The sun., 1919-08-11


Well, Search Me-" It IL now six weeks
since you wrote your letter entitled .Con.
servation and Sport" which was designed
to step on somebody's eorns' and induce
And you didn't get a risei
The next time you feel so inclined take
a lesson or two from, White Birch" He
60. an n, early rise out .ocistion turned
the machine gun on, him: NJ II. hoover
in command Incidentally giving US a new
meaning for "Hooverize."
-Four rounds have been hred ct the pres
emit writing. and l think they still have
plenty of ammunition. Your Theoretical
six weeks fishing trip by auto is doped out
about right. The chances are about even.
Evidently you have been there yourself.
As to the West Canadas where trout
are plentiful and g5 S, up 70 nve pou nr
selves. Just what did we do when we
went In and were we as conservative as
We should have been?
out hesitating. Not that am any better
than the other fellow. but on this occa-
sion conditions did not permit Of any big
days catch nor was the nshing uniform:
1t never Is, as you know. We brought out
one cree full OF nice trout. but to do that
we had to save up three days catch, pack
ing them In snow.
'Tamarack" goes into the West Canadas
for ten days. He 10 no stranger to those
waters and his guide is no novice. Ac-
tual figures are lacking. but reading be-
tween the lines of the account OF their
trip in Rod. and Gun they were unable to
catch two two-pound trout every day:
Their leaders would not hold them. Let
us hear from some 9th srs: there are plenty
OF things to do in the Adirondack when
did you you spend sn your ten days. Brother
Before closing I want to tell n little
story about following straight CD tip
on trout"
resist the lure of the open any longer.
planned one more trip to the Berkshire
streams before the trout. season closed.
clocks we removed our emergency cases
from the "benyine buggy substituting
hours provisions and our light camping
outnt for ballast we drove northward
into the night"
were too early to get any breakfast Cross
ing over to Winsted, that town OF oddities
and novelties. we found the same condi.
tions obtaining. agreed to make coffee
by the FIRST likely looking stream that
crossed our path. While I was thus on
enough for the pan. and assured him as
One a breakfast as any owl wagon could
furnish.
Nine In. Trout From "F1sh Out" Stream.
We travelled into country new to us both.
and daylight found us providing for the
inner man as agreed. All went we'll until
enough trout were landed to make break
fast for two. when a shout came across
order was obeyed and presently we were
enjoying a hre breakfast as per schedule.
Everything except piel.
Driving about three miles we crossed
another branch OF tn, same stream. Stop
ping at the only farm house in sight we
inquired 10 might hsh in the meadow.
We were Informed that the land belonged
to a neighbor over the hill. The land was
not posted so we decided TO take chance.
As We were rigging up boy of tender
years came out to watch us | asked him
he replied no, that he sometimes fshed It
but never caught anything, advancing the
information that there were two deep
holes up near a patch of woods We OBJ
tained from him the exact location of said
deep holes and were MI
The stream was shallow. sluggish, mud
bottom and very dark water. My partner,
gettingt~a little encouragement started
down stream while I proceeded In the di-
rection Of those deep holes, Just before
reaching the first and smaller one OF the
two saw rise The first cast landed a
very nice trout: That gave me the con
little further upstream repeated the
performanee Reaching the first hole
more. all about nine inch trout. tMy
partner was landing nine eight inch trout
as | found out later.) Proceeding to the
other hole landed three i"ore many
casts.
This was too good to enjoy alone so l
reeled in my line and went to hunt up my
car. To my call" What luck?' he re-
piled, Got as manly as you did" said.
Ay, marry. SIT, you now talk ike an artist
and I'll say you one II you show me
you have performed what you saw you
have hays, but I doubt it. apologies to
I dressed four of mine and gave them
20 the boy who directed us to the pools
and still had one ahead.
We returned to the big hole together and
enjoyed a days sport in the next three
hours. Partner leading in size and num-
her.
With our catch snugly tucked out of
sight We left the stream. Meeting a native
on the bridge we asked II there were any
trout in the stream. to which he replied
There used to be but It's all hshed out"