The sun., 1890-05-12
BTe TROUT IN CONNECTICUT
Silver and Golden BeantIea Caught Almost
ms RIp as ShAd.

Norwich, May 1.-THE finest brace OF
trout taken in Connecticut this season. per-
haps the biggest caught in twenty-five yeais,
were shown In tho buckingham Hotel In Nor
wich yesterday. Each trout weighed exactly
three pounds and ono ounce. and thoy woro
taken by John C. Monroe OF this city in tho
same big and deep forest pool within two miles
OF the church steeples OF Norwich. They wero
silver trout not the I.olden- sided, vermilion-
tinted chars that sun themselves all day on tho
yellow sands OF meadow and pasture brooks
Hundreds OF people inspected the beauties.
which we're as fresh ard Rlistening rs though
they had just been lifted out of tho stroam.
Tho pair crowded each other on the mammoth
platter. and looked TO be Just as big rs ordi-
nary shad. Mr. Joe Weaver, proprietor Of tho
hotel. had them boxed in ice, and he shipped
them TO friend in Lexington. Ky.
Norwich fishermen have led the craft in
giant trout this season. 1t was only the other
day that Mr.. Banner Of Franklin street bugged
2h-pounder in Mount Misery Brook. that
flows through the wilderness Of Voluntown,
twelve miles east of this city. 1t was a splen-
didly tinted trout. Of the golden Species thick
ly dotted along its sides with vermilon spots
that were as big as the head Of lead pencil.
Mr.. Banner was doairg on n log over great
silent reach In the forest when the big fellow
suddenly woke him up.
Still another mammoth trout was taken in
Preston. four miles from this city. by ex-State
Senator Barnes n few weeks ago. and that
weighed Just three pounds and one ounce. 1t
was black trout. rs fat as porpoise.
At Portland the other day Edward Hurlbert
bagged trout that weighed l pound and
ounces. y NJ. Randall of Putnam took four
that tipped 4-pound weight, all being Of about
the same size. George B. Prest and Henry
geDeraI CntCh 1nv tli0 taking
within few hours string that. weighed lOiA
pounds, and dozen moro that added pounds
quarter Weight SD Victory got twenty four
one in the string was 24.ounce fellow. But a
Derby angler scored much heayier beauty a
perate struggle in a wide, brushy streami in
which the rod was broken early in the game.
MA landed SqFioas yeIo% and
Is another Lucky He Gt D9sPd
smash his rod rod in in doing it. He Presented the
big fellow to an inyalid. one of pr, Sheltons |
also scored high this week. He coqXed two |
and one. haf pound pC trout out of Packervlle
same village, captured, monster in the upner
pond at Packerville that weighed about four
=. In North stonington the other day John B.
sisson got five trout in half day that weighed
seven pounds. One, Of the catch was, 15h
] quarters. oN H. F. Burdck' the mail tic carrier
bought the basket for 81 and took It to Provi-
dence epicures. Al, wide Pocotopqgue Lake.
East Hampton. Fl. 7. Chapman hooked two
pounds in the village grocer's scales. But the
most remarkable trout fishing was done in
Meston the other day. In the forenoon w. b.
Morehouse and brother caught five trout that
weighed 1lI pounds and we're rather proud
the same hamlet strolled out In the
afternoon and got trout that weighed 8
pounds and ounces. George got the fish in |
lueer way. He saw the big follow In a shallow
Of a stream hardly deep enough to float him.
so he waded cautiously up the stream until the
his hand along through the water. deftly touch-
3D.. and began TO tickle the trout. The fish SEEM
ed to be pleased with the tickling, and finally
hopped over into Mr.. Ricks's hand, who flung
It ashore. Bert Trowbridge Of Willimantic also
came home with likely string this week, after |
half days fishing. He had ninety fish, all OF
hem good ones. and the chief Of the catch
weighed "a pounds.