The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-07

producing from his wallet beautifully tied
hies from the most noted foreign makerS.
representing varieties not commonly found
In the stores.
America Is the playground Of many
nations, and the guldes Of the north ~.
ceive many tokens Of the regard Of sports-
men who through their enorts have found
the amusement which their souls coveted.
This was the experience a Judge had last
year, when he refused all advice OF assist
ance, and persisted In making futile casts
with the hies the sporting goods man had
put up for him, while within twenty feet
a rough looking countrymAn was getting
fast 10 monsters from ten 20 thirty pounds
in weight at every throw.
When his pride suffered him 10 APPEAL
TO the fortunate one he was dumfounded
TO have his costly outfit OF flies dubbed chop
rubbish, and TO have shown him flies tied
In Norway which he was told cost each
one a price more than he had thought Il
expensive 10 pay for dozen.
The casting also 10 unlike that practiSed
crate In the early part OF the season.
The lure may be allowed 10 sink slightly,
and then trolled behind q slowly padded
canoe, Just as bass are fBhed for The
strike Il imperoepdbly gentle In most
instances, a mere sucking In Of the ~,
and the, angler does not need TO drive
the hook home,
Like salmon, these trout invariably
turn down their heads when they have
secured their prey. II the hook prickS,
they 60 downward the more hastily
And this, Of course, aIes the hook well
into the Jaws, which In the case Of the gray
trout are tough and leathery. The lake
trout does not do much tumbling about
the top Of the water. Its impulse "a 10
20 down 70 the bottom depths Of LAKES,
where it's summers are mostly spent
prodigious length Of line will sometimes
be run out in vertical direction.
At the bottom Of the lake the trout may
either lie sulking for time, during which the
person at the other end has visions Of q
deliberate saving OF the gut against a sharp
edged rock, or Il may indulge in excursions
in lateral directions, giving the reel hand
abundance Of work.
It's return 70 the surface will be char
acterized by speed unless It's strength has
been exhausted by it's deep water gambob.
Many and many q grand nsh has BEEN
lost by the audiences OF It's rising, which
has caused ENHANCEMENT, and consequent
rubbing in two Of the line.
A jovial party Of four Ottawa man and
a friend from the South learned the value
Of a knowledge Of the ways Of the tuladi
in a manner they win never forget. Their
visitor, very small man, hooked g splendid
in Thirty-One Mile Lake. whore the boz
tom has never yet been found.
The tackle had done good service aGAingt
striped bass, and was therefore very strong.
The end Of the line appeared after q bit,
the little man held 10 his butt In utter d.
SPAR, and. leaning over, dipped out OF the
canoe, and went dcNn too Being an
excellent swimmer, ne soon roappearod,
spluttering:
1--WE got him, but he has anchored me-
In struggling In the water his foot bad
entangled Itself IN the line, and though
he had Involuntary let 60 Of the rod be
was still fast to bis Sab. The excited
friends hauled IN the man and then dragged
in his game, hand over hand, 90 speedily
that It came breathless 10 the surface and
was melted before Il could recover from
It's ignominious ascent. II weighed
pounds.
The man had actually been dragged
several yards through the water aftef
appearing at the top N full view Of big
friends. II was the hsh thus oddly captured
which gave rise to an acrimonious contro-
versy between authorities upon fab, owing
TO the appearance Of its head. This was
wonderfully like that Of some weather
beaten old maskinonge, and was 90 In
scTibed upon the mount furnished by the
taXidermist.
When near the boat side this trout, DO
matter how tired 1t may be, h pretty sure
10 do a surprising amount Of splAshtng
about. Most fishermen paddle into shallow
water before they use gan or net, as the
rapid movement Of that tremendous tail
Il disoonoerting to most nerves.
The Indian way Of taking them at this
stage Is TO make a sudden, rapid dart at tbs
There Is some inaok about the doing Of
this which white men cannot tathom'
Possibly the eye Of the red man has &C
quired quickness and his fingers q dexter"
ity which white men have not yet been
able 20 attain.