72 FIRST OR GAGE'S LAKE. 



These are but two of the inany times in which I 

 have been what a society person would call "de trop," 

 but the worst of all was an incident that happened 

 to me at Gage's Lake last year. I was experimenting 

 with the fly when a young lady came along, and before 

 I was aware of it I had caught her securely in the leg 

 with a No. 4-0 Johnson Fancy bass fly. Toor little 

 thing! She sat down and boohooed and sobbed as 

 though her heart would break, beseeching me in one 

 breath to take the horrid thing away, and immediately 

 afterward indignantly repelling me when I offered to 

 take her at her word. 



Eventually we compromised, I breaking off the leader 

 and escorting the badly scarce] and half fainting little 

 miss to the hotel; whence, having delivered her over 

 to the care of the landlady, I made an ignominious 

 sneak for home. 



First or Gage's Lake is not to be found on the or- 

 dinary maps which are supposed to contain "the lakes 

 of the lake region. It is located half a mile south 

 and slightly east of Second Lake, and is reached from 

 Gray's Lake Station on the Wisconsin Central. There 

 is good bass and pickerel fishing to be had in these 

 waters, providing the weather is favorable. But it's 

 all or none, when fishing Gage's Lake; in fact, of all 

 the lakes I know there is none which is so uncertain 

 in regard to sport. 



My experience of Gage's Lake is that minnows are 

 the best all-round bait that can be used. The water 

 just outside the lily pads on the northern point is 

 one of the best spots for evening fishing on the lake. 

 Nearer in-shore on the spot marked A is the best bass 

 ground during the colder months, and just outside the 

 fringe of bass weeds is good pickerel water at all 

 times. The extreme northern point is also fine holding 

 ground for bass, and also the spot marked halfway 

 across on the west shore. 



One of the most remarkable sights I have ever wit- 



