The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-05-15
TROUT FISHING IN THE BRULE.
Fishing Already Begun in the Fam
Gus Stream.

There are few more picturesque rivers
in this picturesque region than the
Brule, which for number of years has
been the favorite resort Of anglers from
all quarters of the south and the west.
Club houses, pu bic and private, have
been built along its banks, at convent
ent distances from the well-known fish
ing resorts.
Already the club houses along the
stream, OF which there are about forty
of all sizes and models, are rapidly fill
delight in angling for the speckled
beauties that inhabit the waters of the
Brule and other streams III Northern
Wisconsin.
Perhaps the most attractive and
sought for spot along the Brule just now
is WinnebouiJun, about thirty miles
from SUPERIOR on the South Shore and
Atlantic: Not only has il its attractions
as fishing resort, but the surrounding
country is picturesque to a degree that
impresses itself upon the tourist in a
manner never to be forgotten. 1t is a
region especially set apart by the gods
as a sportsman's paradise.
Here seeks the weary mind for recreation
sweet
Amidst the crystal pools. with fly or frog TO
cheat
The tinny tribe, aud doth his gross deceit
prolong
AS if in sharing fish there's nothing very
wrong.
Poor wigslers. he gees them squirm, and
jump and kick,
Nor sheds single tear, nor feels his con
science prick
Simply sings; Fishes, We merry, slipp'ry
fishes,
Ye ne'er look so sweet as when upon the
dishes.
Fish were never SO plentiful as they
are this year, the river having been re-
Gently stocked at several points, and
the anglers are reaping rich harvest,
that is those who know how to angle, az
there is a knack III catching a speck!ed
trout the same as there is in catching q
beautiful girl. You must know when
and where to cast you fly. There are
not trout in every pool, and besides
they do not take kindly to any kind of
bait. Again some varieties are harder
TO capture than others. However, the
average amateur soon becomes an ex.
pert at the sport, and once YOU become
an expert there is no sport like angling
for speckled trout.
If you like boating, the excitement of
running the rapids, you can enjoy that
exhilarating and exciting exercise to
your hearts content. The river abounds
in placid stretches and succession of
rapids of various lengths and of differ.
ent degrees of velocity. While an or
binary canoeist may be able to navigate
the rapids at first without an Indian
guide, it is better to have one. The
journey up to the falls affords the vow
ager abundance of invigorating exercise
with the paddle and portaginS around
the rapids. Arrived at the falls you
head the canoe down stream and shoot
over the rapids like an arrow, darling
between rocks ard leaping from level
to level. OF course it takes considerable
skill to avoid disaster. The rocks, how
ever, are all worn smoOthe and covered
with greasy moss and when the canoe
strikes it bounds back into the current
uninjured. The main thing is to sit as
low down in the canoe as possible and
keep the canoe in the centre of the
stream, and having succeeded once you
will never tire of the sport.
Truly the Bru!e abOunds in enchant-
mcnt for those who love boating and
angling, and even those who enjoy the
picturesque and romantic in nature and
who feel the need of pure and bracing
air can find no more favorable spot
to crafty their longings than by the
banks of the Brule.