The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-26
WITH ROD AND GUN.
Fine Trolling and Deep Fishing
on the Lakes.
FISH STORY WITH WITNESSES.
Over Seven Hundred Trout GATED in
Three Hours-Duck Shooting
Is Now the Sport.

The dark clouds and cold wind of yesterday
had visible effect on the pleasure seekers who
have been accustomed 10 visit Lake Washing
ton, and as a result those who sought the wa
tiers in quest OF duck or fish were in sole pos
session. Some said the trout were biting WE'LL
others said they never saw poorer
day for sport, but from a casual
observation it appeared as though the majority
had good luck. One man remarked that he
would rather catch one fish with pole and line
than dozen by trolling, TO which another per-
son replied that ii was no fun at all for him TO
fish with a sunk hook. While this
conversation was going on some one re-
marked that one of the lines which
Captain A. r. Lake keeps baited at the
end of the float, gave signs of having bite.
The line was drawn up. and sure enough, fish
about five inches long was landed. The cap
tain unlocked the little fellow, and remarked
that his pet eagle very fond OF just such
food and he thought it WAS about time 10 feed
him. As he said this fishing party, consisting
of Thomas Jones, Carl Phelps and George
King, landed and went along TO see the
eagle fed. The noble fiird was found in a cage
4x4 and about eight feet high. IN front were
Stats running up and down TO the height OF
about six feet. When the captain approached
with the fish in his hand the bird became eager
and rushed at the bars as il he would tear them
down and devour the fish and his visitors also.
The small fish was put near the openings
between the bars and the savage pet
thrust his long and cruel looking bill
out TO devOur the prey. He seized the morsel
and fairly gulped il down, blinking his eyes in
a sort OF seli-satsfied way as he looked up and
reached Tor the second and somewhat larger
trout that Mr.. Lake had brought along. 81 guess
this is too large for him. said Captain Lake,
''but will let him try it," The fish was too
much for one mouthful and the eagle rolled his
eyes. picked the fi,h up in mis- claws and retired
fO rhl- - h.- - T..
in reproachful way as if to chide him for being
so careless in the choice OF food
As the party watched the trout being torn to
pieces, Mr.. Jones said: "rve got fish story TO
tell, and my comrades Phelps and King will
vouch for il. While were passing O. Brien's
creek today we saw man who told us that he
had caught sixty dozen, or 20 trout in three
hours. This would give 240 per hour, or four
every minute. We did not believe him, so he
took us TO his cabin on the shore, and there he
had keg full of trout from five to eight inches
long, Besides this he had two frkins filed TO
the brim."
What" exclaimed Captain Lake. "caught
with hook and line?'
NO" replied the relater, she had GAIT hook
and was spearing them"
During the whole week the fishing has been
good. Friday morning Captain Lake went over
to Farweather bay. and in one hour caught six
mountain trout, whose total weight, after being
ono and one-half pounds, and was a perfect
beauty.
The ducks have not had a very quiet time for
a few days, in Squak slough especially. Mr. A.
II. Harrison, who is one of Seattle's great
sportsmen and party have been making an
onslaught on the ducks in the section above
named, and will no doubt return with a full
gamebag.
Frank Atkins appears to be the most fortunate
sportsman who hunts on Lake Washington On
several occasions recently he has brought in
five or six mallards
Abner Powell goes hunting frequently and
often chases down as many one duck in an
afternoon.
Mud hens are plenty, but worthless after shot
Mr.. j. y. Hardy and A. l.. Hall returned YES
Ierday morning from hunting trip to the
skaglt, near stanwood. They left Seattle
Wednesday, and on arriving at their destiua-
ton stayed with rancher named :. STAFFORD
Thursday the dacks did not fiy, bur Friday on
the incoming tide the birds put in the appear
ance ana the sport became interesting. Two
ana half dozen ducks were shot Most OF them
were mallard, but few teal were included
About dinner time Mr. Hardy struck a marsh
wherein jacksnipeS were plentiful, and sue
ceeded in wing.ng eighteen OF the little fellows
The party started Tor seattle Saturday after
noon ana as the boat passed Point susan, near
stanwood, 2 flock OF over 1000 ducks was seen.
Only one wild goose has been shot on Lake
washington thiS season, and that during the
past week.
Shooting on the tidefats at the head of the
bay, has commenced 10 be good
Nathan Beman and Y. l. Nixon returned from
a days fishing trip 10 Juanita ast evening. Mr.
Beman found fishing quite good and brought
home whole basket OF speckled beauties The
trout would not trouble Mr. Nixon's bait at all
After three hours steady fishing without even a
bite he was in the act OF pulling ont
his line and going home in disgust when he felt
his line give out on the reel with so much
force that he nearly lost his pole. After an
hours hard fight he succeeded in landing an
enormous club. The fish was nearly three feet
long and weighed six pounds He carried il
home as a curiosity.