276 Fisuive ry Amertcan Waters. 
nearly midway of the islands, on the south side of the river, 
is said to be the most convenient point to select for trolling ; 
for, in addition to the best grounds being near there, its cen- 
tral location enables anglers to make a trip up or down the 
river to the extremity of the islands and to return the same 
day. The hotels along the Thousand Islands are generally 
comfortable, and the landlords reliable. Make known your 
wants to the proprietor, and he will engage a man and boat 
for you. All the trolling-boats are superior in model for 
speed and comfort. The boatman furnishes rods, lines, baits, 
and rows his own boat. I prefer to use my own tackle, even 
to spoons and feathered squids. Each row-boat is furnished 
with two cushioned arm-chairs, in which yourself and lady 
are seated near the stern and facing it. The bottom of the 
boat is carpeted, and crimson is the favorite color. The fish- 
ing-rods are so set, by appliances in the boat and on the taff 
rail, that the troll follows outside of the track, as the rods are 
held at right angles with the boat, like outriggers. The line 
is from fifteen to twenty yards long, and the troller lets it 
run from the reel as the gaffer rows along. The trollers soon 
become so enraptured with the varied beauties of the shifting 
scenes that they lose the consciousness of being on a fishing 
excursion until the oarsman calls loudly, “ Bite on the lady!” 
which sufficiently disenchants them for the lady to reel in a 
pickerel or black bass, or perchance a maskinong¢; when 
“Bite on the gentleman!” is heard, and he reels in a fish to 
the gaff or landing-net. 
Parties leave the hotels in couples, agreeing upon a rendez- 
vous for lunching on some island. The boatmen take bread, 
ice, vegetables, and condiments, and couples sally forth upon 
the waters, and adjourn at the appointed time in the midst 
of groves of more than Oriental beauty. The fish are cooked 
by an artist on an extemporized fireplace, while other gaffers 
are spreading the cloth on the greensward, where the repast 
is served, and all goes on enchantingly. After luncheon they 
repair to their boats, when they continue trolling, or cast an- 
