Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-20
Wants q Real Maine Trout
To Show East Indian Frienrs

To Show East Indian Friends
The Department Of Inland Fisher
les AMI Game has recently received
most interesting letter from w. G.
Tinckom- Fernandez, q resident OF
New York and yearly visitor 70 sour
state. who has for some time past
until this wear. been president Of the
local fish and game organization at
East Dnchill. Hancock county. known
rs tho Rod, Line and Gun Club. This
organization has been very active in
cooperating with the department in
improving conditions in waters in
that soction--in propefly planting fish
which has been allotted for public
waters in that locality from the
state hatchery, etc Mr. Fernandez
writes from India under date of Aug.
n lest as follows:
II have been travelling about India
ever since my arrival on March l and
am writing YOU from the Vale Of
kaShmir, where the best trout fish
ing in India. is TO bet had.
"Thc British introduced trout hero
from Europe about Il wears ago and
along with the chirru. G sporting in
, digcnous fish. they have thrived and
now afford very good sport A Ii
consc for the season-Aplil l to Sept.
; 30--coat& CO rupees OF SIS. You arc
allowed four to six trout a day. ac-
corGinG to the stream YOU are fish
ing, ana seldom moro than one week
al a time on stream. Only artificial
fy is allowed. with minnow or lure in
certain restricted streams. So that
shall return To East Bluchill con-
iiimcG fly fisherman.
you arc given the services Of
native shikari (thc general pane for
:; ttlacl,rr or what VIC would cal!
"uidp in Mainc) each day 10 tie Your
flies a4d carry You on his back across
tho turbulent waters Of the tiinla
!a%an state # is very amusing to
hear him advising with SIRE llnOTl-
c1c~ n 'A1ahrsh Brain March
EroN'nl or 'Snc,wah Dartah' tSilrer
DoctUIN or It Gahrcen Ta'c' (Glo"n
TcaD ny Tho fish naturally run Zig.
one TO five FOUNDERS bCin" always
caught. except NOW in August when
it is hot and my old Maine cXp"r:eT e
Of before s92rise and after sunset be-
in~ The best time.
"Tha waters have been stacked
with brown AMI rainbow trout and
the brown trout horc 20 in England
is ret marked vi h the beautiful rcd
and yellow SPOTS Of our American
waters. Eut say. he can fight. !
took nearly half an hour TO land a
two poundcr what with jumping out
of the swift water and shaking his
head like lack salmon Of course
this is on light tackle ard n light
split bamboo 12-foot rod,
The country here n-kashmi, is 50
typical of Maine and New Hampshire.
with spruce and pine and big ranges
full of wild goat. bear and stays. so
that the water is swift and cold from
the snow capped peaks. All I miss
is the beloved BURBERRY. Next time
7 como I'm going to bring some seed
and scatter them about in my shoot
ine and fishing expeditions. Think
of paving your two guides only 10
cents day apiece.
"Now there is one thing would
like for Won to do for me | expect
10 return here next winter on buSi-
ness and I should like to bring in I:
medium sized bottle Of prCSorvativc,
real native trout. not brown. but
our beautiful native with his spots
and almost invisible scales and white
flesh to show tho l<ashmir game com
missioner They have the snow trout
here but he is not GUY native, so |
hope YOU will send me one when I
am sailing for India again, say a
quarter p0unde'.
Rainbow trout have been put in
the Kashmir waters but have disap
pcarcd. But there is only one great
native Indian fish that | want to catch
ana ttll YOU about, the AGahseer. He
grows to zoo pounds and fights like
salmon ! hope to catch one when |
90 down to the plains and send YOU a
picture He's excellent eating, too
You need fire wire tackle and a stout
rod and hes tired out and exhausted
many fisherman. SC that they had
to turn the rod over 70 the native
shikari. Two hours 's about the
time a buster takes to land and then
YOU have to shoot him with pistol
as q :-@ff IS rot big or keen enough"