TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 



away up among the mountains, and where real health and 

 strength, in addition to the best of fly-fishing, are to be 

 found. 



In the "Rangeley Lakes,'' which consist of Rangeley 

 Lake (Oquassoc Lake), Cupsuptic Lake, Mooselucma- 

 guntic Lake, the Upper Richardson Lake (Welokeneba- 

 cook Lake), the Lower Richardson Lake (Molechunke- 

 munk Lake), and Umbagog Lake and the streams 

 connecting and running into them, no other fish than the 

 Brook Trout and land-locked Salmon are found, except 

 four varieties of fish upon which the trout and salmon 

 feed. These four varieties are the Chub, the Sucker, the 

 Minnow and the small "Blue-Back" trout, and on this ac- 

 count fly-fishing has an added pleasure. 



The angler in these waters is not restricted to fly-fish- 

 ing, as the law permits him to bait-fish and troll, but it is 

 sincerely hoped that before many years go by bait-fishing 

 for trout and land-locked salmon will be done away with, 

 by law if necessary, but preferably by the education of the 

 anglers themselves. 



The best section of the Rangeley Region for fly-fish- 

 ing, considering everything from the angler's viewpoint, 

 is Kennebago Lake, Little Kennebago Lake, the upper 

 Kennebago Stream and the Seven Ponds. In all these 

 waters there are but four varieties of fish, all told. They 

 are the Brook Trout, the land-locked Salmon, the Smelt 

 and the Minnow, the two latter varieties furnishing the 

 food for the two former. 



Fishing on Kennebago Stream below the Falls and in 



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