Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-05-06
TROUT DAY PROVES
SADDENING
ARDENT ENTHUSIASTS ARE
OUT OF TEMPER WHEN
1T RAINS MAY LIST

They were all nthusiastic-yes
every mothers son, who is an ardent
fisherman. And their imaginations
were all keyed up" after a months
preparation in planning and cinvers-
ing about the opening of the Trout
Season. Wausau and surrounding
country are full of these fishermen
sports and they received for the mo-
ment almost a knockout blow when it
rained and the temperature seemed
came back Friday, when it cleared up,
became comfortably warm and the sun
shone brightly.
Didn't Keep Date
And so after it was all over Friday,
one of the enthusiasts returned home.
He'd missed a date but what did he
care. "Now listen, fellows, I'm not
shooting any bunk, but l want you to
know the truth. l just couldn't keep
that appointment Seemed as if /
could hear that old trout stream as it
travelled along singing beautiful songs,
swinging courageously around the
bends, and as the water slipped grace
fully over stones into the old pond be-
low. Your card games, the movies and
that dance just slipped my mind and
| that's why | never showed up on May
2ndl
MY rod was cleaned to per-
! lection, and oiled, and with a
smacking new reel that works
like charm, couple of us
beat it Friday. Believe me, it was a
welcome sensation. Got my boots on
and started down the center. First
thing knew had slipped-kersplash
and got real ducking in icy water
But wasn't bad anyway, cause we
caught the fish we went after!"
| Everyone has some stories to tel
now. Some seem slightly far fetched
but we know there must be some ele.
ment of truth in them.
Among those who dared the weather
Thursday to make their catch were
Calvin Croker and Willard Babcock
who adjourned to Eland Junction
Despite the reported high water anC
rain, they made a catch of twelve
trout.
Fishermen All
S. S. Dingee, Roy Duncan, DR.. F. G
Nichols and John Dingee fished Fri
day on upper Pine River, having fail
luck. On Saturday, S. S. Dingee, Johr
Dingee, Emil Braatz and Roy Duncan
fished again at Pine River, reporting
better luck than on the day previous
The trout caught in Pine River ar,
larger than those in the averag,
stream hereabout, and, though, per
ha
believe the stream the more desirable
to fish because few have to be thrown
back. Most of the trout are ten t,
twelve inches in length and weigl
nearly a half pound.
Frank P. Regner and Ed. Beth fshe,
in the Flambeau Indian reservation
Sunday. 1--WE caught the limit-bu
we usually do" Mr.. Regner told tn
Pilot, when asked, "even though tn
weather was against u.s." John Coon
and Arthur Schmidt also fished at tn
Preservation on that day and met wit
good success.
F. w. Burt and Joseph Komers fishe
at the Flambeau Indian Reservation
Thursday, leaving Wausau by auto
mobile Wednesday afternoon. The
report having had a successful excur
sion. Both are Enthusiastic fishermen
w. E. Kahn was sportsman enoug
not to care about the weather, S
Thursday he fished near Wittenber
alone. Mr.. Kahn declares that rarel
has he had more successful day.
Alex Fehl and Tom Klupka went t
Middle Branch near Birnamwood o
Thursday, Drawing the severe weathe
of the day and the cold. Their luc
was good.
Frank and Otto Mathie, Gus. Ringl
and John Dern spent Friday at Free
mans near Mosinee, meeting wit
fairly good luck.