The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-08-11
GOLDSBORO

To the Editor:-The subject Of fshing
is one of much local interest. Stand
ing on the summit of the high table
land upon which the city Of Goldsboro is
built and looking west, one can easily
see the dense growth OF tall, waving gum
and poplar trees, III the shade of which
flows the clear, placid waters of Little
River, less than two miles from the city.
Most any afternoon during the fishing
season a lonely individual can be seen with
rod and reel IN hand vending his way to
the shady banks of this delightful stream.
outside of the river Robin, which is
a large perch with a yellow breast, and Of
which there are a large quantity IN Lit
tie River, the club and jack fish are con-
sidered the most palatable that float in the
waters hereabouts. Both Of the latter va
rieties grow to considerable size. The
white club sometimes grows to weigh as
much as eight and ten pounds. The writer
has seen specimens that came out OF Lit
tie river which weighed eight pounds. This
brings to mind a bright joke which a
prominent young lady of this city worked
off on one of her gentleman friends who
was possessed of too much curiosity. The
young lady had just returned from a
fishing trip to the river one afternoon not
long ago and of course her gallant ad-
mirer wished to know what she had
caught. She replied that she caught a
club which weighed just six pounds, but
just az she got the fish loose from her
hook and laid it on the bank the chub
gave a sudden jump and rolled back into
the river.
The young man thought he had the
young lady cornered and said: How do
you know the fish. weighed six pounds?
| You certainly did not take a pair of scales
along to weigh your fish"
No she replied, 1T was not neces-
sarv. The fish had scales on its back"
Little river is not all the place by any
means that the people of this section have
to fish in. Standing on the summit Of the
point described above and looking south
ward one can almost see the banks of
Neuse river, through the murky waters
of which swim some Of the finest varie-
ties of fish that We're served on any table.
During The short time in the summer
when the water in Neuse river is clear
there are large qantlties Of fish caught
and some of the finest to be seen any
where.
Throughout this section there are a num-
Der of mill ponds in which there are large
numbers of club, jack fish and perch,
NI1 ~ 5000 hioNh W IhiT
section. 1t is agreed by everybody that
they are the best that the country af-
fords. No fish brings as much money d
the river robin, which is undoubtedly the
finest specimen that ever moved a fin IN
the water.
The largest variety of fish that inhabit
the waters hereabouts is the German
carp. They are very destructive to the
life and multiplicity Of all other varie-
ties. They devour the eggs. DR.. II. P.
Clingman is the champion carp fisherman
of this section, having caught two in
Neuse river some time ago weighing Is
and q pounds. Among the rarest speci-
mems of Ash to be found III this section
are the raccoon perch and the red fin
pike. The raccoon perch are very rare
indeed. They are somewhat dark will
golden stripes and have reddish fins. The
red fin pike are of slender shape and very
active in the water. Mayor Larry Bass
who has probably caught more fish thar
any one else in this section, says that q
pike can jump three feet out of the waite
and go through a quarter of an inch augel
hole.
Numbers of people in this city are IA
nliliar with the habits Of one old fisher
man who has long since laid aside hi
fishing tackle and gone to his reward
He was Familiarity known as Uncle Dick
Harrison. He occasionally INDUCED in hi
favorite sport on Sunday ard one or twt
occasions had some thrilling experiences
One Sunday while he was comfortabl,
seated on the river bank and the percl
were biting very nicely-they say the fsl
bite better on Sunday than any other da.
"a peculiar sound reached his ears which
resembled the believing of a bull. A
5 first tho believing was very low an