The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-25
Personals
Trout Fishing in North Carolina

bilt possessed the means, as well as vision and interest in his fellow citizens, to stock Pisgah forest with deer, phea sant and other game, and quite freely with brook and rainbow trout. at large cost of labor and money. Attitudes vary from 5000 to more than 5000 feet. The waters are too cold for bass, perch and other fish requiring higher temperatures. The government continued the work of propagation until now any fly fisherman with some practical knowl- edge of the subject and willing to work for results can take the limit of brook or rainbow in an afternoon under favorable conditions. small fee is charged and four days fishing is allowed each sportsman during tho season. which is May 1 to September for brook, and May 1 to October for rainbow. The minimum limit is eight inches. Not ia9.r than 15 a day for each fisherman are permitted and only dry flies are allowed. Two of us took the limit several times in three hours. The streams arc swift, winding and pebble-dashed.. Many torrents, falls, eddies and pools give beauty and variety. Rhododendron and mountain laurel in all the flush. and glory of full bloom are prolific along the banks up to July. Noun tain magnolia. azalea and honey suck1e in profusion provide additional color and fragrance for the outing. There are no mosquitoes, flies or gnats to worry the fisherman:- but he should keep his eye peeled for rat tiers. They are more or less a men. ace during certain seasons. The writer dispatched two in several weeks of fishing through wide range in those mountains, and had fleeting glimpses of two others.
 Excellent brook and rainbow fish ing Is found along Bent creek, north and south Mills river, upper and lower Davidson river, in the pink beds of ePfsgah national game pre- serve. while Cedar Mountain creek. Catahoochie river Pigeon river, Deep creek, Linvii1e river. Laurel Creek. Toxaway river and many other streams few miles distant, afford good sport. The French Broad, In the vicinity of Brevard. offers good mus callunge fishing. A dozen or more, running from six to twenty -ei ght pounds, are taken every season For the fisherman who prefers less Junaluska, Summit and Big lakes, within easy reach, offer excellent op- portunities. They are all within a few miles of Asheville, Henderson vile or Brevard.
 There are few regions in this coun- try for stream fishing where en- vironment. scenery and conditions contribute more generously to ideal sport than that around Fairfield. The sportsman with an eye to na- ture demands something over and beyond the mere capture of fish. l Tonnage" hogs have no interest in conditions under which fish are taken. The man who attaches certain value to climate. nature study, wholesome recreatfon-in a word, beauty beyond Che actual perform ance of hauling q large fish out of any kind of water by main strength sands awkwardness--finds a paradise around Fairfield. Here he gets aiti- tude from $500 to 5000 feet. tenn peratures from so to 70 degrees in summer. inspiring mountain peaks, domes and formations. innumerable roaring and glistening waterfalls. singing eddies and. rcstful pools, a. wealth of color and fragrance from a great variety of wild flowers. and ravishing sunsets, cloud effects and moonlight scenes. And it's all so