The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-29
FISHING IN NORTH CAROLINA

A California Rainbow Trout Gives IN
Angler Some Good Sport.
| Arrived at the fishing grounds put on
1 a whip consisting of green drake. coach
man and brown hackle, and made a few
I casts and captured as many fair fish
! While standing on a rock Ct the foot Of n
I small still pool / CHANGED 10 see good
! sized fish rise to a fly between two large
rocks lower down, where the stream, con-
| tracted to One-tenth its natural width,
made its escape from TIE pool. At once I
| dropped fly to the spot. With a sudden
ness that forced my heart into my mouth
and caused my reel fairly to scream ! felt
pull
Though. little looking for such n recep-
tion 20 my fly. / at first fel5 little excited,
the old Instincts OF fly fisher soon brought
me to M senses. As ] Immediately per-
ceived that / had no common fish 10 han
die, braced myself more firmly on my
narrow foot space and prepared for the
fight. Had his loruship concluded 20 con-
tinue the down stream course he started
on all would have been ended, as, once
through the narrow space between the
rocks, no leader ia the world would have
stood the chatting. Luckily for me, he con
longed, so at me be came with such speed
that the most rapid Keeling and skiiifnl
manipulation Of my rod failed 20 dispose
Of the slack.
Again feared be was gone, but soon the
sudden tightening OF the line announced
he was still with me- As soon as he felt
the line tighten be rushed mAdly % the
top, and as he ieaped high in the air rec
ognized from the brilliant scarlet Of bis
side that be was a California rainbow trout
OF no near size.
As the pool was of the smallest aud the
sharp edged rocks above and below por-
tended danger 20 my tackle. determined
to keep him as near me a. possible. even AZ
the risk OF a tip. For several minutes,
with tip and butt almost meeting. the
fierce struggle went on Sometimes leap
ing in the air and yainly trying 20 knock
the hook out OF his mouth with bis tail,
then to the bottom, where be would EsIIk
till 1 almost feared he had got under sons
rock and was lost 20 me-
But my trusty little rod "a seven ounce
lancewood) did me good service. and after
n battle Of several minutes be gradually
turned on bis side and reelsd in carefully.
Feeling for my landing net ] rennem beref
for the first time what kind OF one 1 bad,
bat hating TO ask aid went for him with
that
At sight ef ray haz Of truec the Rentis-
man from California concluded that be
WASH 20 FAR gone as be thought, and away
he went braced for another tuAAle. This
was short oEe. however. az be soon cams
70 hand again. ] Attempted the white rag
again. bat - showed such an antipzfby to
f. that was forced to cali for AID from my
chun. who was enjoying the sport from a
rock below. soon the prizs Was On tbs
grass With the s1n reflected back from hls
beautifully rai8bow tinted sidez.
He was - beauty without paint
While the fghe vas ia course could have
sworn be wss twenty. four inches long ard
weighed - least Eve pounds. bat q cAlr1.r
examination Of him On toe grass reduced
hin 70 about sixteen inches and ons znA
tsrse-qusrteT pounds. Tbess who have
tackled this g1rmiest Ct tas salmon TIME
can readily excuse my rszgh Elesa.-Yor-
eat and Stream