The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-02
TR0UTING IN MAINE
How the Best Places May be
AScertained aud Reached

Boston, April 2.-Maine guides have.
been sending word to Boston anglers
to get ready to go a-fishing. They
say that there is every indication that
the ice will go out a little earlier this
year than last, in spite of the unus-
ually severe winter.
Banking on this information, local
angling enthusiasts are busy over
hauling their rods, stocking up their
kits and making plans to take the first
train when the gladS news comes:
The ice is out in Sebago. Come right
along..'
The first catch of the season! What
a welcome object it is to the eye of
the angler, who lands the first trout
of the season, fresh and dripping from
some cool stream or lake! What
feeling of exultation comes over him
as, after carefully playing the fish,
he lands him at last! A trout is in
deed one of the most beautiful crea-
lions of nature. The brilliancy Of
his spots, the dark green, gold and
pinks of his sides, and his 1.-the and
active form, make him the most beau
tifu1 Of fish.
When at the end of day, the angler
turns his steps toward camp, he has
most innocent delights. 1t will be a
red-letter day'in his calendar of pleas
ant experiences
Sebago Lake, seventeen miles from
Portland usually sounds the first call
for fishing. The change from closed
to open water on Sebago is remark
able. To-day a great expanse of ice
stretches away out of sight and 1t
would seem safe to send a heavy dou-
BILE team across from shore to shore
Then comes a spell of warm weather
and dark spots appear here and there.
III IL, G111
sumes a dirty aspect, with cracks and
honeycomb places. Then a high wind
comes up setting the ice in motion,
starting it grinding against itself and
the rocks. On the morrow broad IN
| land sea smiles at the canopy of
heaven.
Once let the wire flash this welcome
news and crowds of happy anglers
start down in Maine.
Of the thousands of miles of other
trout waters in Maine, many of them
practically unfished, only few may
be mentioned here. In the list, the
Rangeley Lakes loom conspicuous. The
Rangeleys are apparently an mex
haustible reservoir of big trout and
lusty land-locked salmon. Adjoining
the Rangeley country is the Dead Riv-
er region, a land of winding streams
and lfmpid lakes that fairly TEEN with
trout. A narrow gauge railroad gives
access TO part OI CuIS SeCIIOL. IG
is likewise famous ''big game" coun-
try.
North of this territory lies the Me-
gantic region, where the Megantic
Fish and Game association has it's
camps. This is partly in Canadian
territory
OF the other Maine fishing resorts,
Moosehead Lake is one of the most
beautiful. Between it and the Range
ley region lies a chain of other. favor
lite fishing waters, including the Forke
of the Kennebec, Attean Lake and the
Moose River country. Moosehead us
a famous place for square tail trout
most notable Maine records have been
made there 1t Is also a. desirable
starting point for canoeing trips
through the encircling maze of rivers,
lakes and ponds.
Another favorite section is the vicin-
ity of Mt. Katahdin. In addition, there
is the whole of Washington County,
with it's superb Grand Lake country;
the Belgrade Lakes, famous for their
trout and black bass; and Lake Cob
bossoconte with an individuality all its
own. This list of lakes and streams
in which good fishing may always be
counted on with reasonable certain
ty, might be heightened indefinitely.
The scenic attractions might also be
dwelt upon. And nowhere does ma
ture appear in a mort attractive garb
than in the vicinity of these Maine
fishing resorts.
If you are going on a trout outing,
first of all send for copy of ''Direc-
tory of Guides issued by the Maine
Central Railroad. Of equal interest
and value to the angler, are the pub
locations 81 go AFfshing'' and ITO
Hunt and Fish, also issued by the
Maine Central Railroad. These beau
tifully illustrated books contain much
valuable information about the fish
and game country reached by the New
York, New Haven and Hartford and
the Boston and Maine and Maine Cen
trail Railroads and steamers of the
New England Navigation Company.
Copies of these publications may be
obtained at the ticket offices of the
New England Lines lin New York
at I'll Broadway, and in Boston at the
corner Of Court and Washington SITS.
They will be mailed free by addressing
Fishing Bureau, Room 705 South Sta
ton, Boston, Mass