to 90. Another day four of Us
with Willis went a-trouting up the Pool in
spencer Brook, but arriving late in the morn
ing it was too hot for the trout to rise "A
young lad from the Darling House was some
time ahead of us and had a dozen and a half OF
nice h>h, and this, with what the guide said
about former visits, made me wish for another
trial; therefore two days before we came away
from the lake, Willis, the Doctor, and start
ed for Spencer Pool to make a night of it and
try the trout at sunset and sunrise. We pad
died to the camping ground at the brook
mouth. leaving there the Doctor who chose to
fish in the cove and through the woods to the
FOOL. Willis and went, soaring up a flock Of
partrldges on the way, who simply sat OH the
trees and Winked at Us, seeing | suppose, that
we had no gun. The Pool is a peculiar place
for 1ly-ii>hing, there being only one standing
point from which fly can be cast a large rock
almost III the middle Of the stream, reached by
some uncertain logs and not easy to climb. AZ
ter this is reached il requires Il cast Of thirty to
forty feet, and if a big fish is struck lie has TO
be ncttod by some one ON shore. | crawled out
and up ON the boulder and began to east. max
Ing short ones at first and lengthcnng the line
each time, working toward the edge of the lily
pads Not rise until the tail tly just touched
the pads, then a splash, a quick turn of nv
wrist and he was hooked. 1t was a small front
and reeed in and lifted him without wasting
very much time, and then out went the flies
again with the same wait and the same result
! caught a goody number and very pretty
ones, but wanted larger one and | knew be
was there for | had seen a break below that
was made hy no mean fish. Above me on the
stream could hear Willis fishing with pole
cut in the woods and piece of trout for bait
and knew he was catching some ana losing 9th
erS. was dead sure of the losing part from
the language he used ut times The sun had
been down behind the tree tops for some time
and the Pool was pretty dark. Taking ot' the
tail fly put on a white moth a. an expert
ment, and began working out my line rapidly
TO get the leader down where | had seen the
big fellow rise At last it was almost there and
knew the next cast would bring it where
wished. 1t fell there exactly. but 10 response
! lot it draw up >trcam slowly, and Just a.
was about bringing back the flies again, saw
the water dimple around the moth and
struck. The fly Went to Tie bottom and was
thinking, "WclI, have another little fellow
and lie has run his nose Id the moss" when |
stopped thinking right away quick, as the line
began to travel toward the liy-pad> and the
reel SAT- a lively tune, knew he must br pre-
vented from reaching the weeds, and, stopping
the line let the light rod bend ,langerou>ly
but it halted him. Then he went down stream,
then up towards me, and had to reel brisbly
to Keen a taut line. Twice nearly fell from
the rock, Tut rogained my balance. aud 1T last
he grew tired and let me have a view of him.
lie was a beauty, larger than any one we had
caught and aS he had started down and away
again for another struggle made Zip my mind
TO have him if | worked there all night This
was not required, however. | pllycd him un-
til he lay exhausted on The surface. ana then
lifting him carefully out on The rock | had him.
He was the hi. one, 1he King trout of our
catch, and we had ever tfDy-so many that we
padded back to tenG flin by moonlight that
night, instead Of remaining at tho brook till
morning.
If the ladies of the party did not en-
joy the i-hins and cunning a. much a we
men, and thi~ admits Of a doubt, they made up