Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01

lively as ever. was afraid Of that spruce
tee. and when she trout made for IL was
prepared for trouble and checked him az
hard as was safe, turning his head in time
The strain was telling, I saw a white belly
uppermost and reeling him In dip of tho
landing net settled the business. and left
the speckled beauty Topping in the tall
grass.
A smoke and hooker OF seaxram was
heces Sary to restore equilibrium. and 4
second or third cast brought a mate TO the
hrst others followed quickly. but be-
gan to think OF the miles we had TO tramp
hcmeward on the railway track and con-
clIded We had all we wanted to carry.
Next to catching FISH In the pleasure OF
eating them. and all of US can vouch that
the cook at Cache lake is an expert In the
manipulation OF a frying pan. At break
fast huge platter of trout waited on our
apretites. and nothing but heads and tails
were left when the meal was over.
There were plenty Of other things to do
besides fish at the park, and we were we'll
content TO loaf through the woods for
nearly whole day. seeing game IN album
dance and getting many beautiful pictures.
Chatting in his coy office with Mr. Bart
lett, superintendent OF the park he, showed
Us. among other things. a pair OF caper-
caiizies. mammoth representative OF the
StGuSe ldfuliN. anu toid us that two or
three years ago several pairs of these mag
nificent birds had been Imported from Scot
land and set at liberty in the park. He be-
lieved they had become perfectly aCclima-
tized, and increased considerably In num-
bers. as specimens had been seen forty or
nifty miles from where they had been put
in. There seems no reason why these birds
should not do well, they feed on buds
and such like. and are not going to starve
when snow is on the ground as did some
pheasants placed In the park before the
capercailzie. The cock bird would weigh
ten or twelve pounds. and his plumaRe 10
very brilliant. recalling that of an English
cock-pheasant. The female is somewhat
smaller and clad In quiet colors. IN which
respect birds generally reverse the manner
of mankind
Your ten fisherman always wants 10 show
up some OF his catch at home or who Will
believe he got any7 And late in the after
noon we decided 20 go to a sure spot.
which we were told we would find at
Whites lake. This is another OF the In
Vulnerable assortment one has to choose
from, and has the additional advantage of
being connected by an open channel with
Cache lake. TO portage being necessary.
Here there are only salmon or gray trout.
which though red in flesh and delicate in
flavor. are less active than their speckled
cousins, They take the bait quietly after
the manner of a wai-eyed pike rarely
make the reel sing, and the only fight they
put up Is to hang hack. After a jolly sup
per round the campfire we pulled out into
the lake and found the gray fellows quite
in the humor. and enticing the
sport that only desisted VIXEN II be-
came too dark to see the line in the water.
The size Of these particular salmon trout
was about two or three pounds each but
they are often caught larger, one being
brought into the house which scaled over
nine pounds. At Whites lake the railway
man had a peculiar experience. He was
fishing with a live mlnnow of large size and
hauled a good-sized gray trout to the sur
face. Just as he was about TO swing II into
the boat the fish and bait parted company.
The line was dropped in again and taken
by the same fish almost on the surface and
this happened several times, when he made
his escape for good and all.
We live in hopes Of returning to Algonquin
Park later when trouble may be expected
among the black bass.