Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-20
FISHING N NORTH CAROLINA.
A California Tiairbsw Trout Gives an
Angler some Good Snort.

Arrived Nc the ashing grounds put on
awhip consisting OF green drake, coach.
man and brown hackle. and made few
casts and captured as many fair fish.
While standing on n rock Mt the foot of n
small sill pool ! CHANGED 10 sec a good
sized fish rise 20 ny between two lart,e
rocks lower down, whefo the stream, oon.
traoied 10 onc-tenth It's natural width,
made H. escape from the pool At once
dropped a by 10 the spot. With n sudden.
ness that forced my heart into my mouth
and caused my reel fairly TO SCREAM felt
apull
tlon 10 my fly. I NJ lint felt little excited,
the old instincts " a fly fisher suon brought
me h my senses ~ | Immediately per.
cciysd that had no common 6sh to han.
die, I braced myself more firmly on my
narrow ioot space aud prepared for the
fight Had bis louiship osneiudod TO con.
tiuuo The down stream course he started
on Nil would have 0ocn ended. M, once
through tho narrow space hctwccn tho
rocks. no leader In the world would have
stood the ohaing Luckily for me. he con
tlnded that Up stream Was where be be.
longed. no ut me he came with such speed
that the most rapid rreliug and skilful
manipulation Of my rod failed % dispose
VI the slack
AGAIN feared he was gone. but soon the
sudden tightening Of the line announced
he was still with me. As soon ~ he felt
the line tighten he rushed madly TO the
top. and hs he leaped high in the air rec.
ognIkod from the brilliant scarlet of hi.
side that he was California rainbow trout
Of no mean slko.
A the pool was Of the smallest and tho
sharp edged rocks above and below Dor.
tended danger TO my tackle. | determined
90 Keep him A. near me as possible, even nt
tho risk Of tip. For several minutes,
with tip and butt almost meeting, the
fierce struggle went on. Sometimes leap.
Ing In the air and yainly trying to knock
tho hook out Of bis mouth with his tall,
then TO the bottom, where he would sulk
I'll | almost feared be had got under some
rock aud was lost TO me.
hut my trusty little rod "a seven ounce
lancewoodD did me good service, aud after
n battle Of several minutes he gradually
tnrucd on his side and recled In carefully.
Feeling for my landing net remembered
for the iirst time what kind Of one had,
but hating 10 ask aid went for him with
that
~ lHht OF my nag OF truce the gentle
man from California concluded that he
wasn't - far gone m he thought, and away
he went braeed for another tusslc This
was short one. however. a. he soon came
10 hand again. attempted the white rag
again, but he showed such an antipathy 10
II that was forced TO call for aid from my
chum, who was enjoying the sport from
rock below. Soon the prize was on tho
grass with tho sun reflected back FROM his
beautifully rainbow tinted sides
lie was "a beauty without paint"
While the aght was In course could have
sworn be was twenty.four inches long aud
weighed At least hve pounds, but calmcr
examination OF him on the grass reduced
him 10 about Sixtcop inches and one and
threequnrtcr pounds Those who have
tackled this gamiest Of the salmon tribe
eau readily excuse my rough gucas.-For-
est and Stream.