Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-20

tious and successful disciple Of Walton has oz-
hausted the most approved methods TO secure
him, but the Monarch Of Newfound Lake"
still remains in his native element, prpOf
against all the devices Of man.
1t was my good fortune to secure a seat
among party made up of skillful anglers,
one lovely morning in May, who sailed out
ing ourselves by catching this famous luce.
! Our boat contained valuable net, several set
lines rods and trimmers In short, our fishing
implements were complete. We were all in
excellent spirits and had for our guide an old
fisherman. who knew every inch of the lake
and the great pixies favorite haunts.
The early morning hours were whiled away
in various stratagems to lure the coveted prize
Our hggers, with their tempting bait, were
company employed artificial flies, made Of two
large hooks tied together and adorned with
two moons from peacock's tail, while the old
guide used for his tackle spinner, baited with
small dace.
For some time, and with great caution, our
boats crew maneuvered to tempt the appetite
Of the noble game, but, as though instinctvely
! aware of our earnest quest, not even the flicker
Of fin would he disclose to our watebful
eyes.
The pursuit growing monotonous, some be
gan fishing for trout and pickerel, with fine
success, while those less fond of angling fell
to telling marvellous stories of bygone times
or foreign travel
we Hdu lowered anu SpOWeQ OUT SiIi, anu
were approaching point where swift tribu
tary, emptied into the lake, the guide being
at the helm, sculling, when suddenly bevy
Of sand martin SKINNED past, three or four
alighting on the penduous limb of a fallen
tree that swayed over the current Just ahead
Scarcely had their feet touched the dry
branch, when, like flash of light, the mottled
form of the Monarch of the Lake" shot up
ward into the air and seized the nearest of the
twittering group, and as quickly sank out OF
boats crew fingered by the banks Of the
little river, casting bait in every direction,
but the voracious creature was seen no more.
There is abundant evidence that the pike
date. Edward |, graciousy regulating the
price of commodities for his subjects, fxed
the price of the pike higher than that of the
salmon, and ten times higher than that OF the
turbot and the cod, from wich we may ludge
Of its comparative rarity at that period. Some
Of the waters in the fenny districts of Great
Britain are said to be peculiarly adapted to
pike. which are there found in very great
quantity, and of superior quality
The so-called Saury pike is very common on
long, the back dark-blue and the under parts
white. The jaws are produced into long,
sharp beak, as in the garfish, and 1T has hnlets
like the mackerel.
1t approaches the coast and enters frths IN
shoals which are pursued by larger fishes.
porpoises, etc, and, in order to escape from
these, the Saury pike often leaps out Of the
water, or rushes along the surface for a dis
tance of one hundred feet, scarcely dipping or
seeming to touch the water; hence the name
skipper, which it very commonly receives.
Vast shoals sometimes enter bays, so that
they may be taken by pailfuls
Large pike, like the Monarch of Newfound
Lake" readily attacks fish of its own size.
The Scotch name for the remarkable fish Is
gedd, name similar to those in the Scand
nayian language.