St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-07-28
THE HoLEB FISHING TRIP.

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The party of 5 that left St. Johns
bury on the Quebec express last
week Monday night returned to
town the following Friday night,
having had four days of pleasure
and lots of good fishing. Supt. Fol
som kindly gave the party a special
car which they used both on the
way to Holeb and on the return
trip. The party reached Lennoxville
about II O'Clock Monday night and
their car was soon attached to the
Halifax express on the Canadian
Pacific railway. This is an elegant
vestibule train, including two sleep
ers. The train of FIVE cars travels
from Montreal to St. Johns at the
rate of 40 miles an hour.
Holeb, Maine, the party's destina-
ton, was reached about 5 O'Clock
Tuesday morning, and four guides
with canoes soon padded all to the
island in Holeb Pond. This was the
headquarters of the party and no
prettier spot in Maine could have
been found L. P. Kline is the
presiding genius of the island and
owns % canoes in the adjacent
ponds, besides about a dozen at
tractive log cabins at the end of the
various trails leading to the ponds.
The St. JOhnsbury party were given
the use of the new club house of
Nashua party and found it as con-
venient as any hotel at the beaches
or mountains.
Tuesday was spent around Holeb
Pond, where fishing is good early in
the season, but rather poor in the
hot months. But in the streams
that empty into the pond enough
trout were caught to supply the
table at supper time, and after that
the cook served trout at every meal
at Holeb, and the guides cooked the
trout in the camps.
Wednesday the party divided, six
taking the trail to Turner Pond and
six going to Fish Pond. Each party
had two guides and those going to
Fish Pond took a canoe over the
trail. The canoe glides through the
water so rapidly, especially when
propelled by such skillful guide as
John Sands, that one is inclined to
underestimate it's weight. But when
the same guide takes one of these
oo-pound canoes on his back over a
trail of three miles in 45 minutes one
feels very thankful that he is not a
guide The trail to Fish Pond led
over a mountain and the party were
in the forest all the time, vet ohm
Sands who carried the boat and his
companion, Mr.. McRitchie, who
carried over rs pounds of provisions
and luggage. in a basket on his back,
set pace that a tenderfoot found
some difficulty in keeping up with.
Wednesday noon the party reached
the camp at Fish Pond and were de-
lighted to find new log cabin with
cook stove, blankets, fir boughs
and in the evening a few mosquitoes,
who took away with them some of
the best blood of the land. The "a
hours spent here was full of sport for
the fisherman and the party caught
$50 trout, all of them weighing over
fourth of pound and several that
balanced on the scale at - ounces.
The meals were served in the log
cabin, the guides proving themselves
to be excellent cooks. The return to
Holeb was made on Thursday and
the party were royalty received by
the three who had STAYED at Holeb
all the time. The largest fish caught,
which weighed about a pound and
one-half, was caught by one of three
men who stayed at Holeb Pond
while the others where away on the
trails.
The party that went to Turner
Pond found lots Of fish aud saw a
great many deer. At one time they
saw II deer in one spot, and COM
ing down to Holeb Friday morning
a big buck swan across the pond,
which was the largest deer the
guides ever saw. At first sight the
guides supposed it was either a
caribou or moose.
The party packed their fish Friday
morning, reluctantly leaving this
sportman's paradise for the daily
grind of business at home. They
reached home at 10 p. m. Friday
evening, Asst. Supt. Blossom escort
ing the party in from Newport.
They are all going to Kinne's camp
again next May, when more fish
stories will be in order.