The sun., 1919-05-15
ROD AND GUN NEWS

THE SUN viii DO gl.d, to have for , 4:
special S ns sunday SSS n Column ,c': Dssnss Les"
Anglers with Rod. Reel and Line. TMs
special departments !. wide and long
anglers and angling.
Louis Rhead Back From Catsisilis.
Louis~ Rhead has Just returned from a
trip to Catskilis with unusual success
Islnb9w; and browns tso Of ~ inches incSs:
The c,atskiiis streams at tho period are
better than any time during the las,
twenty years, Mr.; Rhssd says; The s H,ss
Mr.. Rhead had success on little artihs'al
mlnnow and the female shad ny,
,,mey s 81 the M str1 Rhesd Keports come
in. OF unusual success from all places.
Long Islanders I.ease Grant City Field.
The Long Island Casting Club has leased
for a/period OF one year the casting
grounds at Grant City, Staten Island. The
vites the New York casting Cub to par
ticipate in the practice casting. Unat-
tached anglers interested In casting arc
Hamlet's> Favorites.
Mr. Ro5t p, Lawrence quotes quotes from from
man down you mark his favorite flies"
Poor melancholy Dane! a victim, no
doubt Of rolling stone tsst rat had duTss tSs
water out OF his waders, ] can fancy his
| somewhat perturbed soliloquy and hts
Il, S'' SooH ~ oss, msds up Of tai ny. BLACK
prinSes dropDer n.y. Fiigh tiiS F Hhgk1 hsha
New York. May ~.
Trout and Salmon at sunapee.
Several good catches of trout have been
made in Lake sunapee during the past
week. Perley J. Gravis brought in river
| trout averaging pounds each.
Geo ~ smith Of wre1e so1 ,oSs three
landed. Wednesday. after a hard battle.
salmon that weighed pounds.
More trout are being caught this year
than for several years
| Tho sunapee Anglers Camp will open
sunapee. y. H.. May H.
Catching Trout In snowbound Stream.
| Leaving Spectator, We travelled steadily
Our trip took US over roads good. bad and
| Indifferent SIX miles was main road
Soq into as SsKn .ry sc.a sas BY
guide to be built In 1914 IT evidently
had not been repaired since It was built
had IL not been FOR for snowdr.fts we would
have -1ade better time. In many shaded
places, especially northern exposures. the
| travelled in with boots, but will probably
wear shoes going out.
The trip in took six hours. Arriving al
| camp about o'clock the rest OF the day
| was spent preparing dinner. unpacking and
setting camp to rights.
promising. II was cold, no sunshine, Pills
bury Lake itself was free from Ice, but
the coves on tho northern exposure wer,
with snow. The southern exposure Wal
more encouraging and It was here ".
mn n tNSn ~ hat
OF nsh. which our guide knew just how IL
Our afternoon was spent making camp
The evening was spent reading aiout
SCOTS Lady Of the Lake. and auotatiOn
sSaSespesrs' Tho BIB. va. au itSd n sn
Wssn.nE Then the state q n: Tssthe
Why is it when go up tho street.
And every friend l chance to meet.
No matter what the time OF day.
His greeting always puts this way:
Been fishing yet?''
No sooner do I venture out
| Upon tbs street and go about
Ny business than stra!ghtway hear
That same old grind smite my ear
We'll, hov are the trout 6!ting?"
That same Old question DER and DER,
I've heard !. forty times o. more
Since the first day o: April came,
Varied !r form. but ali the tame,
| Bout fishing.
Great Caesar dead and tu-n'd TO cay!
We friends and Romans, tell ME. pray.
Am l Ike Walton's shade or spcok,
To sp'nd my lie along brook
|. In fshinG?
I'll bet four cents--you needn'; laugh
| can foretell my epitaph
Upon my tomb when ! am dead.
Tits simple line will there be read:
Here les a fisherman"
Somewhat ambiguous. admit.
Depends on whether said or writ
80 -FOUR hic facet III forgive
| I. YOU don't say it--while ] live.
! Thanks. aTfu!.y!
| Well yes, my friend ] have been out
Just twice and caught two fair sized trout
| Alas my club dues thus far teach
They cost bout ff;ecr dollars each,
Ny nshing. J. WARNEN HARPER
~. c. Sc" Views on The Deer Law.
have read in THE sun the articles b
George d. Pratt concerning the buck la"
! also the proposed shortening OF the Gee
season. In regard to the proposed short
| eninK OF the season, that should he don
, | because Of ;he danger TO human life whe
! the leaves are on the trees. In the Eecon
! 0f meat. Because OF the bare ground Il
hard to follow wounded animal an
| many deer That arc wounded get ava
, and are never found. .
| In regard to the doe question. We hsV
plenty of laws to protect them, but ltk
and II IL a known fact that there are me
, Rod AND GUN.
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