Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-01-24
|TiSTER FISHING.
TT IS CARRIED ON IN
y" o7rN LAKES AND RIVERS
o,,et Required and the Way
.c.,obing the Fish Described
Tha Indian Way = Cut
an0 Holes in the Ice.

rex so that the coy troutanu port
~ 49, are safe from the wiles of fisher
-, n,oyides another form of sport,
hsvid Wechsler, in the Brooklyn
p Although the deceptive fly
=. he cast upon the water and the
IA spoon can no longer be trolled
IN its surface to lure the credulous
q lis doom, yet fishing through the
Nv small lakes IN different sections
~ country are well stocked with
t.,.l and these gamey fish afford ex-
~ snort. They are hungry fish,
~. -. ready to bite, and once hooked,
=: a stubborn fight before they sur
-, The method of their capture is
S,aieult. Learned originally from
r-imitiye dweller by the lake shores
4. dnsky Indian-it has been i'm
.,sd upon by the arts of civilization
/. now popular sport through the
.',s,n and Middle States. 1t has also
~ followers in the West. The few
I.5s remaining in Wisconsin and
,,bigan still fsh in their own way, and
= GOOD living from the sale of their
,turss TO white men who ship them to
3raukee and Chicago markets. They
hole Of about eighteen inches in
meter in the ice, and build a rough
~ 81 boughs over the spot. The
NE / intended to make it dark at the
rsDipo in the ice. The Indian pro-
n. himself with a rough iron spear
IA live minnow attached to a string.
them lies at on the ice. The min
NJ attracts the larger Ash, but before
I, can close their Jaws on it, the spear
SENDS and the fish is captured. The
fans get only two and three cents a
1rd tor the fish, bat they frequently
AXE dollar day.
The paraphernalia Of summer angler
rods reels leaders, flies and nets-is
teoulred for the winter sport The ex-
,pse Of az elaborate outfit is accordingly
Dged and as the finesse of the anglers
/t-the casting of the fy-is not EN-
bred, those who are not experts, can
uoy the sport. The apparatus neces-
nv consists Of about forty short lines,
psided with strong hooks, and at
ched to reel made out Of a piece Of
rod. Then a tip-up is required for
rsry line that is to be set This is the
ontivanee that signals the fisherman
hsa fish is caught.
There are dozens of ways of making
tpups Every old fisherman thinks he
knows little more about them than
.uJms else, and will take grea, pains to
Inform every novice just how the tie-ups
khoud be made. One of the oldest and
most popular methods is to place a round
Etiek fat on the ice and so that it reaches
ErOs the hole. Then cut a stick with
crotch in it. One limb of the crotch
#hOnd be six inches long and the other
Evelye inches long. Attach the line TO
/ be longer one, and place the shorter so
EAat il will tit over the cross-stick with
b butt resting on the Ice and having a
Esi rag tied to it to serve as flag. When
there is a bite the flag goes up aad no
tie the fisherman.
Another device is made out of half
|nchpne board. A piece eighteen inches
ong and tapering from three inches
vide at one end to one inch wide at the
tthsr is cut ont. A three-quarter inch
i9,e I bored in the piece Of wood about
asht inches from the small end, a small
PICK is passed through the opening as it
L Placed across the hole in the ice. The
at IS then attached TO the small end.
a bite tips up the larger end, which may
N painted red, so that it will the
more readily attract the eye of the fish
anaa. A good way to tell when the
nlnnow is on the hook and alive, is to
saach cork or a small piece of wood
ne line where it enters tho water.
he minnow will keep this bobbing
round the water as long as he is all
|,snt but if hungry pickerel carries
Nm Oh the cork will net move.
FISHING parties are made up in nearly
1d the towns and smaller cities that
eln the vicinity of any lakes in which
flefel or rock bass abound. If the
@nnee from the lake IS more than few
Nc me party starts one day in adj
aae and puts up at some convenient
sNsIiy The fishing is not attempted
nu ice four or five inches thick has
!aned' as an involuntary bath on a cold
|s4l l not included in the sport. A still
ny whether it is clear or cloudy, is
AsisiaOle to windy one.
operations at the lake are commenced
ss.allght. The party are warmly clad.
.aOng leather boots, a heavy suit of
y, ~ goods, fur cap and a pea jacket
-. aae sgood rig. A iire of dead branches
~ Old rails is built at a convenient
Ra'e on the shore. and one of the party
~ 10 charge. The others take axes
s ~ proceed to the ice. Cutting the
sn .s Is no easy task, especially if the ice
: lIef! thick.
mess some member of the party is
Il with the haunts of the fish in
!. axe selected, a local fisherman is
loved to act as a guide. The best |
=, usually lie from fifty to a hundred |
. w rom shore, aud where the depth |
!. u' water ranges from ten to twenty |
Inc mouths of small coves and |
LIONS opposite the outlets of creeks
GOD fishing grounds.
- holes In the ice are cut in q
b nI line parallel with the shore, if |
= more Is regular, or a ross the bays
owes, II the shore is irregular. A |
!. ~ 10, Tow OF hoes in asingle line, or two
,,. ,ase shorter rows side by side are cut |
sung Sung to the locality, and to the |
- e.oAl OF rapid increase in depth Of the
]. !; lhe holes are square, and from