The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-05-28
Trout and Salmon Fishing at Swan
Lake.

In TIE township Oh SWdDNllie, i've
miles from the city of Belfast, Maine, is
a placid sheet of water, extending from
the dam at its outlet back into the colln-
try some three miles. Its location is
charming. Along the western shore beet
ling cliffs and wooded heights are reflect
ed in its unru flied waters, while to the
south aud east the land slopes gently,
dotted htle and there by farm buildings
Long lines ii picturesque willows indi-
cate sheltered streams, gently flowing
through tie lich bottom lands.
This lake is fed by springs, and its
waters are remarkably clear and cold,
the sandy bottom being clearly discern
IDLE at depth of twelve feet. Neither
reeds nor lilies grow about it, in fact,
nothing is to be found near the lake that
can III any way change the purity of its
waters. Clubs aud smelts give abundant
and perfect food to the salmon and trout
that inhabt the waters. Under these
favorable conditions the trout particularly
grows to an enormous size. Tradition
tells OF female, taken in the net when
sweeping tie beds at spawning time,
which weighed nine pounds. She was
,I"el"'tV WIN ,ie 'tiiIi'' az 10 oo.'ot
leSs now III 'ie iake. l uouo' IL elsewhere
IN MAINE can oe lo''hu more Pellect Spec'-
mems OF lAeSe game hsh' ei'ilei III shape
color, ol quality.
IL was Always an open secret 'llat tn's
lake was i'le0 W'!h ll0ut' out II was tne
popular superstition that, owing to the
abundance Of food, they w uld not take the
fly oI bait and 1t was only at night, dur
mo the. season they were on the SpaWniup
heGs- IAal lile? cVu!o he INDUCED 10 plte.
! ears ago elahoeS'Ine pailIes store OUT
9l LOW u ana P"Sseo ile 9'lllS houIs IN
Si9SllioVSlN winning the pt''s' uhu5s't'lo-
g" NY 4t"I ~ ID" Vi ""I''enS' unuI some
Helu"gH iiNh WIZ - uieu' e!lIiol acci-
N'H'''-l I'''N'o % pe7"'Io,' lh'o pi'iiiS
SONG 'i I"e 'tGuIeH' oul0lles ol worms
;. III. u1d"h'I oISlllp"NtG among them'
many one o. our ot4'e liSi " "a o &c
W ''f'' 'lle l@Et 'ii"t 'ne I'm Wo''l"
y'De i'.e ''"i'' 'lGl1ins' 9liite lilei iaIge
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!Ie'' N"Iuel'S SUI p"i''t'' III l"c''
every l--iS l"NSIult mas pceh Gone 10 I'm
,|4 WI, = 'olj ',IH increase lle Auilogf
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guy ''g ,'o AN INV i'@V'oh eN'eno-
IL .'i" q" =" ll'S f." Q'tt"7e on Us
'.'.' "i inc Lake 20 sl$ my luck WIN
N WIZ ''''''ll- 'leSt = =, Alv" "ed'tleS. We
i''. "''' 'i A''Iin>l al sunset slowly
"'li'dl- Gun WY 'nI""I" cooI WOODED
L"i's' gasp e'!lRi"ltaNle i%lm buildings,
li"I" ".''9e Wih"vNN "iIe4'S 'he PHEASANT
7i"N IuUqE Il2At heipeU cheef inc
""AeH'h@ taHHSealt' Arriving at camp
we 'Hl%thtu oul hampers and altel a
G'Vl III uI supper we Sol oHI "ilo iolite"
tir i'ttN' Lines "h't Iea'tefs were over
i""ltH iH lfaVlhess lof our morning
"'lh' -tl!tI sellln8 tie pdit traps we
Ee'lie'l '%lI w. 9h"SIE tucked away IN our
E'iil+'l ta'Ht "Vus uh'tef me low caves we
NT!t -ult" 10 sleep ny lhe music OF the
L iihllA2 "aIe!els upon the peach near our
NIha"" ana 1he humfrpm complaining OF
nImhelitSs mosquitoes vanly trying to
ieiet 'hel way through the various
screens
y MOVE reaudluI morning never DAWN
ca IMAM tIl'l winch greeted us as We
S'eliF" ""i ap"h llIe Vefahda lle follow
M ''"N' ne Iah'esi ihdlcallon OF
sni'I IS' was SH"Wih& ii'ell III the cast
h"- Pc '.'!"i E"Ijl when pe'Naues me
aiI az tA'S [a'll hoHf was manl1estng
ilN'.lI ny d "eIt!"us toolieSS' me lake,
"t'' "aS iIht d MIRROR IeieclnS the
I"'ll' NHls VI carry NOM and lhe lovely
"V'dt" SHoie opposite Inc distant
eau Oh :" loon ana me nearer splash OF
tl"V' o' SdIihoh were the only sounds to
'P near luSl IIlc morning 10Y our Work,
s'3e """.G lhlhk' we were soon on the
i"he coming up 3hU down over the deep
""i9i ""uti tne GINS we worked Ialth-
i"'' "H'll CLOCK tiine 10 :" III ior
Plf"AltNl' anu no' one S'Hke as YET. ms
was "INc"uI"SihS' esl'eGiaIly When all
dp'ut t'S Sen""IS 81 slnali Try were rush
IH- o"' VI lAe water ID 'helf frantic haste
I" ESCAPE lle hungry NAV OF "a trout or
9dIi""1' "IlNh Non4u, hayhap, reveal Its
own 2ie"mlnS Sldes as 1t darted alter Its
prey
STEAK ana steamlng coffee, however,
restored our confidence, and az hour later
i"Gh" Us again On lne lake other boats
having now appeared IN our nelghborhood,
we ueeldei TO Try our luck along the op
Poslte SHORE; but an hour work gave no
returns, ana, with a fisherman love of
+i"nSt' we worked pack TO the west side.
- lHele another SOUND so sweet IN
fisherman ear as the cilck OF whirling
Eeed" / his music rang out when we