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HUNTING AND FISHING IN MONTANA 



We Plead: No Confiscations Made 



She's Hard to Catch Dat Fish Wot's Called Trout 



By Joseph Chauvin, Butte, Montana 



My Dear Chauvin: I ban catch feesh for 65 yr. han I bin katch some 

 feesh in my tams. But Butte has some feesherman dat beets me all 

 holler, for hinstance, dare ees Mister Pilling, shees game ward. She 

 has many reech frens dat don't kno bullfrog from trout, dat want to 

 lern to catch feesh, so dey hinvite Mister Pilling to go wid her to show 

 her how. So Mister Pilling he say yes and go wid you, so dey go 

 down on top Rock Creek, de reech fella she brings lots of bate. Ees 

 got bottle. When dey Ian on top de creek de reech fella shees tro her 

 fli on top de creek, but she get no bite, so she go lay down under tree 

 and Mister Pilling he say hi show you how she is done, so he jump 

 hinto de riv, but she don't use same kine of bate de odder sports take 

 halong wid her een qt. bottles. Shes carry bull beds een her vess 

 pocket. When he feesh see Mister Pilling, she knos dat she ees game 

 ward han day flock to her for protec, den he has hit hall to herself. 

 He shake de bull hod hover dase heyes, but he put hook hinside de bull 

 trout, so de trout he grabs her, han Mister Pilling he pull liin de feesh. 

 Shees fill her basket, den shes fill hall de odder fellas basket too, han 

 day hall come home happy, han tell dare wives han frens wha grate 

 feesherman dey are. 



Mr. Pilling has laf, but don't say something. He has hall de fun, 

 han bees frens hall de glory. Some feesherman. Mister Pilling. 



Den dare ees Mister Ross. Shes ketch an lans de beegess feesh 

 wid smalles tackle dan henny Ijody. 16 han 18 poun trout wid noum- 

 ber steen hook, two tred line han 8-inch pole. I mean 8 bounce rod. 

 How de do it ees niistaire to hovrybody. Hi been ketch some beeg 

 feesh myself, sometam; 30 poun peekril, 6 poun black bass, 16 poun 

 steelhod, but am have to have hook beeg henuf han line strong henuf 

 to pull Ford car bout of mudhole, to Ian trout like dat een beeg hole 

 riv, I have to take my hat hoff to her for hexpert feesherman. 



