The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
CANADA TROUT FISHING.
RED BELLIED SPECIMENS OF TEE
LAKES BEING TAKEN.


Some Of the Finest Kinds of the Char Are
Found in the Lakes in the Mountains
North of Quebec-Soms Of tho Recent
Cntches-FishinG in the Jeannotte River.
QUEBEC Oct 9. Tho catch OF the big brook
trout captured last August on the preserve Of the
Tourili Fish and Game Club by Mayor Carter
Harrison OF Chicago has been beaten several
times since by the catches of other American
anglers In the Province Of Quebec There Is
nothing very surprising In this however for tho
lakes that nestle In the bosoms OF the Laurentian
Mountains away north Of Quebec, surrounded by
| virgin forests and the streams which feed them
and by which they discharge their surplus waters,
contain the finest specimens In the world OF Sal
reinus fonfinalfs, that most beautiful Of American
chars, and the latter part Of September. when
the temperature Of the water lowers and the 6sh.
come up from their deep summer retreats and seek
the shallow gravelly reaches Of the streams is the
season par excellence for taking tho largest and
wariest Of them with tho artificial fly.
Mr. Carlos II. Smith and Mr. George z. Hunter
Of Elgin III. have lately been fishing tho Jeannote
River. and met with such phenomenal success
in their angling that they daily returned 10 the
water many trout weighing between one and
three pounds each, which they did not require for
food and had no means OF keeping fresh.
II Is delightful stream to fish. this magnificent
outlet Of beautiful Lake Edward. but monster
trout are only to be found in il toward the end OF
the angling season There Is a natural reason
for this Throughout the summer season the
big fish lie in the deep cold waters OF the lake In
September they run down into the Jeannotte 10
spawn. In the shallow pools below the first pictur
esque falls Of the stream. tho gorgeous spec
tacle OF hundreds Of these spawning fish may be
clearly seen. In their nuptial coloring they are
beautiful beyond compare. the variety and inten-
sity Of their many hues fairly rivalling those Of
the autumnal foliage OF the neighboring woods.
It here that the writer experienced one OF the
most remarkable angling episodes OF his life: ono
that seems to indicate that our nnny friends arc
by no means proof gainst some of the gallantrics
of the human kind Upon a small professor
fly had hooked what subsequently proved
TO DO avery handsome female fish. in con-
diton the very pink Of perfection As my
rod was light and my fish both heavy and
strong, had rather thoroughly exhausted
my trout before attempting TO bring IL TO net
To facilitate the OF the landing net. had grad
ually conducted my quarry into a narrow opening
running some distance between two low ledgcs
of rock Upon one Of these was my guide net
in hand ready for the closing scene OF the struggle
Then for the first time II was that there were
two trout instead Of in the little creek bay
into which had towcd my fish But only one
was fast to my line With a dexterous sweep
of tho net the guide secured. not in the nrst in
stance the fish that had taken the fly. but a hand
some red bellied male whose determined accom-
paniment Of the securely hooked female into shall
low water had rendered him apparently oblivious
of the danger into which he was running. And
as REFLECTED upon how much like men these fishes
are, these lines Of John Boyle o. Relly's thrust
themselves upon me-
what bait do you USE" raid saint TO the devil.
Well, for special tastes. said the king q evil.
Gold and fame are the best I've ound .,
| said the demon. Il angle for ILal, not men,
| And thing hate
| So 1sh with woman the whole year round"
| Scarcely thirty miles across country from tho
Jeannotte River Is Lake Batscan, one OF tho
S se Of h in
has aresdy been secured By 'hs hSn e, MI 4, f dD
sonal resemblance to Henry Ward Beecher, re-
cesstul fishing Trip. in which he was accompanied
by Clarence " Allng Of Newark , They nshed
beside taking a number Of magnificent specified
trout up TO three and half pounds in weg ht
hey secured bs S 9
| part Of the country. Unlike the common Amer-
can brook trout this handsome fish has narrow.
lacks the prominent gold and purple dots Of the
fonunalis, but by way OF compensation has q
pink upon It's sides Specimens Of this richly col.
ored char have already been sent to the School OF
Comparative Zoology at Cambridge 6H, n9 ,b1
II Ia not yet certain that they are not altogether
| variety new TO science ,
In this connection II is interesting TO note that
| trout OF unknown species was taken in a deep
water lake near Lake Light IN the Lake ST. John
ts% dss BY Mi GSrGs
pany Waterbury. Conn. 1t has also been sent 10
Harvard University Tor identification. It's beayt-
| full tnts much resembled those upon the aalblinS
OF Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire As this fish
was taken upon TROLL there was no opportunity
eoIored Trout oi the lakes fsksd by MI Aline and
Rel d. a9PT ,st,nr aS ssS ssP
repeat the performance when hooked, forcibly re-
minding the Ouananiche angler OF the sport that
s. Sc s SoSS. WIN 'n' 'An''0'A'' salmon NA
Ex Attorney CT nerel Casgrain and q party
Of friends enjoyed some magnificent fishing late
in September in the lower par. Of the ouia,chouan
River, not far from Lake St John. They took
with the fy quite a number Of brook trout running
One OF the party had a novel experience A his
first cast beneath an overhanging tree in likely
water and il was evident that more than one fish
had risen to his flies The reel started TO sing a
eTss s snd he pe angler hear mouth
as he contemplated the possibility OF having TO
yield more line than he could very well spare, y
was several minutes before he could control the
vigorous PUSHES OF his Ash. and more than once
there was a determined effort 10 gain freedom on
the part OF the latter by heading both for sunken
tree on one side OF the pool and for the lhy pads
at it's upper end Once great Ash was lifted so
near the surface Of the water that It's huge form
could plainly be seen. II seemed at least two
feet long, and must have weighed six OF seven
pounds. The guide attempted 10. net H. but il
had quickly disappeared from view, not how.
ever before II was seen that there was another
fish swimming around with the lower part OF the
line
The beautiful creature, that had hrst exposed
itself TO view came shortly again within the line
OF the anglers vision after few exciting and
fatguing PUSHES, and even with two or three
feet OF water above him presented most bril-
liant spectacle in the glowing crimson Of the under
part Of his broad sides and the striking white mar
Gin Of his deep red fms The latter distingul
him for several feet below the surface he circled
around with gradually diminishing strength
Presently another big trout came for an instan
10 the surface OF the water, three feet away from
the upper droppeT that still held its huge captive
Ash upon No hook, on which was tied Par
| machenee Belle A Green Drake was tho middle
hy and at the end of the cast was small double
hooked Silver Doctor. This, too. attracted
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