Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-30
Thur day, January 30. 1850.
A FRENCH DUDE FISHING.
The Gallo ileG of sport Typi1ed In n
Partisan plscltor.

Partisan Piscdtor.
shall never forget Il fellow | saw
n day last summer, just outside of
Paris, fishing in the Seine.
To prelude. the laws are very strict
over there in regard to fishing and
shooting. The eason open aud shut
like a jack knife with Il snap, and
woe To the trlnsgressor. On a certain
day in July, think, the season opens.
and long before daylight OF the day
the banks of the river all along the
Bots de Boulogne are lined with ,Icr
men sitting side by side. almost elbow
TO elbow. | strolled down 10 the river
one day and witnessed the sIsrt. Tax
ing out a cigar | paid a woman two
Gus for a chair, and sat down 10 get a
wrinkle in French fishing. For half
an hour all sat in silence with not "A
movement. Pres ntly one fellow had
a nibble. Immediately every eye was
turned on the little red float on his
line. The float moved perceptibly.
The man, with every nerve strained
and eyes rivetrd on the float, breath
less with excitement. watched. The
float dipped gain. The man pulled.
and tee cork came TO the surface, but
no fish. All along the line of fisher
men there was an ejaculation of
AIR TIL disappointed fisherman
put on a fresh piece of bait and waited.
Presently me fish took hold again;
aud this time he had him. Carefully
he worked him in 10 the bank, and an
attendant slipped a delicate landing
net under the fish and carried him up
the bank. There was a Cry ali along
the line of fifty or more fishermen of
Bon, bon, tres joli. Several laid down
their rods and gathered around the
basket, lined with leaves, in which the
fish was carefully placed. He was a
monster, nearly six inches long, and
must have weighed about four ounces.
Then all wenta ii again with renewed
hope and courage.
Presently 4 cab drove up and there
descended from ii u dude in an clabo-
rate sporting cOstume-eyeglasScs and
a broad Drimned hat Walking leis-
urely 10 the bank, a man who had CIV.
identity been sent ahead 10 secure n po-
sition vacated. \ servant brought
from the cab "A folding stool and
placed il on the bank returning To the
cab he produced u delicate rod and
satchel. The rod was put together;
the satchel was opened and a small sill
yer bait box, a towel, a piece Of soap
and a bowl were placed on another
stool alongside.
The servant opened an umbrella and
held II over the lisherman's head to
screen him from the sun and the fish
ing began. Ii was "A long wait for a
bite. Finally there was a nibble and
miss; several more nibbles and misses,
and presently there was a fish. sure
enough. The excitement all along
the bank vas intense. With the aid
OF the landing net the fish vas Sc
cured. The servant essayed 10 take il
off the hook, but the fisherman an
tcipated him and held it up in tri-
umph. But this operation wet the
dudes gloves, aud he took them off
and threw them away.
Things were getting interesting and
exciting, and blank the expense.
Presently another fish. which, being
secured, the servant dipped up water
from the river and handed the dude
the soap and towel; and he washed his
hands. This was repeated every time
he caught a fish. All this time a gen.
darme had been walking up and
down, and approaching the lucky fish
erman there followed an animated
conversation with much g~esticulating,
seemingly a protest against such indis
crimlnate slaughter.
The dude waxed indignantand quit.
The servant uniointcd the rod, gath.
cred up the stools, umbrella and fish
basket and placed them in the cab,
which had been waiting. The dude
entered and was driven of with his
catch, numbering about six, the ag-
gregate weight OF which might have
been two pounds-an immense sue
cess. have no doubt this great catch
made IN item in next mornings paper,
with the usual lie about the weight Of
the string and the big n that was
lost.
i had learned how the French do it.
Evidently a little fishing goes a long
way with a Frenchman. No doubt
my little man went home, took "A rose
water bath and lay down for a rest
after such a fatiguing and exciting
episode. | though TO myself how |
would like TO get that chap out in the
Rockies on thorn bush creek. Of a hot
day, and make him wade the stream.
with an occasional stumble over a slip.
perry bowlder and a souse under.
What a power Of good il would do
him, and what fun for mei-Forest
and Stream.