The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-28
MOONLIGHT GOOD =:
TIME FOR BASS
Best Rises Had at Midnight on
Devil Bug, Newly In
vented Fly.
RED RIVER TROUTING
NJ WALTER MEREDITH THOMAS

NJ "hbIhh MrNEDlTH InOhAS
FOURTH LAKE. July 27.-Izaak wal
ton prefaced his entire treatise The
Compleat Angler" with the same direc-
lions that a fishing party carried on
their trip to Red River a week ago. and
after eating all the brook trout they
cared for on their trip brought home
104 speckled beauties In their baskets
The party consisting OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Orley C. futile. Miss Fern futile and
George Beck. set out from Bay View
Camp with an unbounded determination
to get fish.
Red River country Is fifteen miles
from tho Tuttle camp. which ls on the
south shore Of Fourth Lake. The party
Of four get out in true Walton style.
with supplies and DUNE on their backs,
across the corduroy road" which bor-
ders Third Lake Creek. The start was
/ made on Friday. and the first night
was spent at the White Camp. about
four miles from Red River. Every
thing was prepared for the expedition
to the river the following day.
The leader of the four, Mr.. futile,
who has conducted many successful
trips to the river. approached II at
Rock Dam, near the old Alder Camp.
At this point. he explains. the best
stretches of the Red River are very
accessible. Moreover. she was to strike
up and down stream to show his family
and Mr.. Beck the holes where the best
angling would probably be found. Sat-
urday morning the first fly was cast
across the silent surface Of Rock Pond.
Marketing for Dinner.
1t naturally fell to the women's lot
to prepare dinner and TO the mems to
provide fuel and to construct fire.
place. Figuring that they should have
the fire ready about an hour before
dinner Mr.. futile and Mr.. Beck pro-
ceeded Immediately to locate q good
place for FIRE and to build It. Mrs.
futile and her daughter must prepare
the meal.
There was the question Of meat. So
the marketing was to be done. At 10
o'clock the two women adjusted their
fishing rods and negotiated with Rock
Pond for supplies. Later the men re-
turned. and together they landed thirty
trout. from ten to twelve inches in
length. before noon. The menu for din
ner was not long one. but II must be
realized that 1t was distinctly one of
quality and satisfaction, for few people
no matter how profound their appetites
from hiking through the woods, can eat
seven trout each Weighing pound.
The pond has yielded very well. and the
first dinner was more than accounted
for. Enough brook trout remained for
supper.
Promising Spring Holes.
Exploring began in the afternoon, and
Mr.. futile decided to try three very
promising spring holes. These holes
were between two and three hundred
yards broad. Miss Fern Tuttle ac-
counted well for the first one. Mrs.
futile for the second. and the two men
fished the third saltwater and its outlet.
The rains of early July had kept the
ponds to high mark. and considerab biz
wading was done before the real pro-
duct~e part OF the saltwater was to
be reached. Flies and bait were tried,
and the bait proved more effective for
the trout that haunted these waters.
Another big catch was made during
the afternoon. more than would be needed
for use during the entire trip. After
supper Mr.. futile f1shed the spring holes
again with his devil hug" fy that
he invented last summer. and returned
to headquarters in the alder camp late
In the evening with thirty-four sizable
brook trout
When the days successes were tall
lied that night the anglers agreed that
Red River was conquered ground and
that on the following day they should
attempt new territory. They crossed the
mountain to Indian River. arriving there
late Sunday morning. Indian River is
the south branch of Moose River; Red
River is its north tributary.
On Indian River the four landed a
mess large enough to swell their already
big catch to 145. The only meat they
~ MN ~ -,
factor In their diet. And after they had
lived on brook trout for three days they
brought the unusually large mess of 1O4
back to camp with them. The mess was
photographed, the board on which the
prize was laid for the picture measures
two feet wide and six feet long.
Bass Fishing by Moonlight.
Before the rains of the earlier part Of
the month Mr.. Tuttle with Louis Hart
man OF New York. made an interesting
night bass fishing tour from the futile
camp on Fourth Lake. through the first
four lakes of the Fulton Chain to Old
FORGE.
The two embarked at Q o'clock. and
under a clear moon rowed about the
lakes for three hours. They landed sew
enteen game fish. all bass. ranging from
one and a half to four and a half
pounds
In the first two lakes OF the chain
they secured most Of their catch. and in
the channel correcting First Lake with
Forge Pond. And with the devil bug. a
dark brown deer hair fly OF Mr.. Tuttles
invention, they had their best rises about
midnight.
Mr.. Hartman believes the devil bug is
the only artificial bait that a bass will
swallow whole. Repeatedly the Ash
have to be dressed to release the flies.
The devil bug floats on the water. and
seems to be the replica OF a midsummer
bug in the bass diet.
AT the present time great successes
are being scored by a number OF anglers
with the devil bug by moonlight A
smaller bug 10 being made which is very
affect I've In Turing trout