The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-07-17
CLUB FISHING.
On the Pellucid. CurgIing Waters
Of Hazel Creek. North Carolina,
Club Fishing 10 q most
Delightful Recreation.

On the PolIuCId, Cur6IIng WoteTS
Of Hazel Creek. North Carolina,
Club Fishing 10 q most
Delightful Recreation.
Everything being suspicious for
the occasion, except there was a
cloud in the west a little larger
than mans hand, our party Offive
set out for the scene of action,
about half an hour before sunset.
We found the stream In its usual
boisterous mood, roaring and toss
ing gaily over its PERCEPTIONS and
rocky descent, with only an eccas-
ional eddyover spot about a yard
square wheke the lead on our lines
would sink.
Being but a novice in the pischal
art, 1 proceeded, as nearly as posi-
BILE according to instructions laid
down by our "best authorities" by
DOMINIC a pair Of rubber boots
reaching nearly to the knee, con.
graduating myself, in the mean
time, that my "trousers" were 80
we'll protected from the humidity
incident 10 the flashing and splash
ing" of the roaring mountains
torrent; and that l could now "dry-
shod" along the shallower parts Of
thesteanss~
( Sighting locality upon a large
boulder about the middle Of the
creek and fancying that in the
"pea.green" depths below it there
was a frst-class eddy 1 put my
fishing rod at strait arms" and pro-
ceeded to step from stone4to stone
across the divided, but rapidly flow
ing current. Feeling quite gay in
anticipation of my success and
stepping upon very smooth nat
stone a little under the water was
seized with a sudden impulse to
dance. Now I am opposed to
dancing; but the best of people
will fall from grace. 1t was so with
me on this occasion. After "cut-
ting the pigeon wing" for the space
Of three fcurths Of q second !. ~
came tired and with an Impulse
fully as sudden as at first / sat
down to rest. There was splash
as of something falling into shallow
water. l looked around me and
found that the said splash was in
my immediate vicinity. After
"taking in the situation" and some
thing more, by absorption, arose
and placing my sleek.bOttOmed
rubbers a little more carefully upon
the next rock I soon reached the
large boulder; but the water sc
whirled that my sinker would not
Ego down" Retracing my steps
and proceeding down stream By
walking in the shallow water neal
the bank I found another, and :
grand old boulder it was too, also
about the middle of the stream
This time the eddy was a good one
but my bait being nearly all wash
ed off the hook l could get only
"nibbles," the fish being too "smart'
to "take in" a hook when so mucl
of it was visible. OF course 1 wa
solexcited as to jerk at every nib
BILE which made it lively for me bu
it seemed so to disgust the fish tina
was under the necessity of pro
curing better bait, in order to maxi
the amusement interesting to tn
fish. After finding the bait ant
covering the hook completely wit
a luscious "red-wOrm" which wig
gled temptingly to the watering
mouths of the finny flock in IN
eddy, / threw the line into seethin
depths below and soon had tn
ecstatic pleasure of drawing forth
monster fish fully four inches Il
length. Now As to the size of thi
fish, it is fact that can be prove
by all the "oldest settlers" and bes
citizens, generally, that it is n
} uncommon thing for them to cate
Clubs of this length and eve
longer.
About this time a vivid flash {
lightning followed by a roar riva
ing that of the water around m
reminded me that the enjoyment
Of the evening were about to b
brought to a close. Making til
best of my way to the shore, joinin
the rest Of the party and half groy
+ ing our way through the darkness
, which now closed in around us "
. proceeded hOmeward with half
dozen, TALL told" of shining Club
l. WALTON.
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