The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-18
THE RANcELEY TROUT.
He Is Biting Well These Days and the
Sportsmen are Happy.
Correspondence Of the Press.l
MOUNT VIEW HOUSE.
RANGEI Nav 1E 1890

RAEGELEY, May 16. 1889.
Everyone who has visited the Rangeley
Lakes recall the pleasure with which they
hailed the sight Of this hstel, as the little
steamer "Mollychunkamunk" rounded the
point, and soon reached the wharf which is
at the very door Of the house. Here III. t.
Kimball. one Of the best known gentlemen
Of this region, has for many years been own
er and proprietor Just below us isI4akePoint
Cottage. where aparty Of Boston sportsmen
have been enjoying the past two week, and
most charming place it is too. The owner,
Mr.. r. A. Tuttle of Boston. Is wealthy
gentleman, who every season entertains
many friends here.
The fishing for the past few days has been
excellent and all seem well pleased with the
sport. We have very nice party here, all
gentlemen, as 1t Is little early for the lad
les, although several are at the Lakes, a
number at the Oqu0ssive Angling AssOcia-
tion, Bemis's and other hotels. The best
fishing now Is on the big or Mooselookme-
guntic Lake. As we are at the foot OF
Rangeley LaAe we have to make the carry,
a distance Of about mile II we wish to FISH
there. The walk Is an easy one, and as our
guide always brings our fish we come back
good natured, that Is II our string Of fish Is
good size.
At the hotel at Haines's Landing. Moose
lookmeguutie House, there was about 30
guests the first OF the week. and II was
estimated tnat five hundred pounds Of
Of live fish were in the various fish cars at
the wharf and near the landing, which had
been caught by different fishermen during
the past few days. The fish and game laws
Of our State f0rbids any one 10 send their
trout to any place, hut all0wsIeach person 20
take away with him 80 pounds. We, there
f955fI M5Isss After e 5oy catching him Sh put s IN car
low the water TO come and 90 but keeps the
fish alive until you wish him killed.
This morning, Mr.. E.G. Simpson Of Bruins
wick returned home. after a weeks fishing
at Camp Bemis, where, without guide, he
from the wharf. He took home 80 pounds,
and informed us that he put back over 30 in
TO the lake, for some one else to angle for
His catch included a trout that weighed "a
pounds, one Of pounds, four Of 81 pounds,
and ten OF 2 pounds each. When fisher
man can catch all the trout he wants, and
more too, he ought to go home with smil-
ing face.
Senator Fye's delightful camp is on
the Cupsnptic Lake. and our noble
ed thirteen trout the largest two FOUNDER.
Gen. Sewell Of the treasury department,
Washington and his son, Capt. Sewell of
Bath passed here today enroute for Camp
Frye where they are to be the quests Of the
Senator for few.a days. Mr.. W.H.Milliken Of
Portland who has been one of the Tuttle
party started for home yesterday having
done honor to himself by catching spickled
beauty that weighed 81 pounds. One night the
first Of this week party from Worcester,
Mass.reaehed Camp Bemis and the following
forenoon, Mr.. Loring Goes dropped his hook
for the waiting trout at IL O'Clock, he re-
turned to camp with "a, one four pounds and
three Of two pounds each. Mr.. Goes son
caught one five FOUNDER and number Of
Of the same city Is most successful fisher
woman. She caught a trout trolling not far
from camp that weighed three pounds.
w. A. Rich, Esq, of Deering, who by the
way, Is director In the new railroad they
intend shall soon be constructed from Phil
lips. to Rangeley.. one morning this
week Just below Camp Frye.
that weighed 17a pounds.
Fishermen are here from all over the land.
Mr.. Charles A. Fowler Of New York, in two
days fishing, informed us that he caught SO
trout that would weigh pound each; four
Of II pounds each, six Of p pounds each,
and one Of pounds. He took home with
him 80 pounds as trophies OF his success
fishing in Maine waters.
A gentleman from Lake Point Cottage just
came 10, and said that yesterday their party
took Capt. Barker's little steamer and all
went fishing down the Moosel0okmeguntic
They caught 43 trout, the largest weighing
pounds. Crowds Of people are expected this
week, among the number the Haskell party
of Boston, and Col. Rockwell; also Jay Cook
Of Philadelphia, Of whom everybody has
read. But we must not give any more
catches this time, as the captain Is waiting to
take the mail. Yours for trout,
a.