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Lake are models of beauty and speed. Maine is 

 mucli behind the Adirondaeks in this matter, 

 but she will soon improve, as a contract is now 

 being' filled for quite a number of new boats, to 

 be constructed on the grounds by an experienced 

 bulkier, and there will be some improvements 

 made over CA^en the Saranacers. 



The landing net is generally used in the Ad- 

 irondaeks for all small fish, but when it comes to 

 the large ones, and particularly the lake trout, 

 they are, in many cases, mercilessly ''gaffed," 

 a most unnecessary way of securing a trout. 



In Maine nothing but the landing net is used, 

 even for the largest fish, and the trout are not 

 hammered on the head with a club, and thrown 

 into the bottom of the boat to shrivel up or 

 be crushed with the heavy boot, but jdaced in 

 a neat car attached to the stern of the boat, 

 where they are kept alive until the return to 

 camp, when they are transferred to more roomy 

 cars, which are kept submerged in the running 

 stream. They are thus kept alive as long as re- 

 quired, and may be dressed for the table or to 

 send home as soon as they have ceased flopping, 

 a manifest advantage, as the trout are thus 

 eaten as fresh as they possibly can be, Avhich 



