The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-07

Of surasl fly. ire black bass. was maize
4 several years since and promises - bring
about The contamination 50 fegoWs3s
wxshe5. Eliminating re ehsEa frcza for
! fser consideration Ne snail heac-f2Fsa
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@zters most prolrsle Of them
{ Trout az ~eatffe's fsoors-
Tie cifT Of Seattle being sifBase1 II
/ ERE center OF the rtsgeI soua3 tsaEza- > 2
! stall proceed Immediately from her back
door and step upon tlss ssa0re 81 L--As
Washlag1oH-
Thts - oae 81 the largest lakes n tiae
state. hglnz about twsnty-zwo miles long
by four 81 width The beauty - mis-
sheet % water I vii a1t sttennft . ess-
ersb@ for 10 pen ear do 18sf1ce . inls
handiwoTk % ffirn Epo has SURPASSED
Ffis other creations IN His desire - make
this lake beautiful enough % bear the
rrsst beautlfal aud hest heEoEed o all
names. Its primitive IoTeilDess. n5%eFeE'
IS being marrea ~ the RAPID growth Of 4
large city upon its shores and eiEys
commerce upon ats placid bosom
Fortunately rsh DO not give waY 70 CIV
filzation az rapidly as Wild game. or else
thAz magnificent body u fresh water
would already have been depleted Of IL
nnny tribes. AZ r - Il IS well stocked
as the red trout and the lake trout
Description OF Lake Trout.
The markings % the lake trout are
plain and modest. being Of dark irregular
specks on a silvery background. while It's
fms are regularly marked win circular
black specks. It's meat Is % delieaEe
pink color. and Is s sweet ard delicious as
any species 81 the genus salnlo. X attains
quite a respectable size. TIE largest one
! Fecolles-t having seen taken Was good
six FOUNDER Il was caught Win spoon,
such as the siwAsh use for ssaulo1-
The red trout - most gorgeously marx
ell His round black spots are brought
out "a bold relief on his smooth skin.
which seems TO reflect the ceiieAfe blue
and violet rints OF the rainbow. gisiie his
belly and lower fms are bright red His
back IS somewhat bumped. but this does
not impair his good looks. he does not
make a good showing In size, rarely ex-
cseding ten inches in length. His habits
are most seciusiye. and his tastes as 10
artificial bait are yet unknown.
Fly fishing has never been much OF
success on this lake owing 20 its great
depth and broad expanse. and 10 the an
noyance OF clubs, YET / have on several
occasions taken from ten TO fourteen
trout in an afternoon. averaging sixteen
inches In Ieugth. with black giaat
with jungle cok wings More frequently.
however / have worn ont my strength
and patience and files casting for trout
and hooking chuos only.
No one has yet discovered the time.
place or manner OF ~ that can be de-
pended upon 20 assure good catch in
rhis lake. The lake trout does not seem
10 have any particular feeding ground,
and his appetite is as tickle and as fas-
tidsous as that OF a convaiescest Nassar
girl. The largest ones are taken with
troll Well out from the sfpre, with the
spoon sunk TO a depth OF four or five
feet.
With a light rod the sport OF landing
one OF these large trout In your boat is
just as exciting and requires as much
skill an playing him as though you were
standing waist deep In q swift stream.
The landing ne. IN both instances is In
dispensahle. for as certain as an attempt
Is made 10 lift him with year tackle some
thing Is bound TO give way. Either your
leader parts. the smell on your hook snaps
o. the hook itself Is torn from It's hold I'm
the tender mouth and your fine ten
FOUNDER gone with the usual accom-
paniment OF ''blankety, blank, blank,
blank
The location OF the red trout Is more
definitely known. IL seems only to In
nabit the northern portion OF the lake.
and shows itself only during the running
season in and near Outlets Of the small
streams flowing into the lake from that
direction They can not he induced "a
take the fly, bat become an easy victim
10 the pluggers who use salmon eggs and
grglbs.
Black Bass I'm Lake Union.
From the slde-door step OF Seattle and
lying embraced within the very arms Of
the Queen City. we can cast upon an
other sheet OF beautiful water.
This IL Lake Union TNrrafad al all
sides with green aud gently sloping hills.
heautifed as man may sometimes beau
tify nature by adding shrGobery and
lawns and suburban residences 81 modern
and anclcnt architecture. but its pr0x-
imity 10 civilization is too near for the
angler 10 entiluse over. II abounds. how
ever. with lake trout. and the fishing is
similar 20 that Of Lake Washington. ex-
cepttnE that now and then a black bass
ia taken instead Of trout or ehuh. There
Is at present a small waterway between
these TWO lakes. and at Its outlet in Lake
Union Is a favorlie haunt fo- black bass.
In fact q IL the only place In either Of
the TWO sheets OF water where they have
made themselves known.
The Lakes on the North.
Green lake. forming part Of the north
ern boundary % the city. is still greater
resort for anglers. II is much smaller
than Lake Union. but lts 500 acres OF sur
face make 4 rather a respectable sheet
~ water. The fishing here is more Ger
tain than either that OF Washington or
Union lake. and larger catches are made.
although the fish may average a trifle
smaller. Some Of the finest crceis Of trout
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