The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-13

-poss az pfpminsn, anil asa-- on both
ths -andtau ant tbs vest m~u-ssllonee
lhstr b. eNety natural res~on Shy ths
Lake thnufnrgua mu-kailonse should hs
IT sipertnr strength gAm~ne-s and .sfiNut
" y rut q dWviisr tn IA. laks by sduptt"h'
i~LtutaIg4a ~ ~ natural home
Nh"u The FIRST SETTLERS came To this part
u "a" stat" a rvutury axu they t"und ~"
n-h -o abundant that at c~rtain -~asons
th.v almost chokssi the pas-ax~ ofths outlet
~ The lake. Nhsr- Jams-io~n nov u IN
their guiug ami coming lae -rttIcfs
called them ptCkerel. AMI " Vas many
Years before u Wa- discovered they
really were II WU from C~hauianduA thAt
10" -iucN - muSNallonge originally went
To- l--upi" 'he waters that are non famous
iur tns game h-u
MIskah ny. mike the pike, require
springs ~ pun water for their psff-ct
ttr and t"NrInr'u-nt thsutauqua lAse
J nile, Wids and In placer o. feet
dep Il l. the tstie-, purr spring on The
continent this side of the Rocky Mountains
u h IN 'ni> great spring, impn-slbie on
contamination, tia !" musl al onse mas
found every ~uudition existing Tor ns de-
N'upuou'
'r,.iug. ~ his time Of war IL tn" most
suCNs-sfUI method 81 taklng the musfal-
long, uu Clautsuqua Lake sill shlns
with ly" tsit iakrs III. place 81 troiihs
v'"p 'h" wca her h-g ms 10 grow co"i IN
Ssu'"mt.r
ia. native hsle-m-n. who regard mus
, a .ong" fishing FROM a commercial stand
y IN. irpl with stout hand lines " they
- a rod % l. ~ the uld-time bambo"
variety. with a reel bound to IL with twine
iNrr with this advantage IN" hand Inc
fisherman sometimes has 90 exert al ms
sail
Charley DurApo one day had y strike froma
'w'lfy - urd mu-kallongr He Rad a hard
lu" E,flv b. the -tr'.ggle the fish adopted
az it, tu,'IDs "A IarsIstput dashing IN n Circle
that took ~ around the hoai. IL ruffos"
evidently Icing Go got n hitch ~ The me OF
ia" boat - hat o. might tear itself loose.
Tie re- Liar 'a,ti,- Il this mu-kallonge
kept pLr az twisting and turning rouf q
and round Boo HI boa, 10 prevent the 'sh
from %fo.,frk the Inc The lake was rough
under a + n wti q and IN" iratl canoe threat
cr,d 90 cate.. +" lcfoIr Dunlap could conquer
the ntstr l'.rgr
A. each circuit the muskallonee made.
Hu, lap -ucc.,d~d H. settirg the fsh nearer
aid i'aicT. al a then le suddenly discovered
that D." was unable 90 MAKE another urn
tim-rif CHANGING down AZ his 'eet ne
discovered hat Ia his repid twtstinss and
,uruIugs he had wound 'he lire round ana
r.uId his o. ki"s and hr was piniored by
a. here It's was al added dAf ger Tor
II by SON" uilucky move the boat should
otIsi2r his fate was certain.
II 10" MUSIC Hong had made one NOR"
turn around the boat II would probably
have accomplished IT, design and go, away
Fortunately. Tor Dunlr p the fsh at that
Cr'f icnl moment changed its tactics. and
started straight out toward IN" middle o'
the lake Dunlap LET u e., AMI, SITTING
down 10 'lr t-,at. quickly relea-~i me
N-mJ-rug In" from his legs, and Engaged
N" musNolluf < gain
o!l. against Mo H~h were too great and,
exhausted. but -,ill Offering is dead weight
ir opposition "a The angler, II was hauled
up ~ thn gaf and landed
T.. trolling for muskallonge on Chau-
q, Lake n bright spoon troll. oval
-N,i.-i vith thr,-r hooks concealed In a
'ut' - hrgh'-rolor,d fea'hers - The popular
~. ms. and a timber and elastic lass
r,-i ten OF twelve feet long and a rel that
WA hold 20 feet - line, max" up the tackle
g-sl
", move than ftty fee, 81 the lin. 10
ne c-sltv 20 troll with The boat must
H. ruved slowly and stead " When a
mu-Aa., U' &. strikes IA" troll Of a novice
the novice vill ls apt AZ fret TO think that
las hook ha- suagged IN a log
Bur he " ! not T. lef' 20 rest long Inder
that IMPRESSION. for a. soon ar the tsh ieels
ih. hook. uut 81 the wafer " VIII come
siwight IN 'le air, sometimes ak te~t or
morr A. 'i- muskallorTe pu'-e- Tor an
IN ant between III" ky aud the water "
shake. it, rIuruous head until the spoon
INA - FHAH' .' e."
II M. loot l- 4 ehaken lo,-e triure the
quivcrtrg fsh drops INTO the water AGAIN
the fisherman may max" Up his mlhd Al
once that Ie has "A good han hours hsht
t-furr him. dur ~ Which d" will -'e man
pu,nug On tuc IaIt 90! a fsh that he Lever
law t-.fuf-
~rorr~mon who ar experienced In deal
- witt gto salwDH a q tie murkaII"Hge
-a, That. gu.,N a. ~" -aliu,u h., the mus
ku...R" BE- mY.h Jui ser Ad more sudden.
. HL. -. n|UnI
HARDER han the salmon. AID leap ~ much
higher u eu 70 ft-ls 'hc hook. HAT a ten
p,uad IhaIiauqua IAA" muskalouse II
Nu..v the eIua! ug a 'we. ty-pouLd salmon
o. a rgE' With the a g."t AID the mus
Na.,.. - ever .L.S-.
Tie largest mU-ha..ige ever taken with
L.,H AID r n, C~hauiaugua lake
v,gt-i iurtv--.N pounds MAJ" mus
ka..uugr rarely grows ~ weigh more D
iarty-dvc pounds To largest mus
kalluusc taken b.. 10" AXE thus far this
-,a-,u Wa killed lcn LAkewood II
wclglei rightc.g pounds