The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-11
ADIROND tTK FISHING.
An AnEIers Notes ef sport In the f.aEie
lake country.

: abundance OF rain IN June and much oi
vniy held back m" fishing IA the vicinity oi
Eagle IaA" In the AdirnndacSS From
. Hague village on EaEl" LAX. q" S"hroon
/ Lake. F-seN county. a well known summer
1 resort. the angler NAV select scores Of hes n
! tiful !akcS ponds. rivers and brooks IN
which - seek b., faNorttc prey. trout
! bass or pike
! MANY 81 these waters. formerly out OF
. favor Niih fishermen on account of s'ar'iiy
? NJ trout. have been returned To the 'rou'
J fishing column by din' az persistent stocking
| With fTv or hngerlingS from the New YORK
/ state hai,hrrie- lev the Forest Fisheries
and Game Commission aided hr a few long
headed spor'smrn and locai farmers who
have carefully DEPOSITED the state fish IN
most Of the vairr~ Of the neighborhool
/ The varieties have been brook trout FOR
The streams. with the addition of brow ne
aud rsinhowS for IA" cold spring lakes
and ponds. srrei'hiug from Eagle l.ak" 10
/ Lake Pharaoh. the latter famous for hs
large red neat"d specklrd trout Further
10 The west. IN Schroon Lake. the lake
/ iroui grow 10 great size. and frequently
weigh NJ zen pounds These fsh are also
quite plentiful M clear Pond. a. ia" foot
Of Mount Marcy in the Elk Lake region,
twenty five miles 10 the northwest. A. well
~ in Paradox Lake. three miles west oi
Eagle Lake
INV lhNpFlNf wafer Tor large bEbbh I''AN
- IA little river half "A mile to the east,
coming over the falls from pond IA.
nous for the abundance OF it's pike and
other table fishes. and named after one of
ionneVticut's famous old Indian and Revo-
htionary War Generals. who. hv the way, IL
said 10 have stood 10y Niscount George Au-
Gr-tus Howe a. he fell dead In the forest
-girmtsh AZ Trout Brook with the French
before tho walls Of old Carlton tTiCond.-
in tnglnFtpus
pHign
THIS stream has been abundantly stocked
With state fish. and ever since the owners of
the -aWmillS ~ the pond were induced 60
install a sawdus' blower and keep all rubbish
cat OF it, Waters the trout have made won
d"rfIl progress large catches have heen
made this season. one local angler alone
having taken a. many as nry pounds Of
these 81. many OF them running M Ia more
Than two pounds IN weight hits man
-aruls 10 prefer the still deep waters where
The stream runs through ~wampy meadows
20 the east ~ tnrlc Lake about a mite
MAuN good ,a''hss have been made IN
the upper waters Of the stream this year
only two or three days ago n party of city
hov- from the hotel made a haul Of seventy
trout there
IN" usual bait i the garden angle worm
hut as the -sasnn advances tho largest nsh
will h" taAen by the -. OF live in-eu - such
- wA~pS beeS. flies and vras-hoppers. nv
the method called "a Engli-h anglers par
Lance dipping. dlhhng "r daping. IN the
heat and drough'- OF summer when the
" ater~ get low and clear and rhe trout he
take themselves 10 the -pringhole~
lhrs method varies mot aHre"ahlv The
nov -umeN hat mpuotOnous IA-tItne ~
hnttom fisher and - NAV he pra'tt--d
b' tho" ~ h" kno" tins part 81 the art ~
'an b. found u practice only adapiNd
for such streams ~ have oNerhanging
-hrll- IS hl,h had" IA" person ~ IN. angler
The ar oi dipping = simply - drnpa nat
urdl Nv nN"i on rout honN 81 gently onto
the surface Of III" water 'ha' y may -e"n
buf the spur'IV" tendency OF The insect .
aud not the artificial lure % the angler
H. 10 thi- suc,~--t,'ll, T. q -omaw hat lin
cult operation. for D. r~u'l ~ light hand. /
hight tackle AMI The most delicate manipula-
The tackle e-sarv to practise rhts |
pHIt" ~s-iuotlN- pisytrury sport '- WORTHY !
~ MOTTO" The rud'- length must depend on |
the situation and Clu-pu--- Of fh" Sat-r- |
" N" bank are shruId"l win 'r"es and /
shrubs then a thirteen ~ fourteen foot rod J
n'ted with a Hght re-. VAL T." l--~' N"
banks are comparatively open and IN |
sheltered. 'h"n . long rot vil be- n"us--
sarv Etsh'ccn fee' Will no. he too long,
a. u Will enable N" angler TO Keep vel !
out Of -lgh' IN" line itself should H. .
Attached 10 q foot Of -ik line ~ hIrh mAV
be- lengi hsnet or shortened. according 10
circumstance In" hook should tee short I
N the shank and oi a ~" adapted 20 m"
IN. Uyins In~.., = ,-rd about tasl. Lake
a. bait for this dc-0 rlf'iou Of angling are
ties. moths gra-Shupr"r- b""'lc- bees.
hornets and au's ar" u~-i. according 20
circumstances Whatever ~ - an me
water "r - pleutilui along ~" stream
rsuk- may bc trIs,l treat care - how
ever. r~pul~tt" ~ placing the ius', on the
what dIfiitulf for The tErp. II properly
hooked ~. Nv ought 20 DISPLAY ali ~ nat
ural motions hut n ,auuot do this " roughly
i. employed ln--.r' the hook under one of
~ vinc- AMI hrps y ou' let cen them
must ~. hookt-l b.'' cen th. vlngz ~ tn.
upper gar' of ~" back and the r.''ond br
placed WITH ~" head re,"rssi and ~.
hpot 10 -sr''sl under one OF - wings and
come ugf ~ the pt,. Thi- l. an "N,ellrn'
mod" OF halt ~ mi generally j. attractive
~ 'hs f-h
In haiting Win .ra~.hopp"r- and hv
the ia. ~ y large vallnV Eopu-r l latel, /
caught brook trout one foot and four
the hook may he PLACED under ia head ~
lodged IA i's holy. ~ passed through the
urf"r BnTh, , 81 'n M, nF &c. .,r,,, v,,,
net and kept IN = box IA Of air holes House
fis- are too nmbls Tor IN" angler when the
With a few p.rforar ions answers very vel
a. a receptacle Tor these agile gentry a.
only on" can ESCAPE ~ a time through the
aperture
niTP,PSs !; T59",,cd troT ~: Sid a. Of
when on m" water. and IN the evening ihsv
seem to prefer blu" bottle. house ny or
moth
The Ash. however. do no; Jump ~ the
bait They apTear 10 rise lazilN and suck
In The fe~ ~ they fu'ter on hs top. for hey
should never he allowed TO sink beneath
: he water IN" angler must strike gently
and not piav the fish long. but tire him bV
keeping his head well out NJ tho water and
I hen hrIng him quietly 10 the brook-ide
In bush fishing the angler must no ii
vested ~ all encumbranr~- ~ FAR a. posi-
hle His equipment fau-t no placed ~ a
small haNer-aCk under ms coat lie must
approa,h his scene II action noisele~-iv
and unseen Having picked out likely
spot twist your foot line around the top
Joint ~ your rod 40 A. to avoid the tvix-
and branches let n hang over he 'ream.
unt visit q ne line nv turning he rod and then
et he flies gently aliRht. huttcTtng az the
top 81 the water II there are any weeds
near. 80 that the Nv may apr@ar to have
IUmpsi from them. 80 murh the better !
! he angler must keep out Of sight and make
no noi-" The fish. and generally II i big
Ash that are caught with the natural nv.
open their laws and frequently hook them |
solves II few grtIls are thrown in before
you begin the fish ~ appear more greedy
to swallow the halt Ia
When the banks are Omen n longer line