Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-11
THE QUEEN CITY
Is Fishing Mad Over Her
Splendid Salmon Pool.
Isaac Walton Story That May Make
You Try Your Own Luck.
Trap Shooting Interest Rev wing Base Gail Is
Now The Thing.

Fishing, is all that Bangor pcCpi" have
been tali;in@ about :incc last sunday.
Efcryhody- = angling crazy ANA about
every street corner you turn You meet
some man with 4 rod under his arm,
his crccl over his back and Il look on
his face that tells you he is going to
catch a big ore and will let You know
iu how it MS done when he returns
The great and sudden interest taken
in fishing here during tho past few
days has been the wonderful cate res
Of sea salmon which have hccn made
at tive famous Bangor pool. Years ago
tie fame or this place for salmon fish
ing with y light rod ana an artificial
ily was such tnat ii spread al over the
,ountrv-ycT, t. tie other SIDE Of the
Atlantic. nj spostsmcn came here
from the South ana West and from
fore En lands t. try their luck.
Circuit was the fishing in those DAVIS
hut It was nothing compared with thai
which has taken place at the Bangor
pool. this week. In the carly days OF
the sport if five fish were landed dur
ing single day it was considered W.
years up to the initial year Of the 10th
century. which prophets said would
bring us many good things. eight fish
Was the single days record. on Tues
! day and Wednesday Of this week II
| fish Were taken in each day and four
| of this total of - were landed by
women, one woman getting three ana
ibc other one. hut it was as good as II
| it had been three. 1t weighed - pounds
ana was the largest fish with one cX-
| Ccption taken at the Bangor pool this
year. The woman anglers We're MIS-.
William Munroc and Mrs. George Will
| Icy. Mrs. MunToc is high line and Mrs.
Wiley had the record for the biggest
| fish for just an hour. until Thomas
| Canning landed one that weighed PSI
pounds. Just think of catching a fish
weighing = pounds in water that runs
faster than any train in Maine. The
water where the fishing is done comes
ever the Bangor dam and for 800 rods
| it's course is like the waves of the
ocean. and ii goes along faster than
| Il race horse 1t takes skill and science
| to land = salmon at the Bangor pool.
Most anybcdy is likely to strike a fish
| but the next thing is % land him. and
men who have fishcd there for years
| have not yet succeeded in getting onto
/ the trick 50 that they can save every
| fish they strike.
Are salmon human? You put this
question to any of the old-time fisher
mon at the Bangor pool and he will
| tell you Il story that will convince you
| that they know 4 thing or two. j. ~.
| Peavey. who has probably caught as
many fish at the pool as any man, eN
cept possibly Fred w. Aver. had an ex-
pcricnce with a 2i-pound salmon that
| would have made a big story under
double column head for New York
newspaper had the incident occurred
| in that section. Mr.. Peavey struck the
| fish and was trying to kill him. This
| is done by drowning. The salmon
| started for down river just as soon as
| he took the fly, and Mr.. Peavey was
waiting for him to move. with about
| 100 feet of line out. The salmon just
skulked for 10 minutes and neither the
fisherman or his bOatman moved a
muscle. A fisherman never even WinkS
when he has a salmon that is halky.
| for the fish is always watching you
and when you move he moves. some
times he is liable to move away for
good and takes the fly and leader with
him. This fish of Mr.. Peavey's after
skulking for 10 minutes. turned about
and took a course at right angles with
the boat
There he lay for FIVE minutes more
and then moved again. Sunddenly ne
started straight for the boat and when
within three feet Of it he made Z jump
ard landed in NJ. Peavcy's lap. Mr.
Pcayy dropped his rod and grabbed thc
| fch in IL arms but the salmon WAS as
| smooth as Il smclt and he slipped out
and over into the water on the other
| side of the boat taking rod and reel
| with him. a day or two later the h5h-
| ing tackle was brought up with q
| rrappic hut the salmon wasn't on INC
end Of the line. He waited for lie"
DAYS and then struck another man 5
fv and this time he was landed dcad
fish. Upon examining his mouth MI
| Pcavcy'S fly was found in it.
| In to Thursday night over 30 hsn
! had been taken at the pool since sun
! dav and half of that number had been
struck hut lost.
! There's plenty of room over mere io'
/ the CohbOesee anglers.
I 1.cpoi |" i'pii -h'o''ti'd" - -. :.
fishing has started in well there po' -
will be better in a week or so WHICH INV
water in the lake begins to drop
| An effort is being made here 10 w.
vive the interest in trap shooting ''''''
| at n meeting held this week, Il 'c'"
| purary OrGanZa ton was eiiccteu '''''
| Will be made permanent at Il tll'''''','
| to be held later. Years ago bans
| had one of the finest gun CLUBS III ~
state. 1t was made up of many p'o''
ncnt men and they maintained an -
ceilent range and cosy clio h"u
such men rs Z. NJ. Hcrsey, w. IL, W.,
Ter Fred 7. Hall, +. J.. Morriii. ~
G Gardiner. Victor Brett. ana o.
equally as We'll known. were menu" ~,
of it and they We're all clever Will -"
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