The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-08
so THAT Is ALL SETTLED
Mr.. Daniel A. FoIIett Gets His Beau
tiful Trout Outfit.
HIS FISH A CUMBERLANDER.
He Says There Are Plenty More Up There
but That They Don't Taste Very Well
Owing to Some Peculiarly Of the Soil
Another Big One.


who wins the John p. Lowell Arms Com
pany trout outfit offered by the News to
the member of its fishing club who
should catch the largest trout up to Au-
gust In RHODE ISLAND, Massachusetts,
or Connecticut. appeared at the NEWS Of
fee, z Weybosset street, accompanied by
his witness, j. B. Follett, and made af
fldavit rs follows:
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Aug. 8, 1892.
To Whom u may concern:
This is to certify that was. on June q.
Fishing Club, and that on June ~, ls92, did
catch with hook and line, from q running
stream IN the town OF Cumberland. 10 the
State Of RHODE ISLAND, same stream being
free to the. public for fishing purposes, brook
trout weighing one pound and fourteen
ssa roS se pras uy Aug qs
Providence. R. l., Aug, 8, 1892,
lett, and made oath to the truth Of the fore
going statement. GEORGE 4 WALLASSE,
J. B. Follett also testified to the weight
of the fish as follows:
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Aug. 8, 1892.
This Is to certify that l was present when
the trout caught by ID. A. Follett on the Gath
day OF June, ana entered Tor the NEWS FISH
ing Club prize was weighed. and that the
weight OF same was one pound e and d. fourteen
PROVIDENCE. X. l., Aug. g. lS02.
Personally appeared before me James b.
Follcst, and made oath to tho truth of the
GEORGE A. WALLACE,
Notary Public.
After the afiidavits were made the trout
outfit was presented on behalf of the club
to Mr. Follett, who said that he appre-
dated it more than he could say. He had
caught good many trout with q good
deal cheaper rig than that, and gave the
gentlemen present q cordial invitation to
to Ro out in Cumberland any convenient
day and try their luck.
He said that it would take good deal
of money to buy this outfit. and he was
proud of winning IL in the way he did.
The outfit consists Of a rod OF the finest
split bamboo, wound with silk, nickel
and hard rubber reel, Russia leather
fly book, gut leaders, two dozen hooks
aud fifty yards of oiled silk line.
The News congratulates Mr.. Follett on
having won as fine trout outfit as there
is to be found anywhere and hopes he
may laud many big 'un with it.
Mr.. Follett Is a great lover of trout fish
ing for the pure love OF it. He says there
are as good trout brooks in this State as
in either q. the other two mentioned.
OF course tney are pretty well fished, but
there are very few people who really know
how TO fish for trout. Mr.. Follett does
not think 1t the best plan to wade in the
brook, but rather TO stand AS far from the
bank as the length of the pole will allow,
and in brook where trout have been
found be always prepared for trout.
Mr.. Follett said that when he Joined the
club there was some talk among his
friends about the contest not being con-
Quoted on the square, in fact that GER
tain member was to win the outfit, and
SO he hesitated about becoming MEM
ber. He aud a friend who is also "A lover
of the sport were going fishing one day.
and the friend suggested that they both
send In their names before going, which
they did.
That very day Mr.. Follett caught a
beauty weighing pound and ten ounces
which was larger than any published up
to that time. The conditions OF mem mber-
ship, however, debarred that trout from
competing as Mr.. Fo!lett had not been
member of the club for twenty-four
hours
The trout which carried off the prize
was caught in the town OF Cumberland
which has been Mr.. Follett's home. He
is well acquainted with every brook and
pond in the town and says there are some
fine trout there, for he has caught many
"A one himself. The spot where the
specled be ,uty was landed. he declines to
make public as he thinks the circulation
of the NEWS is too large and he might
wish to fish there again sometime.
IL was in the same hole that he got the
big trout the day he joined the club, and
he says he hooked the prize winner on
the same day, but did not land him. or
course his troutship could not ne ex-
pected to bite again the same day, and
Mr.. Follett is just as well pleased that he
did not.
There are n number of trout brooks
in the south part Of the State which con-
tain some fine fish, and Mr.. Folett asserts
that he has, since the season opened,
caught over 800 trout In this section that
measured more than six inches in length,
beside a great number OF smaller ones.
He offered to take the News reporter out
any day aud show him where "a good mess
could be caught, and the reporter Is going
to accept the invitation some day.
Mr.. Follett says that many OF the trout
caught I'm the northern part of the State
are not fit for eating, having n peculiar
strong taste aud that Is one reason why
be fshed so much In the South country
lie cannot explain the reason for the
peculiar taste hut thinks IL may be due
TO something In the nature of the soil
through whic h the brooks run.
A Big Tautog.
And here IL the memorandum of the
biggest tautog caught or entered yet by a