Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-07-04
JUST FISH STORIES

There appeared in the Sunday
issue of the Chicago Herald the
following account of how c. A.
Scharsch and O. c. Henderson
OF Phelps landed the big German
Brown trout-and it is well
worth the reading by the trout
enthusiast, who in his minds
eye, can fight the battle with the
lucky angler.
Twin Creek, the seven mile stream
which empties in North Twin Lake at
Phelps, Wis, has probably produced
more large trout than any other
stream in Northern Wisconsin. 1t
flows through country densely tim
bered and heavily shaded by over
hanging alders, making it an ideal
home for the speckled and German
brown trout which inhabit it, from
the mouth of Twin Lake to its source
which is supplied by numerous
springs. 1t is very difficult stream
to fish owing to its brushy and
marshy banks, but if enc wants big
fellows and is willing to forsake the
hy and lure them with bait he will
generally be rewarded by hooking
great grandmother or great grand
father.
Although Phelps boasts of more
fishermen who use the fly than many
places, this stream occasionally
tempts them to take up steel rod
and hand some big fellow real nice
sinner minnow. This is what drew
Messrs. G.. A. Scharsch and D. G. Hen
derson with their wives to the banks
of this stream Tuesday, after their
evening repast. The mouth of the
creek is only a few minutes walk
from the hotel. As we sauntered
along the east shore of North Twin
the sun was just setting behind dark
heavy clouds. We knew if any of the
old boys had come to the mouth of
the creek that day, we would be re-
warded, as the evening was ideal for
batting We knew the larger trout
stay in the lake in the day time and
evenings 90 up the stream in search
of minnOws We reached the mouth
of the stream and found five or six
boats anchored, with couple of fish
ermen in each, casting their bait for
pike with good success. We were
roasted for being land fishermen and
were invited out where fish were
plentiful. As you know a trout fish
erman has very little use for lake
fishing, we refused the kind offer and
stayed ashore. We got our fishing
tackle together and started in, leav-
ing our wives on the railroad bridge
to see the sport. | moved to the
upper end of the pool and cast my
minnow to the deep hole under the
bridge After several unsuccessful
casts | put on fresh minnow and
laid it gently on the current and let
it float down to the big hole. l saw
a swirl and away went the line. 1t
did not take me long to fasten the
hook into him and commence work =
ing my reel. For five or six minutes
it was up the stream, out of the
water, down the stream, across, and
for while he was doing a regular
quadrille. | called on Henderson to
help me, as l had real fish on and
was without landing net. He came
over and in his excitement wanted to
jump in the stream to be sure of him.
said, Nothing doing. It's $3.50
with trout and |, so let me play him
while longer" After l had worked
him until he was exhausted | allowed
Henderson to reach the line and
snake him in. He had no more than
dropped ashore when he became I'M
hooked and quicker than l can tell
it, there were eight fingers and four
thumbs imbedded in his gills and
both of us backing away from the
stream. When about fifty feet from
the bank Henderson said, 'Don t let
go of him Al, I'm losing my hold y.
The ladies said it was dog tish-said