The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-10
7Rn VARY MUsK4lLONa
The Brook Trout Is the Ms Fetching
Mnll-HIscaiorini News Irnm Miehisnn.

TINE Wary MCSklLLONG
The grsnk Trout - the Ms fetching
Hntt-piscatorin, News from Michigan.
There are several small lakes on tho head
waters III tho Monistilus River in Michigan"
sadC Col. Horace Park OF Columbus, the cuihust-
astir Ohio SPORTSMAN and pisciculturis,. where
there are enormous pick erel and tnuskallongc.
Brook trout are abundant in the streams that
run into these lakes. ! have long been partial
to the streams and game preserves OF north
orn Michigan. and. in common with other
sror,smen who frequent these regions. had
lnmcnted the curious fact that the muskal-
longo OF these Monistiuuc lakes could not be
taken with any of the regulation live bnits or
lures. madc II discovery few seasons ago.
though. which relieved my mind on The SUBJ
jcct. and showed me the reason why those big
and coveted muskallonEo would not accept
the ordinary bats OF the angling fraternity.
party Of US were camping at ono oil the
lakes. and we had exhausted all the SIKH we
possessed. individually and collectively. in
efforts to capture at least ono of these big
muskallonge. and all in vain. To relieve the
monotomy Of these efforts fell back on the
trout that know lurkcd about the mouths of
the streams flowing into tho lnkc. l hooked
small trout and was roelirg it in. when there
came sudden swoop and n splash in the
water. and down went tho trout and my leader
in tho whirlpool that marked the spot where
tho trout had been. ] knew at once that n
muskal!onge had swept trout and lender
away. and light began To- break upon
me. l put on another leader and resumed
casting for trout caught u siN-incn trout.
hooked 1t on 10 my nluskGllorg" rig. aud
tossed 1t into the lake. where had good r"A-
son to believe Il few OF these ruZ .inE fish
were lingering. The trout had scarcely sunk
h.INr la ,,.t.
seized, md had thu satisfaction Of being in.
stantly engaged in contest with big ,ausknl-
lonGc. which finally landed. He was "a 10
rouuder. Tho mystery o: tho iis,!I.in these
fish had shown for all the hat we ha.
Mied them with was cleared away.
were highly epicur"an in their tastes. and
We're living on brook trout. We were not SOW
in taking advantage, OF the discovery. ard iy
twelve fine muskallongc. At evory time dur
ing our stay on tho lake We could catch mus
time could any lie caught with any Other bait.
The biH FISH were onnoi.seur,s and no mis-
most dainty Of food. and they very proprrly
refused any morsel less choice; Tialin. or
edge obtained was worth the sacrifice.
4ne q these lakes is eurlGns one and the
lake moro than four feet in depth Of water. but
i has bottom 50 sof, that a pole twenty feet
tu OF Of liz Sickers they t ste at an M
put the moment they are hooked they dive
into shs soft bottom and 20 down 50 deep that
poles. 1t is no uncommon thing 70 nine them
out from deith OF four feet. The lake bot
thing else can think OF.
It is an important and most agreeable fact
TO- chronicle that since logging in The. streams
has been done away with in favor Of railroad
gan Both sraylins and trout fishing have Gcsn
renewed Ia the streams; and especially in the
Pigeon fivcr and its tributaries; until they
nearly II not quite AS good as they ever were.
rivers nn1 cracks and tho roqGhins u up ' Of
that the apparent humiliation Of trout and
grayling from thcir!av haunts for tho past
| lumber. operat ors have found that they could
get their logs to the mills quicker safer and
very heart Of the wilderness and conseuucnt.
y most o. the streams have long been aran-
agan IKE @n ,ncr native n
Of trout and their kind when causes for their
dlsappearanc" have been removed have been
astonishing recovery of t!!c streams Of Michi-
gan from apparent sterility to fertility in trout
hold the record Tor ,slllinG II. Gigssst gray
Ling ever taken I; on n fly from Pigeon River 1t
peculiar hing about he capture Of til this tis
specimen of the handsomest game fish that
the watsr TO 'n m hs
the water ike n kaleiloscopic rocket and
seiz ing the fly in mdair. The beautiful fish
made II long fierce. and determined fight. but
CONQUERED him. Another remarkable days
sport with grayling on Pigeon River was the
one a friend Of nine had. when we killed
thirty-three that weighed tliirty-three pounds
after they had been Transported over 300
| miles; They we're beauties and no mistake.
. | discovered in Indian River. or the upper
Michigan peninsula. a fish that | do not re-
member to have ever heard Of being many
other water. and that is u snail nth rort.
| bass. 1t has the red eye and the markings Of
| the lake rock bass. which is especially re-
rock bass Is very gamey for its size. and takes
| the iy So readily that it is a great nuisance TO
| trout fishermen.
One OF tho singular facts in the distribution
OF fishes is that no streams flowing nOrthwari
into Lake Eric have brook trout IN them natu-
| rally and only one has them artiH"ialiy Most
| OF these streams are III oh. All Tho Hl!rh-
! trout In them. There are two -. JoScrh'a
rivers in Michigan. "ur entirely in the state.
| and the other having its hcaiwatsrs there.
| Tho two streams ri,s IN the same hills. almost
| within n stone throw OF one another. ono
flows westward through the STATE. aad has an
Abundance Of front IL its nnicr waters. fhe
| other flows. south into Ohio. and ~ waters
| reach Lack Erie through H." Mnun"c.
| There ISL, y trout in il. and !; i III" only
stream IN Michigan thar has no trOU', Cas-
calls Crock, in northern hhi". wa, stor@cd
with trout some wears ago. aud they have
thrired amazingly. bat only under the strict
| est protection and care. The stream is the
| Der is entitled 10 two days fishing in III.
| stream during ason. and Only with tho iiy.'
III,