The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-26
FNICKf' TROUT or CANADA
LAKES WHERE NUT ONE HATT
MEETS WITH SUCCESS.

AnEIers VIVA Had LUX Only when They
Made the Ilsh jump Out OF water
-Lean Ham . Ielper-Trout Caught AZ
Grtat Depth by \ spoon DrOpped In.
LAcHINE, Canada, May 22.-Two anglers
fishing the Rallen-in Shanty Pool on the
Kszubazua were nightly disguised over
the slseplness OF the trout. That fine fish
abounded was evident. Every now si..,,
then there was a dash OF gold or silver
In the foam at the upper end, and when
ever there was a cessation OF the little
catspRws Of wind which at intervals ruined
the surface it was possible TO look down
Upon scores Of reticulated backs slowly
moving about the lower depths;
Yet all kinds OF flies were tried IN vain,
for not o single fish would do more b
rise languidly to examine them from a
safe distance. AT last in sheer desperation
worms were tried. These also failed to
attract. One Of the fishermen. however.
paused to utter a few appropriate COM
ments Upon the sport. allowing his lat
to. dsngle about a foot above the water.
Then the fun began.
One after another three glorious fab
dashed at the swinging worm, the third, .
two pound fish. bearing IL on in short lived
triumph. The second sngler, quick to take
q hint, adopted similar tactics and was last
10 a sister nsh before the other had sue
ceeded in leading his fish TO net.
A dozen good troutr-all they needed
were taken Just that way as quickly an
the fish could be- played and killed. On
succeeding days they had the same e1-
perlence. The trout, always capricious,
had chosen TO take their food literally on
the jump. and there vas nothing TO do but
to humor them.
There was another occasion when the
writer was the only fortunate one OF the
party on a lake not far from the same
pool. Not one OF the others could get
a rise. while every attempt Of his meant
a good fsh fast to q miserable wreck OF a
fly, showing but the merest fragment OF
a guinea fowls feather. Until the mouth
ing Of the ravenous trout had mauled tho
hook perfectly bare they insisted upon
taking just that one bait. Nor after thaa
had new specimens OF the successful fly
nor any Of the others any attraction.
A few days ago II wa noticed on Q north
ern lake that the occupants Of one canoe
caught double the number any OF the others
could secure. At last investigation showed
that the guide had placed the eye Of a fish
upon the hook Of his tail fly. Then every
one took trout equally well, for experience
proved that it did not matter what hy
was used 80 long as an eye was stuck upon
each hook,
Yet after a whole nights thunderstorm
not a single fly would regard that bait nor
anything else but a scarlet ibis used as a
dropper. II WAS only when a gentle south
west wind slightly rippled the lake that the
fishing was really good and the trout eI-
hibited willingness to attack.
There lie a beautiful little sheet OF water
near the Pem~ichongon, where large bass
md chub may be AIKEN at any time. Ono
keen old farmer fisherman used also TO get
magnificent trout, some Of them weighing
UP to nine or ten pounds. No n else
could ever catch sight Of any OF them.
For years he refused 10 disclose his secret.
At last q little lad noticed and made mention
Of the antics Of the old fisherman in a grove
Of second growth Norway pines. He was
racing about like one possessed, climbing
the trees, jumping and STOPPING, all the time
brandishing a little net on a stick,
1t was a we'll known naturalist, then
fishing in the district. who took up this
clue and discovered that one Of the cav
flies, probably Lophyrus PM, which is often
lOu1Q ABOUT COne USATIDR ITOtS, was In3
lone fsherman's killing bait. The unraveller
Of the mystery prepared a clever artificial
representation Of the natural fly, which 10
now manufactured solely for n fishing
club whose members use it with constant
success in hat little lake.
Trolling with flies from a boat IL fsvorite
plan in some of the Maine trout waters.
In the Moosehead district one man In
-.-;.ll. - A. ln--o.N aak ell 10 49,.
also by far the luckiest fisherman Of the
season. 4 vidoawake younKst5T caught
the CLEAN Of metal on the cast as the for
tunate one made a sharp turn with his
canoe when coming in for the night. Next
day several Of the campers were using
tiny spoons with their flies. They met with
Some. but not very, conspicuous, success;
Evidently the whole OF the secret had
not been discovered. However. before
leaving the angler, like n true sportsman.
gave the others a quiet tip to put the tiniest
scrap Of boiled lean ham upon the hook
Of the little spoon. That made all tho
difference.
There arc many lakes in the northern
woods into which no fisherman ever throws
a line, under the superstition that no fish
are to be found therein. An inquisitive
sportsman once let down a helvy spoon
into such a lake In order to plumb it's depth.
He got down some forty feet without find
Ing bottom and was Keeling In his line when
TO his utter amazemcnt he felt n fierce
tug.
The neat moment his reel was singing
with that steady whirr which tells OF q
heavy fish, and the strain increased until
the man wondered what he had taken hold
Of IL was not a long fight. however. The
fish never evinced any desire to come near
the surface and was pulled up compare
lively helpless and worn out. 1t was black,
with a deep red belly, white tipped fins,
scarcely any signs Of spots, and Of pro-
digious thickness and depth. Its weight
was thirteen pounds.
Two or three others Of similar appear
Rnce, but Of smaller size. have been taken
in the same name at great depth. All
kinds of bait have been tried without effect,
and nothing but the common spoon twirling
upward has any attraction for the black
monsters.
In the Thirtv-one Mile Lake, which Il a
famous place for bass and luNye and large
pike, good sized speckled trout have been
taken by flies resembling the slender
blue June dragon hy, though probably
none OF the scores OF clubmen who use