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reported rising to the fly in a lively manner, and for some time the fishermen had been 

 enjoying good luck. The water was now getting lower and was favorable for the fishing. 

 The fishing was probably at its best, as the flood was past. 



1891. 



The early run of salmon in the celebrated pool at Bangor in 1891 was not of any 

 considerable proportions. Following the first one caught, only a few had been taken. 

 In one day, Saturday', April 11, six fish were hooked, but only one was landed. Later 

 the fishing was better at Bangor. F. W. Ayer landed a 27-pound fish and others had been 

 doing well, ten having been landed in one day. 



1892. 



One hundred salmon, weighing 1,850 pounds were reported as having been taken in 

 the Bangor Pool in 1892. As usual, Mr. F. W. Ayer took the Hon's share, he having 

 caught 21 fish, and his nearest competitor eleven. This is not a bad record for a pool 

 that was almost totally exhausted for several years, till restocking and protection brought 

 it up to present proportions. 



1893. 



The first salmon of the 1893 season was taken from the Bangor pool April 21, nine 

 days later than last year, when the first salmon was taken on the 12th of April. Since 

 the 21st there was a storm and a rise of water, which doubtless hindered the run of 

 salmon, till the water cleared. The salmon caught in the pool, a mile above the city, 

 were the largest on record for this year. The river opened April 5. No salmon were 

 taken with fly until April 21, when Mr. Libbey, an employee of a Bangor shoe factory, 

 landed one that weighed 203^^ pounds. Later Dr. Baxter caught one that weighed 23 

 pounds and P. M. Ayer and several others took fish of 20 pounds or more. The water 

 continued cold and the fish did not bite weU. 



1894. 



Three fish were captured on April 1, and some might have been taken even earlier 

 had it been legal to have done so. The salmon thus far landed were generally of large 

 size, ranging in weight from 20 to 25 pounds each. Fishing was impaired during part 

 of the month because of higher water, but the freshet receded and it became good again. 

 Thursday, April 5 was a Lively day at the Bangor salmon pool. Ten fish were struck 

 and three landed as foUows: E. M. Hersey, 18 pounds; Charles Foster, 18 pounds; 

 Samuel Atwood of Winterport, 22^/^ pounds. Mr. Atwood's fish was caught at the high- 

 est point of the tide — something very unusual. From 15 to 25 anglers fished the pool 

 daily for three weeks and during the time 20 salmon were killed according to one report. 

 Hon. Charles E. Oak of Caribou, Forest Commissioner took two kelts weighing 14 pounds 

 each and a salmon weighing 23 pounds. E. A. Buck, the shoe manufacturer, caught 



