Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-27
SESAGO FISHING.
Stories Of Poor Catches Do Not HOLD
Good.

Portland, Me. April 2G.-The Even
ing Express says, tonight:
Fishermen who are unable to go to
Lake Scba@o for tho first sport OF tn"
season and who have been planning on
going there this week, need not ab:,n-
don their outing because of the ocC1-
sional stories heard that the fishing il:
poor this year. Almost all of the re-
turning anglers agree that it is fully
~ to the average of previous seasons.
The conditions have been rather UNI
usual. and the first run of catches has
been spread over the most of IL wccl.
instead Of coming i'll two days. as has
usually been til" ,aSe The reason for
this WAS the SLOW breaking uD of the
ice. which has been giving way sine.
las Wednesday. As it broke UP, the
iishe1mc.G followed it anG Sc. ed good
catches near the edge Of the rntreatinS
surface o. tho 'cc field. For it is writ
ten in the lore Of .;rb22o lake guides
that the best fishing is always just I'M
der the edge Of the ice. ana this has
been prov" :l.:;lin this year.
Fully rs many fish have been taken,
this year. as have been caught in past
seasons. aud nearly all the parties that
have been out express themselves as
well satisfied with their luck. 1t is no.
ticcabln that comparatively few large
fish are being taken. but on the other
hand the small fish are also scarce SO
that the average run is about the same
az in the past. The fish have been bit
! ing freely so far. the best success being
had with Il whit" bait phantom, al
though some fish have been taken with
spoon hooks. The big eight or 1O-inch
, spoon with its large fish bait which
made phenomenal record on Lake Au-
| burn and other waters, last year. has
been an utter failure at Scbago lake.
Mondays weather at the lake was al
/ most ideal for fishing. The ice was
practically al out, a little rain fell in
| the morning and the forenoon was
cloudy, although the skies cleared later
in the day. AS a result, many good
catches We're reported in the evening
The prospects. today, are that there
will be excellent sport for some days
, vet. although the best of il will be over
, by the last of the week or the first of
. next. After that the season will settle
down to its normal record of occasional
catches for 4 month or 50.
From South Casco come reports Of good
srort and some large fish landed. DR.. J.
f. BODICE who returned home. Sunday
morning. brought half a dozen good sized
! specimens. and John and James Fleming
| had seven and eight, respectively. to their
| credit, several of them of good size. DR..
| G. T.. Duchcr had the good fortune to
| land four in one day. taxing two in the
| morning and repeating his experience in
| the afternoon. w. G. Wyman was also
| lucky. getting five salmon and rcdspot
as hi trips trophies. William l.. Jones.
| who has Il cottage at South Casco. had
| six good fish on hand when last heard
| from with prospects of landing even more.
| Or owen Smith brought home three sal
mon, one of which weighed Il pounds
| Among the other lucky fishers were
! Clarence and Wilbur Johnson and S. NJ.
| Jarrett. who secured eight nice salmon
| and redspot amongst them: +. l., Cliff
| ford. who got an eight FOUNDER: +. j.
Chenery who came home. Sunday morn
| ing with six nice ones; William Par
| fridge and two friends from Boston. Ed
| ward c. Walker of Princes Express. Will
liam Mann of WestbrooE. and Edgard II.
| E.veleth, all of whom were well satisfied
| with their trips. Charles e. Libby, who
returned home. today, brought 4 lf-pound
bpaltty with him.