Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-17
PRIZE FISH YARN.
Two Bangor Men Take 21-Pound
Salmon With Their Bare Hands.


| Salmon With Their Bare Hands.
|
Inc Bangor Commercial is RESPONSE
Die f"r the following:
ne prize fish story of the Bangor
Sailhon pool this year is told of two
wei Known Bangor men who went I'D to
me POOL a few days ago to try their
luck with the big fish. The fishermen
were r. II. Howe, well known pho
loGranher, and Sim BUulicr, a well
! known rCstaurataur
| Both Mr. Howe and Mr. Boulior are
| more or less expert fishermen Their
| 81 ri with the roo is mostly confined to
| 'r"Ht, though Nh. Boulier is a cham
| llnn perch fisherman ana also has a
loldnfSS for big mud clubs. than
| winch he says no fish that ever SWAN
| tastes better il a ChowdJr But they
| CON :" to the pool a great deal and
consequently The incident Of their last
trip is more remarkable and has set
the tongues of all the sports Wacgiue
at great rate
The fishermen went to the pool in
style. They had q motor boat tow
thcn UP the river and land them at The
pool with rs much pomp as Teddy
Roosevelt ever landed on the deck of
the MaEtlOWer. The other fishermen
knew 1t was no use to try their luck as
M"5srs. Howe and Boulder showed up
and probably such would have been the
case were it not for the fact that the
newcomers had forgotten to bring any
llI"S with them. Being accustomed to
going after trout and perch and digging
their bait on the way they did not
think of the flies until they set up their
rods and started to tie on the flies. The
motor boat had started back down
river then and though they yelled lust
in they could not make the chauffeur
hear.
The fishermen thought their fishing
was all off for that day and sat down
on the rocks t. think it over. Just then
ono Of the fishermen out in the boats
struck a salmon. The fish fought
Samcy ana the two fishermen on shore
became excited and ran down to the
waters edge to watch the fight at close
range. After a more than ordinarily
desperate rush the salmon broke free
and q chorus Of signs arose from the
boats on the pool. Howe and Boulier
sighed in sympathy. Then Mr.. Howe
happened to look down into the water
from the log on which he was stand
ing and his establishment nearly
caused him TO fall off the log, for there
in the shallow water was as fine sal
mon as ever was caught.
When Mr.. Howe caught his breath
he dug Mr.. Boulicr in the ribs and badc
him take look at the fish. MIR. Boulicr
came near going in after the fish right
away Then they laid plans for taking
the beauty The water was not more
than foot deep in little pool form
eel hclnw the hog. The salmon lay there
with his snout up close to little
stream whioh an off-shoot of the cur
rent sent into his pool. 1t was evident
~ the same fish which had Just made
so game a fight and gained his liberty
for tn" msh seemed spent and lay still
as a stone with dilating gills and
trembling fins.
Moving very quietly 50 as not TO
alarm The salmon Mr.. Howe went out
on the log until he had gained tn"
river side of the fish and then stepped
etcalthiiv into the shallow water MI
HGulicr crouchcd on shore like 2 catch
~ behind the bat. Mr.. Howe advanced
on the snInlon ana bending over nitd"
4 utiicil scooU with his hands. lie
fetched the salmon out of the water
and threw him onto the shore Whcre
Mr.. Ruulicr made q tackle which
would make him champion Of ali
grcased-pig races that ever were run
and hold the big fish to TN" rocks. "A
few thimps on III" snout with u stone
finished the salmon. TIL" fishermen
were pretty near finished too and had
II III down beside their prize I" re-
cover their breath.
The fishermen brought their prize I"
rancor and had it weighed at Il mar
kct. where the fish tipped the beam at
u pounds. That is certainly gong
some. Now Mcssrs. Howe and Toulior
mink some Of casting aside flies alto
c.Ihcr when they Z" fishing. Their
friends say all they need t" d" II I"
cit on the shore and make noise Ike
i nv ana the fish will come.