CHAPTER IX 



TROUT AND TROUTING 



i/'A day with not too bright a beam; 

 A warm, but not a scorching, sun." 



CHARLES COTTON. 



WHERE can I enjoy trout fishing amid good scenery 

 and good cheer without its necessitating a lengthy 

 absence from the city? That is a question which 

 frequently rises in the mind of the toilers in the busy 

 centers of the East, and it is one becoming daily more 

 difficult to answer. Yet there are still nearby trout 

 streams where a creel of from fifteen to fifty, or even 

 more, in favorable weather, might be made. One 

 such locality, which for years local sportsmen have 

 proven, lies within a four hours' ride of either Phila- 

 delphia or New York. All that is necessary is to take 

 the railroad, which conveys you to Cresco, in Monroe 

 County, Pa., and a ride or drive of five miles through 

 the Pocono Mountains will land you in the little 

 village of Canadensis, in the valley of the Brodhead ; 

 and within the radius of a few miles on either side 

 fully a dozen other unposted streams ripple along in 

 their natural state, not boarded, bridged, dammed, or 

 fenced by the hand of man, thanks to the naturally 

 uncultivatable condition of the greater part of this 

 paradise for trout fishers. The villagers of Canadensis 



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