The courier-index., 1920-11-05

Fall climate that would be nara to
 duplicate. The scenery IS so gooa
 that trip through the valley al
 most takes away the keen zest of a
 tour through the great park itself.
 The entrance to the valley proper
 is at Ennis, which is easily reached
 in an hours drive by auto stage
 from Norris. From Ennis run very
 fair auto roads, much of the way
 on the edge of the river bank, to Yellowstone, distance of some eighty miles. Ennis has good hotels, stores. garages and other conven- fences. Further up and down the river are a number of places where the traveller may obtain accommoda- ton. The people of the entire val lev are unusually kind and hospit- able to strangers, and are glad to pive information about flsning' hunting, camping, etc. Z. For those who like that kind or snort there is good boat fishing, with bait and other lures, for very large fish in the two lakes, but the stretch of the rivers between the lakes offers his golden opportunity to the man who delights to wade tns,
 stream and cast his flies on thS|
 swift waters-for the Madison IS q swift stream. In this stretch pes tween the lakes there are few deep holes, but the river hurties along in wild abandon, its broad ana
 rather shallow stream giving, even to man more or less exper1enceo in wading mountain streams, iiIIie idea of it's power and force. The
 moment he steps into the current,
 however. and feels beneath his rect the smooth, rounded boulders, ne
 realizes that here is place for the
 anpler to be on his guard, for slip may prove unpleasant or even dangerous. I did not see on the ] entire stream single still, qulet nool. such as prevail on many of the trout streams of the West. Tn
 most places where the water is con siderably less than waist deep, IL is difficult, if not impossible, for the ordinary fisherman to maintain ms footing. I found a pair of Gooo- year waders coming up above the waist and having soles of cork mlA- ed with rubber, very servlceaDle.
 The ordinary hip rubber boots with pure rubber soles fail to keep out the water and do not give secure
 footing.
 Nv headauarters were at the home
 of my brother, who lives in Ennls.
 On the day after my arrival we
 went up the stream a few miles to
 try out the morning fishing. After
 I hand landed in thirty minutes of fishing, three trout weighing seven
 pounds, I exclaimed, "This alone is worth the trip out here. On learning that 1 meant the long trip
 from Arkansas, my brother was much amused. In another hour and
 half I had nine fish weighing IT
 pounds, and we quit for the day.
 Other days followed with similar
 results. Of course, there were times
 when unfavorable weather made the
 catch small, but never did l go out
 when conditions seemed favorable without returning with basket we'll filled with trout weighing from two to three and half pounds, and never did I fish more than two hours in any one day.
 There are several kind of trout in the Madison, including the rain bow, the cutthroat, the Eastern brook, the steelhead, the brown and some that seem to be crosses, but almost all of those caught by me were of the Loch Leven species, a trout which I believe to be equal to any, either as game fighter or as table fish. When first caught, it's sides are of a brilliant golden red, with black and red spots, the brightness of the colors fading out after the fish is taken from the | water. The meat is a salmon pink.
 In creeling his fish the angler should exercise care, for this va riety of trout has sharp, needle-like | teeth, which are capable of infllct- ing painful injuries on the fingers.
 The season for big game does not open in Montana until October, but on the fifteenth of September my brother and I set out for the mouth | of the canyon of one of the little | creeks which empty into the river, 1 with the intention of bagging some mountain or blue grouse, a game bird which is, to my mind, the fin est in America, with the possible ex- ception of the wild turkey. Grouse, are by no means so plentiful in Montana as they were a few years ago, and the bag limit has been re- NdSNN " AANN pSl uetys HIS we had no trouble in geeting, though the climing was little hard on a 1 man not accustomed to the steep slopes of the Rockies. The blue is always found in or very near the timber, of which he knows how to make the best use in escaping from the hunter. Oftentimes he is found on the highest and steepest slopes.
 Finally came the day before that on which 1 was to start back East, and on a never-to-be -be-forgotten morn ing, just before the sun was show ing over the mountain tops, l step ped into the edge of my favorite fishing pool Wading far out into the water was so deep and swift that it was necessary to stand side wise in the stream in order to main tain firm footing, l began to cast. Having discovered that Royal Coachman fly, tied on No. 4 or
 6 hook with ahnnt tWn-thirds of