The Saint Paul globe., 1897-06-06

miles. The ride to Leech Lake from
st. Paul is a short and pleasant one,
requiring but a comparatively few
hours. Hundreds of fishermen make
annual trips to Leech Lake from East
ern points. Here in the tranquil
waters of some secluded bay, where
the face of man is seen but once or
twice perhaps, during an entire month
or season, fisherman hooks a beauti-
tul muScallOnge, an immense bass or
a pickerel. There is plenty Of sport
p!aying the gamy beauties. In writing
about the lake park region, Odim M.
Wheeler says:
AS an attraction to the fowler and
the Wielder Of the rod, what can be
said Of one lake can be said of ALL
Ihey all contain fish, some of them of
course having more than others, but
think that no lake worth mentioning
OF the several thousand in this area,
Will prove unsatisfactory to the fisher
man. Bass, both the large and small
mouthed varieties, pickerel, whiteflsh,
pike and perch, are found in large
numbers. and in some cases muscal-
lcnge and sturgeon. They are gamy,
and many of each kind are found OF
large size. In several of the lakes
the state or government has planted, in
recent years, thousands of trout, so
that this variety will soon be added to
the enticements of the angler. The
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ducking ground. Prairie chickens,
snipe. grouse and other small game, are
abundant. AS a spot where the tourist
can While away week, a month, or
summer, this locality is unsurpassed.
OF a general elevation of 1900 to l, 700
feet above sea level; with lakes and
rivers, groves and undulating prairies,
and, almost encircling it, the Leaf hills,
which in many places become minia-
ture mountains, both health and pleas
ure are obtained by sojourn here.
"One feature deserves special men
| ton. In visiting locality where lakes
are as numerous as they are in the
Lake Park country, one expects to
stumble upon them in every depression,
and to find all the pleasures possible
to be obtained in so far as lakes them
selves go. One thing he is not so sure
Of, and that is the character of the
roads which traverse the region. If
to a large degree impossible, dim, full
OF ruts and holes, the delights of rural
driving, which are so effective by way
OF contrast and restfulneSs, are alb
sent Luckily the park region does
not suffer in this respect. Some of the
most pleasurable country drives imag-
Unable are found. The undulating char
acter Of the region, with it's many fine
! farms, comfortable houses, clumps Of
woodland, with the rugged Leaf hills
closing in the horizon, make of it, in
connection with the shining, mirror
like bits Of water surface, a glorious
park indeed"
But one does not have to go so far
| as Leech lake, or Rainy lake to find
large bodies of fresh water with their
teemlng fish. There are dozens of
lakes within a radius of 140 or $50
miles which are noted among all the
Sportsmen. 1t is hard to pick out any
Of them as claiming any special dis
tinctiOnS, for there is not railroad
leading out of st. Paul which does not
boast Of many excellent fishing
grounds. Chisago lakes on the line of
the st. Paul & Duluth, near the town
of Wyoming, is becoming a very popu-
lar lake for fishermen. One sees in the
big tank in the city ticket office of that
road on Robert street many excellent
samples Of the finny beauties which
come from the blue waters of Chisago
There are five beautiful lakes in this
chain, Chisago, Lindstrom, Glib lake,
Green lake and Sunrise lake, all of
them filled with every kind of fish
In the early morning the surface Of
each Of these lakes is broken with
myriads of ripples caused by the leap
ing bass, peckerel, pike and other
tribes. At this time of the year, the
fish are biting fairly well, and will bite
still better as the weather warns up.
NJ bass Iu1iIis me cold snaps sought
the deep pools in the bottom of the
lakes, where the influence Of the cold
was not so harsh. But the warm sun
shine will coax them out in quest Of
live food, and then the summers fun
will actively commence 1t is no lln-
common thing for an individual fisher
man in the lakes Of lower Minnesota
to haul in over 100 pounds of blacI,
bass with rod and line in two or three
hours.
You cannot travel five miles on the
line of the Great Northern or Northern
Pacific without coming within sight of
one of these inland lakes The 500
line also boasts of many pleasure spots
At Glenwood the pleasure seeker finds
himself at the feet of a large lake
bearing the name of MinnaWaSka At
Buffalo is the lake Of the same name.
At or near Annandale is Clear Water
lake. Near Paynesville is Koronis lake
all of them being alive with fish only
waiting to be caught. Still further out
is Elbow lake.
Another lake which is coming into
prominence because of it's great beauty
and the quantity Of fish, is Lake Te-
tonka on the Minneapolis & ST. Louis
road. The lake is one of a chain
which runs unbroken for a distance of
thlrty miles, and connected by the
Cannon river. The lake is six miles
long and about two miles wide and is
very deep. 1t teens with fish, including
among its many tribes, black bass.
green bass, small mouth bass pickerei.
pike and croppies. Lake Tetonka is
practically a new field for the Twin
City angler. Many city people will be
attracted this summer. Of all the thir-
ty-six lakes which are in the chain
Tetonka is the queen. It is in the love-
llneSS and the daintiness of the scenery
around the lake which are attracted
tourists from all over the country.
The fact that the lake is so close fo
home may be the reason that more in
terest has not been shown in it. II
is so with everything. But it cannot
remain SO long, for the beauties of Te
tonka will be recognized more fully as
the months roll past. The beauty of a
belle cannot long be hidden
10 the north is Detroit at the feet
OF which lies the pretty little city of
Detroit. There is no prettier or more
romantic lake in the state than De-
troit lake. There is an air of repose
about the surroundings which is rn
freshing to invalids. In fact Detroit
lake is quite a popular place for con-
valescents. Fishing in Detroit lake is
excellent. 1t is the same in fact all
over the whole state. There is no rea-
son why all of the people in Minnesota
should not go fishing same time during
the year. Yet" ten out of every twelve
men in the cities will tell Won thai
they have not been fishing for three
years Probably if they had to travel
a day and a night to reach some ad-
joining state, they would think more
about it. Pleasures laid at ones feet
are seldom appreciated
ToRPEDO-BOAT PORTER IS FAST.