The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-05

when the fragrance of the newly
pioWed earth fills the air, and feath-
cred sengsters nit hiIher and thither,
pouring forth their gladstone songs,
from over the meadows or down from
the mountain stream in it's maddened
rush 20 the ioWlands, comes the song
or Tie BROOK, and In fond fancy LAe
angler forgeIs the dreary monotony oL
LIES Work and wanders along the
shaded banks of the stream thal
rushes in angry torrents over Jagged
rocks, roaring and dashinS in feFereo
haste, sometimes flowing quietly ana
calmly here gently tossing back ana
forth under the grassy bank there rip
ping IN and around the gnarled roots
or "a monster tree. 1T is sweet, de-
hghtfuI music. be listens in ecstacy
and for "a moment he IS luhed ana
sOOthed, but suddenly tense InriH
comes over him, and every neIse Qult~
eTs and he seems unable 90 move, IQr
there, almost at his feet, where Ine
water f0ams and churns under enc OF
the knotted roots. are a half dozen
SpecNed trout themselves enjoying the
delights of the sWisLing waters, some
times hardly moving from their place
occasionally darting under the bank
and out again or beating their tails ln
rhythm with the flowing water 4uick-
ly and nGiselessly the fisherman casts
his line where the fiy VIII fan close 10
one of these huuy creatures For a
second 30 rises and falls. then a silver
streak flashes through the water, q
sudden splash and the line is carried
swiftly down the stream, but only for
a moment when the fisherman begins
10 gently draw his catch To the bank
But the task is not easy; the trout is
a large one and he fights VIII ali ms
strength against capture. Back and
forth be darts, each time being hauled
closer 10 his captOr. with trenzle=
aFn
about I'm the water. pausing FOR mo-
take up the battle at the least move
meHt TO gain strength, but ready TO
mont OF the TOd. Tie hook has done us
work well, there is no chance for his
escape and the delighted fisherman
lands his first trout Of the season
Inere are rev men VINO 90 not know
the joys of fishing, who do not look
forward To a day when they can so
forth with the rod and live for a time
ln the quiet peacefuilness Of the camp.
1T there are those who have been so
unfortunate as not 10 experience the
pleasures that come to those who
haunt the hidden hooks of nature. Oh
tramp along the banks of sparkling
trout streams, then indeed Dc may be
said that l.e has missed one of the most
pleasant and delightful pleasures
knoWu TO life.
The trout streams of the west possess
many attractions for the piscatorial
artist, and each year are visited by
thousands of fishermen, some of them
pitching their tents and spending the
entire season close TO the banks of
some particularly beautiful and pro
uucUNe stream.
AN fishermen pronounce the trout
streams of The Rocky mountains 10 be
among the best iH the world. and an
agree that more genuine sport and
pleasure rs TO be found I'm angling for
the shy. wild, but graceful mountain
trout, than any other fish. while 10 the
epicure they are "A delightful food, their
flesh being hard and firm. with deli
CiOus flavor not possessed by any FISH
lnhabitiug warmer waters. Tie waters
of the mountains are pure and clean
and not infected by vermin, insects OF
other unClean water producing agen-
Cies. The food Of the trout consists
principally of winged insects that skim
along on the surface, and may be said
10 be entirely free from pOlsOns or NTH.
Wyoming unquestiOnably possesses
some of the finest trout streams TO be
found and is not only noted for the
greaLenumbeT Of trout that abound i'm
them. but also for their scenic gran
oeur and weird, rugged beauty. These
streams are found far up I'm the noun
taIns, having their leads at the high
est points on the ranges, and are fed
the year around by melting SHOWS
the valleys and meadows below are
marked through canyons of solid rock
I'm some places towering many feet in
the air and often so rough and dragged
that passage is almost impossible.
Through these masses of rock the
streams make their way in turbulent
torrents, leaping and dasEing with a
mighty velocity, and at the bottom of
preciDices are churned into a seething
foam of milky Wilderness. Iu these
vhirling pools OF water are to be found
the mOuutain trout in great numbers.
Here they live and enjoy themselves
as much as in the more placid waters
that flow through the fields I'm the val
Ieys
So numerous are tEey I'm most of the
Wyoming streams that TO I'm the bas-
ket is but a few moments work. Hun
dreds of pounds of trout are caught
yearly, yet the streams are far from
exhausted owing to the excellent sys-
tenn adopted by the state to keep them
replenished. Several hatcheries have
been established throughout tn state,
the principal one being at Laramie,
and la these hatcheries hundreds of
thousands of trout are Matched annu-
ally, being appOrtiOued and distributed
. iu all streams OF the state containing
good. pure water. and having other
qualities conducive 90 the welfare of
trout.
IH the midst of the mountains. even
ON the t0pmOst range are to be found
many broad, sparkling lakes. and iu
these trout thrive bon a remarkable way
growing 90 a large size, becoming very
beautiful ln color hard Ia flesh and
rich iu flavor
Wyoming is truly the fisLerman's pa
Tadise. Not only are the streams hied
with splendid specimens of trout but
the surrounding mountains afford exc
ceHeut opportunities for other recraa-
riOus III the anger desires 81 change He
may leave the banks of the stream
where ne may have pitched his camp
and Iu "a short time he las reached
some of the graudest natural ecenery
i nthe world He may view mountain
peaks whose grandeur and majestic
forms are not surpassed by those oi
Switzerland or amy other part of the
world
he win ind game or ali kinds 81
plentiful numbers ana viii certainly
not ind time hanging heavy upon him
Every day VIII bring something new
and Of interest TO him and he will fee
oming's streams has been of more zen,
uine good 90 kim than anything else hs
could have wished for.
Perhaps no state offers the gun and
rod spOrtsmen such wonderful 0ppor
tunities 10 indulge in their favorit.
amusement as Wyoming.
Nature seems 10 have arranged eV
erything for their enjoyment with pre-
else care. A season spent m the grans
old hills Of Wyoming, with its balml
air. it's pleasurable outing places. am,
its various amusements win induce VOL
TO become an annual visitor.