Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10

sport in beautiful Lake Kezar. In Ok
ford county, as we'll as in numerous
smaller waters in central and western
Maine.
I'm addition to the lakes concerning
which the above statistics have been
given and which have been specially
mentioned, we have in central, eastern
and southern Maine, hundreds Of other
lakes which are noted for their excel
lent fishing, but it is impossible to
enumerate all of them.
| Maine is fortunate in having fine
hotels and camps located on the shores
Of practically all of it's large lakes.
where the fisherman may have all the
comforts and have the advantage not
only of a modern table but Of all mod
ern conveniences. Courteous and cap
able guides are furnished and almost
Without exception the fisherman looks
hack to his spring trip with the pleas
ATTEST Of memories, and not the least
Of those memories is the companion
ship Of his guide, who usually is not
only good servant but genial COM
ranion.
After the spring trolling season
ends, as it usually does in June, the
waters have warmed up SO that the
fish begin to rise to the fly. Then
comes another class OF fishermen who
pin their faith to this method of
angling. When it comes to fly fishing
there are hundreds Of lakes in Maine
which afford unexcel;ed sport through
out the season to a very rapidly in
creasing class Of fishermen. To one
familiar with all methods of angling
there is no doubt bu. that the rise and
whirl of two-pound trout or salmon
striking at an artificial fly will cause
much more Of thrill in the fisher
mans heart than one three times that
size striking at trolling bait.
Names lakes are yearly visited by
the most expert fly fishermen in
America, and volumes have been writ
ten upon the subject of this sport
! although the fishing varies from
season to season, the commissioners
feel that the millions of fry and finger
ilngs planted each year in our waters
are bringing forth fruit. but they also
feel that fish propagation is still in
It's infancy, and that only when Maine
can afford the services of an expe-
rlenced force, who will have all plant
ing or fish under its personal SUPER
vision, can anything like proper results
| be attained
| THE average citizen who APPLIES for
..hsh for stocking waters he is inter-
ested in is not apt to take into con-
slderation the fact that the fry which
are put out from orr hatcheries in the
spring are only suitable to be planted
IN brooks and smaller tributaries to
lakes, and that if, on the other hand
tney are placed around the shores of
the lakes they simply serve as food
for the larger fish.
| 1t Is Well-knOwn fact that all of
our game fish are cannibals and that
practically all Of them will eat the
smaller ones Of the same species. On
tnls account trout and salmon of diff
ierent ages have to be segregated in
me natcherles, and if one would watch
the destruction one large trout or SAL
MON VIII cause In pool of small frv.
ne would no longer doubt the inadvis-
lolilty of attempting to plant these
small fish in any other waters than
brooks and streams where nlenf,, ~
opportunity is given the little fellows
10 conceal themselves.
IN the lakes and ponds which have
hoh-sultable inlets, of course stocking
mas TO be done by planting around the
shores, and for this purpose hatchery
hsh which have been fed through tho
summer are much more suitable &C
'ney nave by fall attained growth
VI from three to four inches. but in
o,uer 70 get any results from this
pidhtlng 1t has to be done inte,,;eon+
~ rev fish being planted in q n1.oo
ana only where they NAV have tho
advantage Of rocks under which n b;do
In case of danger. '''oo
| one trouble with the art;eo,.u,,
raised nsh is that they are tame 90
'ndt until they have been in their NV
surroundings for some time tbev o.
pear to have no fear Of their ,oanv
natural enemies. 'A"nS
'"Sos OF inland Hurting and Fishino
Turing the past few weeks, the com.
MISSION. through the chief clerk. Miss
."Sitie n. Hodgdon. has been mak,ns
census OF all Of our Maine Lakes 80
ronus ana gathering information w.
aiuihg the inland fishing and bunt
ing resorts in the State. This bas 49,
eaAeo large amount of labor .s 49,,
e.hs OF Names 522 towns. citias ~
eantations have been written to 49,.
=. 20 send the required reports
sno very gratifying to note thar re-
~ 'se mas been very generally m.do
@iiu tnat these statistics ,-
the coru unpiete. 1t is the intention Of
bodv than, 81 a little later, to en-
give mnoh IN bulletin which would
than auen more more complete information
one Of Eyer yer before published regarding
dnstria .he greatest attractions and ire
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