The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-23
[0RFsD or rHE NASRINoN6E.


Heavy Eaters Are -These Fresh water
Ghsris q Canada.
HULL, Canada, July "a fine naski-
nopge was killed In tho Ottawa River not
far from here lately. It's captor was troll
ing for pickerel with bare spoon and was
greatly surprised when he received q tug
which nearly wrenohed his arm out, fol-
owed by the peculiar shake and rush
which told that a genuine old stager had
taken hold. There was O good half hour
Of vigorous playing done before the big
fellow. could be brought near enough to the
boat to DO killed. It weighed 20 pounds
and was exactly four feet In length over
al. ..
Another fine fish. which measured half
foot more In length, was taken few miles
higher up the river on Tuesday last. II
weighed IS pounds. This ono was taken
In the orthodox manner, that u, upon q
large spoon bait, with . Triangular bit OF
pork on the hooks. 10
; In both Of these cases no attempt was
made to get the mate, which was probably
close by. It Is seldom that the fish are to be
found cruising alone.
They tell a tale hereabouts Of . splendid
pair OF these giants being caught upon one
set Of hooks In Lake Deschenee. The spoon
was armed with triple set OF large
hooks hung by swivel from the line in
suoh ma ner that they trailed In the water
about half way down the spoon. At the
tail end the usual gang Of hooks was at
taohed with the bit Of pork.
A thirty-seven pound fsh dashed az
the bait, and got two OF the hooks well
set in his bony mouth. The fisherman
l. Ia khn Nth vNNn h.
ably the female fish, seized. the spoon
itself, or at any rate 80 darted at 1t that
it was caught in the eye socket, and securely
held.
The man was alone on the lake and was
at his wits end. AS he told the tale. ne
line to where the two creatures thrashed
about on the surface, and cooking his single
barreled gun, held the line In his left hand
while with his right he fred In the direc-
ton Of his captives. His chance shot took
effect, and both fish were SO stunned that
The combined weight OF the two fish was
seventy eight pounds.
But the largest fish known to have been
taken in this district was caught IN much
simpler manner. Old Peter Brule speared
It with boathook, near the mouth OF the
fast asleep on the surface Of the river
when the old man first saw It, and he was
about to row up to it and lift it In for a
floating log when he deserted signs Of life,
and instead hurled his boathook straight
at it. 49,.
A good deal Of splashing, ensued, but
sau1ehow OF another the old river waii
contfived to loop a cord around it's tail
and to tow the great thing ashore. IT was
a very gaunt, ugly specimen, and weighed
on the paper mil scales sixty-two pounds
This was not, however, all maskinonge:;
Within the gullet Of the monster was half
OF a partly decayed twenty pound
sturgeon. With the assistance OF his wife
the writer once captured an immense pike,
with an ordinary landing net, which had
another pike pretty nearly as big as HIM
self half IN and half out Of his jaws: 49,.
They make vigorous struggle for LIE,
these powerful, torpedo shaped giants;
but as they are generally caught with hand
lines and by trolling they do not give az
much sport as might be expected. AS
rule they do not break water very, much,
but after q few fierce ruehes are dragged
in swaying from side to side.
Sportsmen rejoice over the death Of every
one OF these creatures; with how great
reason was well shown In the case or one OF
those taken this week. This one had In
its huge nav two young ducks, large
whitefsh and two pound trout. II this
was simply an ordinary meal the annual
upkeep Of big maskinonge must be
serious charge upon the water 1t hhaoits