Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-22
NEWFOUNDLAND FISHING.
Good Angling There; Hunting, Too,
and a biologists Paradise.

Good Angling There; Hunting. Too,
and IA biologists Paradise.
From the Chicago Tribune.
We were pacing the deck on our way
from st. Johns to Glasgow, and turned to
my companion, young Englishman, and
said:
Surely, you don't tell me you came all
the way from London to Newfoundland
to fish for salmon?
Yes he replied, chat is just exactly
what l did, and 1 had good sport. too, for
the time and money 1 spent there" He
proceeded: You see, it is all but impossi-
BILE to get any water in either Norway or
Scotland except at a prohibitory price, and
soon as 1 heard of Newfoundland and
its free fishing and good sport I deter
mined to try
1 thought, my young friend and other
English sportsmen We're finding it in Eng
land today our American sportsmen would
soon be finding it in America; and at this
moment it is hardly possible to get any
salmon fishing in Canadian waters unless
one is a millionaire and a member of one
of the exclusive clubs.
So | want to tell American sportsmen that
there is place within reasonable distance
where the waters are free and the sport
good, both in every variety of trout, from
five and six pounds and from the gamy
srlse to the lOrdly salmon.
Here are a few extracts from the young
Englishmans fishing record, Who with
companion. f1Shed the waters of the Codroy
on the west coast and the pools of Sal
monier on the southeast:
"On the Codroy-The first day one sal
mon of eight and half pounds: on the
second day, three fish, total weight. six
teen and a half pounds, largest nine and
half; and on the following two days, two
trout, six and three and a half pounds.
and a salmon weighing nine pounds. while
the last two days showed up three sea
trout and two salmon. The lure most sue
cessful was the silver doctor and tin Jock
Scott, and the water clear and the
weather fine. No more perfect condition
can be found for angling than on this
beautiful river The western breeze ripples
Its waters the air. even in July, the best
month for fishing, is cool and bracing, and
the CLINT of the sunshine among the trees
gives life to the surrounding solitude"
At SalmOnier, only a few miles from ST.
Johns, and easily reached by rail and mail
coach. the sport was still better. On the
Fourth of July q reminded him this was
the GLORIOUS Fourth') he got fourteen sal
mon, the largest of which was five pounds,
with nondescript line, in bright weather
and clear water, and on the following day
the two anglers got sixteen and ten and
one-half pounds of fish, respectively; again.
on the next day, they had seventeen and
one-half and eight pounds Of gamy
STHSe, ana the last Dut one n0ur OF HSh-
ing they landed thirteen and a quarter and
six and three-quarter pounds of fine fish.
l give the exact figures rather than a gem
eral description, because I don't want this
to be set aside a fish story.
II had a good time remarked my COM
Danion, land / certainly will cross the At
lantic again for the same kind of sport
'Tis true / lost some time and did not
know the local points, but I shall arrange
better next time"
These fish Were taken on good trout rod
and indeed. for their size this is the most
sportsmanlike weapon; a strong salmon
pole would but jerk them out of the water
These places should be visited! and. indeed
the salmon and trout fishing of New
foundland should be engaged in during July
and August The nets are up July and the
fish are running a little after this time
WadnS stockings must be used, and a
pot of ointment to keep off the flies; but
a coed angler, who loves the woods and
the waters and the fieecy clouds is not
afraid of a few flies. One thing is certain
there no flies on the fishing
One of the most interesting. picturesque
and accessible resorts is the ancient French
capital Pacentia. about eighty-five miles
from st. johns, and reached by rail in a
few hours. The bay throws up two beau
tiful arms, one ten miles and the other six
miles long, filed with sea trout and salmon
On little spit Of shingle beach the town
is built. and is overlooked by rugged hills
as grand and picturesque as anything in
Norway or Scotland. The view as one ap-
proaches from the highlands by rail- and
first catches a glimpse of the northern arm,
studded with craft, and with its seven
rocky islets. Is one of the most beautiful
ever saw. either in America OF the western
waters of Scotland. Here the seeker after
pleasure. or the invalid looking for rest and
health from the tonic qualities of the sea,
or the angler after his flashing slvery
game. can find either or all to his hearts
content and that, too, for fourth Of what
1t would cost to live at a fashionable re-
sort.
If Placentia is one of the prettiest and
one of the best and most accessible, it Is
still but one Of many such places in this
paradise of the angler and health seeker
Even close to st. Johns there are ponds
where one may drive out for two hours
fishing of an evening and bring in some
fine rainbow or Loeb Leven or speckled
red trout, and better sport at less cost
there is nowhere In the world.
My time was limited, and I had to take
the weather and the time it came. But
I shall not soon forget the bracing wind on
Fourth Pond. the CLEAN and flash of the
four dozen little beauties of the one after
noon and the quiet luncheon at the Clean
sweet inn: nor the evenings fishing at
Murray's Pond, and the half dozen rain
bow trout that gave US such genuine sport
In word. the streams are full of salmon
and sea trout, and the lakes full of spec
killed. beauties. and one has but to choose
where he will go to make his record and
add another bright picture to the list of
memories he will not willingly let die.
I have spoken incidentally of this coun-
try as a health and pleasure resort, but its
merits require a special paragraph. The
months of July, August and September are
simply magnificent in their recuperative
and invigorating qualities to the wearied
heated deniZens of our American cities
The temperature varies from 80 to S5 de-
grees, and the fog seldom visits the eastern
land during those months while on the
west coast. where are the Codroy st.
Georges and Humber rivers are the most
beautiful climate and the most perfect con-
ditions for the victim Of malaria and hay
fever. 1t needs only a little capital If
American. all the better-to build hotel
at each of these places. to make them ideal
resorts for this class of tourists.
Nor is the summer school student-I was
about to say fiend-excluded; for If a whole