The daily sentinel., 1902-07-29
GRAND MESA
The Finest Natural Summer Resort
in America, Has Many Visitors
This Season.

The Rainbow trout which Harry Bo.
CERT of Plateau placed in Mesa lake sew.
eral years ago have grown to such pro.
portions that they furnish the finest kind
OF sport for the fsher in that lake. The
average size OF the Rainbo is about %
/ inches, but they are caught every day
from "a to 26 incnes in length. They
| are splendid fish and can be seen in the
clear water Of the lake from the bank.
But il anyone imagines for halt min
ute that those fish are easy to catch they
| will soon undeceive themselves in max
ing the attempt. The fish are won
drously wise and only an artist with the
rod is able to lure them from the depths.
| The Rainbow can be caught only when
| he ia at feeding time. AT other times
the fly can be cast q Thousand times and
the Rainbow will pass and repass the
trolling bait without ever giving it any
notice. In recent party who were
| camping at Mesa lake, Rodney Jay and
Water Superintendent John G. Mckin-
| ney OF this city were regarded by the
| many fishermen camped about the lake
| as the two most expert fishermen Both
the young men are past masters in cast
| ing the fly and no Rainbow ever made a
fiirt with the flies OF either gentlemen,
| that was not hooked. Several fine trout
| were lost to the two fishermen because
enough to bring the big fish to the shore.
j. F. Brink was at Mesa lake last
| week. Mr.. Brink was doing some round
ing up of cattle with the general round
| up which passed through that way, and
| while waiting for supplies thought he
| would try his luck for a few days. Ii
| there is a more persistent fisherman in
the whole country we have never seen
| him fish or even heard OF him When
Mr.. Brink starts out to fish in the morn
| ing it means whole day Of work He
is never discouraged, but persistently
keeps whipping the lake or stream for
| the expected bite The matter OF meals
| is Of no consequence to him, neither that
the day is ending. He fishes right along
and au about midnight, il he has good
luck, he will return to camp; and he
never comes empty handed, as Mr.. Brink
is most excellent fisherman.
d. Quinn and John Bennett are at the
lakes also. They don't care SO much
for the sport of catching the tish as that
ha tch mill Rnrpiob o..
| their larder. They are good fishermen,
but they are content, for the most part
OF the time to fish Tor the smaller fish in
the big reservoir of the lake. They are
also good hunters, and whatever is in
season and is around within 20 miles
either Bennett or Quinn will have their
share.
Clyde Neal does considerable fishing.
He is handy with the hook and line and
casts his fly far out in the stream This
is not the only sport that Clyde is mas
ter Of. Notwithstanding he can use but
one arm, he does things that make men
with two arms considerably ashamed to
| attempt to do and fail.
Many people have been to the lake
this year from Plateau and from Pail
sade. There is shifting population of
about so there at all times.
Excursions are coming and going to
and from Alexander lake, on the oppo.
site side OF Grand mesa, at all times.
Fishing is good on the Delta side, al
though the fish caught are small and
there are no rainbow.
The Grand mesa luros lots OF the tour
lists and campers to make trip by walk
ing up the steep trails. The distance
looks small to climb up the rim rock,
but once gained-that is, the top of the
mesa-they know that they have been
doing some climbing.