The sun., 1919-06-08

Good Houti1g in Streams
of Adirondack Mountains
Joys Of the West Canada Lakes Fishing-Pleasanter
to Walk Over Trail Than Cling to Blackboard
17-Inch Beauties on First Day.
NJ FELLOW FISHERMAN.
The Conponio, of 'tstRi,uater. =

lance April 20 established a record.
There was considerable snow In the
woods and ice surrounding the shores OF
the lakes To the prospective angler /
would say: Let the record stand the
experienced fisherman who knows better
the habits 81 the genus fontiaalSs Will
do 30 naturally.
= I am satisfied that to get the best ny
fishing my companion and / were at
least two weeks too early In the woods.
Do not conclude, Mr.. Reader, that we
did not catch trout,
Tho very first morning In camp my
companion brought In two beautiful
specimens of brook trout measuring each
seventeen inches In the afternoon of the
same day we made another catch, and
! the question IL still unsettled who had
the biggest fish. ! am sure that while
was playing mine preparatory to the
net he was q winner. From thence on
brook trout was n most delectable daily
course In our camp menu.
But there were rainy days. cold rainy
days when trout could not be induced to
rise TO the fly. when even a hshhawk
would 20 hungry, not having the fore
sight as did We to stock his lardey. But
all anglers are optimists. Why should we
find fault with that which We could
neither foresee nor control? Our ralment
might oftened be dampened but never
our spirits. A rainy day In the woods
with good company, good shelter ana
good ire--there is both music and In
SEPARATION in 1t. Under the spell OF the
woods, had ne been an angler. even
Herbert Spencer might have written
poetry.
A trip to West Canada Lake, crossing
Mud Lake en- route. and fishing below
falls in West Canada Creek on our re-
| turn trip furnished exercise, recreation.
and in spite Of Indictment weather more
trout than we could eat for our sup
per
No landscape painter could do justice
| to the wild natural scenery Of this lake
country or poet sing It's songs. 1t Ia
safe to say that many who rant OF Swift
| serland have never been In the heart OF
| the Adirondscks.
But angling is our avocation. and as a
means to. attain mental rest. recreation
and health has no equal. Mr.. Editor OF
| Rod and Gun, you are accomplishing
more than you wot. Let me emphasizes
| the sport Of angling as a recreation
more than pastime, as life saving more
than time passing.
Let but the tired brain workers. pro-
fessional and hard working business
men taste such elixir and your position
as a benet actor OF mankind Is assured
There is growing need for such diver
sion and recreation in these strenuous
| umes.
Carried away by our enthusiasm, my
companion and I. overstaying our va
cation time allotment. reluctantly passed
| by Some of the best trout streams In
Massachusetts and Connecticut Our re-
turn trip through the Berkshires In
apple blossom time. stopping long
| enough to satisfy ourselves THAI moi
only diversion and recreation, but In
splration could be there obtained or
many a trout stream, We returned &c
our professional duties rejuvenated and
with firm determination to tell you
more of trout fishing in the Berkshires
and Northern Connecticut at some moi
| distant date.