The morning call., 1894-04-15

cording to this competitor can use 9-foot sal
mon leader cn the END of heavy tapersd hair
line and defeat the object or the tournament,
which is to promote skillful casting.
SrEELHEAD
Anglers when travelling along the banks OF
creeks and rivers during the summer season
are in danger of being bitten by Calif0rnia's s
"favorite" ground w0rm-the rattlesnake. the
following cure has been recommended, which
the writer says Will positively kill the effects Of
the poison: Amply to the wound 0ne-haf
each OF common salt and indigo mixed with
cold water ana apply every two hours; then
eat freely of he leaves or drink of a tea made
S agiTtaia), commonly known as 'arrow-leaved
violet If the bite be upon the leg or arm,
bind the leaves III circle around the llmD
above and just beyond the swelling. Moisten
them with cold water az often as they get dry
from the fever created by the pOison and renew
two or three times day."
The following article descriptive of salmon
fishing IN Lake ST. John is from The pen OF
Eugene Mccarthy, an angler who has had years
of pracic experience IN lake nd river fish
ing. The salmon. which the writer contends Is
the gameSt of all fishes is known by The Indian
name ouananiche, but Webster's Dictionary OF
1892 perpetuates the spelling "winnnist." and
defines the FISH as "the landlOcked variety OF
the common salmon OF Canada" This, however,
is not the form generally or officially acce pied
In Canada, nor Is the fish landlocked variety.
MIR. Mccarthy says of Lake st. John: II
have frequently caught ouananiche bearing
large scars Inflicted by its mortal enemy the
feeling the wound when hooked and attributing
II 10 their natural enemy may have something
10 do with causing them 10 fight as they Will.
In any event the fighting they do is simply
tremendous.
In rough water the ouananlche is rarely seen
when it takes the fly, the choppy waves con-
ceaiing mis- strike. The first inIimatiOn Will he
TO see IL Jump from the waller IN Tie vctnty OF
the cast and severe tightening on he line. II
this Occnrs when the cast Is being drawn in and
the rod elevated back, something VIII break
unless II is possible for the tip 10 be rapidly
given. III IN smooth ter the strike can be
seen and the tin given at once. Strike The fish
| firmly. DuI without sharp jerk. as they usually
hook only IN The lip lightly and The nv Is easily
torn out. Follow at once by drawing quickly
an absolutely tight line-neyer relax even an
inch. Stop The reel; draw out between the reel
and first ring from three 10 four feet OF line
taut in the left hand. Give the hsh the
bold 1t absolutely tight, without giving
line eXcent when II leaps. then slightly
draw the tip and follow the leap with the neces-
saIy lin from that held in the left hand. Be-
ing held absolutely in check without slack, the
fish runs only within short radius, pulling
usually with all It's strength. This may result
in lamng the wrist. but more hsh are saved Ii
preferred he reel can be used and the ouana-
niche allowed TO run but they turn and return
so quickly that the slack cannot easily be re-
covered-resnlT, that another run with the
slack tighens the line with jei k. the hook Is
torn out or broken and the fish gone. lndlvid-
ually, find an automatic reel preferable S 1t
will lake the slack as rapidly a given, and 10
il l sttIibuie the saving OF many fish. Never
hurry the fish or attempt TO lead IL 10 the net
until satisfied that II Is thoroughly tired out
and do not relax the strain or watchfulness
until safely neftru. An Ouananiche OF about
three pounds weight Will require fully fifteen To
twenty minutes or more TO Kill IT, and 1t Will
fight hard every moment.
Now it will leap from the water anywhere
from two or three TO dozen times, rising fully
three or four feet from The surface, returning o
the water only to make an immediate Wild rush
toward the bottom. If near fall 1t will make
many attempts to rush under the falling wat~r,
or in the rough par OF Tie rapids. here 10 sulk,
pull, and often shake violently 10 release the
nook. Then perhaps rush toward the fisher
man, a quick turn and dep down again, n
moments rest and then violent race 70 and
fro, a. far as the line will permit. The jumps
are quick, and occur when least expected, often
following one another I'm quic< succession. In
fact thr fish are never at rest, but change their
actics every moment; each fish fights differ
entity; the me hod pursued in catching one Will
scarcely apply TO the next The hand and mind
must act IN unison quickly, and b0ih Will 0e
thoroughly occupied. There are so many
'1fs" that 1t Is easy 10 understand how ques-
tIonabe IL the saving OF The fish after being
hooked. II well hooked, If the hook snail tear
out, or If The hook, leader, line or rod shall not