The Holt County sentinel., 1921-03-04

| 1OllOWS to friend here, giving n
descriptive account OF the wonderful
fishing and huntiny to be found in the
region around Livingston, Montana:'
81 will endcavor to write you few
lines and take you FOR n real pleasure
trip, such as We enjoyed some 10 or
20 years ago with the rod and reel
back in old Holt county. The first
trip will take you il with us on one of
our Madison Lake fishing and outing
trips. We have everything prepared
and in place 10 start at o'clock q.
m. With REQ, Nash, Dodge and four
or five good fellows, who are fond of
the sport in the bunch. with all tho
flies and tackle in the catalogue. from
n No. 10 fly hook to No. ., 3 and 4
spinncrs and spoon tribble hook, and
all kinds Of bamboo fly rods and steel
casting rods. The route from Living.
ston takes you west and southwest
over two div vides and through one Of
the finest and most prosperous valleys
OF the state Of Montana, Galliton VAL
Icy, in Galliton county. % miles west
Of Livingston. We come to Bozcman.
the county seat, with a population Of
1000 or 5000 people. We usually stop
and fill our auto tank with gas, and
pick UP few odds and ends in our
tackle, which We have overlooked in
our first invoice at Livingston. From
Bozcman Il is just 30 miles To the
| Madison Lake. The route takes YOU
over farming and stock range coun.
| Try for twenty miles west Of nogeman.
In Galliton Valley. the land Is very
valuable, with bitches and water Ia
! make the crupg. After leaving the
valley, We 80 over rolling land and
dry farming and range country for 10
miles. and on u few of tho hills we
! pu' IN the gas to got over the ton,
~ tho cnd Of this 10 miles We come 10
tho Madison river, which H. from n,
yards to 200 yards wide. Tho drive in
| places takes you To- the very waters
cdgc. Atter we come to the river "
T. like driving in u canyon along the
river. You can look from the auto and
see the round circles those hig trout
mako coming to the top after their
breakfast. and you feel Just like turn.
ing off the gas and out with your rod
10 make u cast in one Of those whrliny
holes to hook a bic Rainbow trout YOU
know h. lurking behind biz boulder
in the pool. We 20 on, as our big trou,
We know nro at the Madison Lake,
some 90 miles farther. With one more
divid" Ia nut on the gas. and the hill
y very steep, for n milo ~ the ton.
Many autos ret real grief on this hill
before they reach the top. (rcttiioln
hal 10 talk 10 his Buick horc.l Wen,
We get over this last divide nnd 20
down into Meadow Creek VALLEY, a
small valley. but fine stock and hay
ranches are all along the valley. We
get to Meadow Creek Inn about II ~.
] M. ~ miles from Living, tun-tnkcs
about -four hours 10 make the drive,
and We all have good appctitcs 20
relish the good meals We always ", I
at tho Inn. The Inn j. located on Mca-
dow Creek, just half mile from Mad.
ison Lake. After dinner We are all
ready for our row boat Ia 20 ou, on
tho lake after the big rainbow trout
and Grcylinv Fish. The land now GOV.
cred by Madison Lake, II years ago,
was hay and meadow lands. This lake
was made by damming the Madison
river in n steep canyon, one mile below
these Meadow hay lands by the Madi.
son Power Co., for the purpose Of
furnishing electric power and electric
| lights 10 all the towns within lhO
miles Of the power plant, as they have
lines 10 Butte, Bozcman, Livingston,
Big Timber, Billings and many smaller
towns They also have big power
Dlant on the Missouri river. near Great
Falls. Montana. Well, as ! now have
YOU in that row boat, will take YOU
for pull around the bend, where
there Is a channel, clear of moss. As
this Is August, we always hook on Ia
some three and five-pound fighting
Rainbow. We will use a No. fly,
and 25-pound test enamel line Of the
King Fisher make. We will use u
siN-ounce split bamboo rod. with agate
first and tip, The first few en- T.
you may not attract or locate their
hiding place, just have n little
patience and keep your fly working
out 30 to 40 feet casts, and you will
feel u thug that comes like a message
down that line, which warns you that
you have one Of those fighting and
leaping Rainbow trout hoOked-bcforc
YOU land him you will see him clear
the water many times, two and thee
feet. lie will run your line in a rain
bow circle, jump out and shake his
head like mad bull, then go down
and out 20 feet, off again and again;
make a run toward the boat for 20
feet and throw out lot of slack line
on YOU, clear the water three feet
until you can see he is dandy four Or
five -pounder. With your l4xlb inch
landing net, with four-foot handle in
the water near the boat. He will then
make many rushes on you and you will
have 10 let him go to save your tackle
until the vim in him weakens, then into
the landing net and into the boat; then
take your club, stick and secure him,
so he will not jump out Of the boat.
There are mnay Of these open chan
nels, free from moss, in the lake in
August, and the sports who have the
best catches have these channels locat-
ed. Many times we come in with our
days catch with l5 or more of these