The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-31
WITH ROD AND GIN.
Salmon Trolling with the Sfwash Rig
Trout Fishing in Lakes.

The fishing and hunting season Is at its
height and many OF Seattle's busy
men have ayailed themselves OF few
days sport with the rod and gun
Seattle may well feel proud of the treats she can
offer in the way OF hunting and fishing. salmon
are now commencing TO run and the streams
which flow into the Sound and the bays and
inlets along its borders are commencing 10
offer that exciting sport OF trolling, which
has made Puget sound famous throughout the
country. One does not have to go from SEATTLE
to enjoy the best OF fishing. Elliott bay 10 con-
sidered the best point on the Sound There are
many styles of fishing for the salmon, but the
Old siwash manner stands before all Indians
always troll and use plain piece of brass, spoon.
shaped and attached 10 swivels. One hook is
used, on the head OF which is white rag half
an inch square. This apparatus is attached to q
line which is played out over the stern of the
boat for about a hundred feet. Usually two
persons occupy the boat, one to row aud the
other to tend the line. The siwash, however,
is TOO expert for this, and when occasion REQUIRES
can paddle along and hold the line in his mouth,
while the eEd is fastened IN the bottom of the
boat This kind of tackle is what an old-tirner
uses. but the tenderfoot has a nickel-plated
spoon with red belly and three hooks in COM
oination. A jack salmon comes up and makes
an inspection, but only laughs and returns TO
tell his friends that another tenderfoot has
by the grain elevator at West Seattle, Duwamish
head and the coal bunkers of the Seattle, Lake
Shore d Eastern
Just at the present time the trout in the
streams are not biting as well as q short time
ago. The reason for this is that the salmon are
running up and occupying the places before in
habited by the speckled beauties. In view of
this the fishermen have taken to the lakes, and
are casting for the large lake trout. All the
pert fishermen use the hy. The brown hackle,
black gnat and Rube Wood are found OF most
service. The trout range in sizes from three
ounces to four pounds, and one OF the latter
weight will fight for half an hour before becorn-
ing exhausted They are biting we'll at Green
lake and Lake Washington, or, II one desires to
go farther, Cedar lake, fourteen miles from
south Bend. and swan lake, twenty miles south
OF Seattle, afford fine grounds. Sumas city af
lords the best grounds in the state, but the new
country around Marysville finds much favor
with sportsmen
To those who prefer the gun, grouse and
pheasant are plentiful on the eastern shores of
Lake " ashington and across the sound in Kit
sap county. All OF the peninsulas north of
here offer good sport. In order to be success
ful the huntsman must be good wing shot and
nave good dog. The pot1ter is preferred to
the setter, on account of the dense brush, which
requires endurance on the part of the dog as
Wen as the hunfsman. Ten birds a
day is considered fine work. Quail
are becoming plentiful, but the game
laws protect them from the hunter for
i've years. Grouse and pheasant cannot be sold
in the markets now, SO hunting in this line has
decreased one-half Chehalis county offers the
best sport in this line in the state Ducks are
just commencing to fly in the sioughs and
across Lake Washington, and especially up
Squak slough 1t is rather early and only a few
mallard butter-balls and summer ducks have
heen seen. One month later is the best season.
Bear hunting is not very popular on account
OF the long trips required and danger attending
The deer hunting at this season is confined to
the islands