The Press., 1889-06-20
.a.s. Concluded from last weekly
 FEATHERS FROM A EORESTER,S WING.
BY REV. EDGAR F. CLARK

l
 hunter in winter. At times the lake is
 6shed through the ice, single party talk
 ing over ton of the rarest beauties. In
 the early part of 1873 one was sent to Prov
 idence that weighed six pounds. Remem-
 Der, too, these are speckled trout, tSalnso
 Fomtinalis, and for delicacy and flavor rank
 with the first in the world. Through single ice hole one hundred and fifty have
 been lifted in a day. The trapper ire qdents the stcamp' in autumn and winter,
 The deer hunter also finds friendly pro-
 lection in the same quarters, and the value of even such a rude habitation would be realized by any after being compelled to pass night in a sitting snow bank. The guide does the general house work, assists in constructing fresh beds of fir boughs, cooks the food, keeps the fires and often
 rows to the best points for taking trout.
 Great Kennebago is about six miles in length and good fishing is always reported.
 While June and October are the most sea- sonable, July and August will afford ample success to the most captous angler. The trout of this lake appear to suffer no de- terioration in midsummer, while the scenery is marked by singular beauty and sublim- ity. Our favorite fishing ground in this region is Little Kennebago, lying about three miles from the former lake. The out
 let streams from the two lakes join just be- low Great Kennebago. Little Kennebago is about one mile in length, begirt by a garland of lilies. Step into our boat and
 take the opposite end, while the guide in
 the centre manipulates the oars and landing
 net. If the day is mild and cloudy, or r slightly ruffled by the breeze, the "catch'' will continue throughout the day, from early dawn to deepened twilight. We are both holding fly rod, with fred ibis'' for the Hopper fly, 'blue jay" for the first ,, drop and the "Canada fy'' for the second drop. The boat has hardly left the shore before our lines touch an open spot among , the lilies, not fifteen feet away. At the
 first cast pair of mottled beauties leap for
 the descending flies. A sudden turn of the wrist and one or both is fastened and ; quickly darts away, keeping time to the A music of the reel Wearied at last he stops, but in an instant the reel is tolling 7 him towards the boat. Approaching the < landing net he takes in the situation and
 quickly shoots away, almost as far as be- fore. Still his strength is perceptibly fail
 ing him. See him leap from the water
 shaking his head vainly in frantic efforts te Il release himself from the gossamer tha ' holds him. This time the guide misses : him, but on returning the net deftly en nl Alo oA eool ,: weighing from a half a pound to fou | pounds. Another throwis is without response 's but third is the signal for another com
 motion and a splendid capture. Withou d removing from 8 single point in the sum 1t mer of 1872 ninety nine trout, varying iron
 half pound to three and a half pound X were taken in brief time, and upwards o g fifty at another. Try the Adirondacs in 's dry season in the month of August and SCI = if the success bears any affinity to tn d waters of the beautiful Kennebago
 p But not alone the lakes. Streams ar
 alive with trout, where dell, ravine, ant l. messy rock, beg1rt by sombre forests, in $ vite with irresistible power the meditativ - angler. Not far from camp cold sprin1 n debouches into the Kennebago river, s i. cold that the feet are as quickly chilled il |, it as in ice water during February. Arount U
 trout, at times lying as thickly as leaves il 2 autumn. Our earliest experience in Sand t. river merits @ reference, the memory o
 which is like ointment and aloes poure' l. forth. The evening previous, on returning
 the lakes, our party had rendezvoused a Q the Rangeley house, where they were com h. pelled to remain the following day iron
 lack of transportation. From the lake |. hundreds of trout satisfied our tally, bu
 the excursion was not complete without = days fishing among the musical waterfall
 and rapids of Sandy river. All were in
 vited to join the trip, but all, drawn b.
 the larder of ''mine host," decline the in = vitation. Arising early, flushed with tn
 prospect, we finally succeeded in securin
 passage on the deck of a monster vehicl Iladen with shingles, two tons or more
 where we might be said to advance, for W moved at the rate of mile and half pc
 hour. Between eleven and twelve o'cloc 's we reached the stream, and passing littl = below the saw mill, with it's solitary house cast our line upon the rapids in utter ie
 norance Of the success that was to follow
 Just as the hook lies abreast tree. top CD shadow darts from under and the line
 taut with a trout that hastens to explore green basket. Try again. Another join
 the same expedition. More are perhar
 there, but the whole stream is chain
 eddies and falls 2 Now larger pool lie
 with its silver face foaming with laughte among the tall and reverend rocks that tr n. in vain to check the onward course of th N noisy current. Let us see how many W can take without delay from this charmin z spot 'Hide behind the rocks and let th
 shell fall gently. As quick as thought th
 slender rod bends. and the largest tror
 yet taken learns all too late that sthine are not ever what they seem" Thus Ii
 ten learn the danger of being unduly ell
 vated. How still this is Not aleaf move :. only the chattering waters. Whats that A sleek mink runs past with hobbling gai < manifestly unwilling to receive any manu or attentions from the fisherman. Soon tt large basket is full and heavy enough ft
 a porter Let us dress the fish,. They wi
 weigh less and take up less room. Loo
 at that pile on the messy bank. Hurrah
 Again the basket is filed to overaowine S two hundred trout have gazed upon tf o enchanted fisher. We must have gone nearly the thre
 miles that lay between the saw mill and tt :. house where food and rest could be ol = tained. To make sure of the matter l. ng us hasten our pace, casting the line on 'd- into the head of the largest pools. Soc Ip