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same time we were, and had fished it before. Then it bears 

 a great many very large ones. We caught several weighing 

 from twelve ounces to a pound, and some of the other parties 

 caught trout while we were there weighing over a pound. 



The stream heads in Namecagon lake, eight miles east of 

 the village of Cable. This lake no doubt bears some very 

 large trout, though I failed to learn that any have ever been 

 taken out of it. The stream can be fished either from the 

 banks, by boat, or by wading, from this lake down to the 

 mouth of Musquito creek, a distance of perhaps fifty miles, 

 and they told us that the fishing is as good the entire distance 

 as it was where we fished. As already stated, it is broad, 

 shallow and swift being from thirty to fifty yards wide 

 and there is no brush to bother any one who wades or fishes 

 from a boat. To launch a boat or canoe in the lake and then 

 fish down to Mosquito creek, or to one of the several railroad 

 crossings where you could board the train, would make a 

 delightful voyage and furnish fine sport. 



These trout take almost any kind of a fly or bait eagerly. 

 Live minnows would be the most killing .bait for the larger 

 trout. I had excellent sport with an artificial minnow. We 

 also caught several fine ones with live frogs. 



To reach this stream you should take the St. Paul train on 

 the Northwestern road to Hudson, and from there go north 

 on the North Wisconsin division of the Chicago, St. Paul, 

 Minneapolis & Omaha railroad to Cable. Teams, boats and 

 guides can be had at that point at reasonable rates. 



