FISH AND FISHING. 



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I was doing I found myself in 10 feet of 

 water, swimming after my rod. After a 

 race of about 50 yards I overtook the rod, 

 caught hold of it and let myself down to 

 the bottom of the creek. The water just 

 came up to my ears. I gave the reel a turn 

 and found, to my surprise, I had him fast. 

 Now the sport began. I found it difficult 

 to reel him in, while in water up to my 

 neck, but I secured him and swam to the 

 bank. He weighed about 2 pounds. 



A. S. C, St. Clairsville, Pa. 



The fishing trip I wrote you of, in my let- 

 ter a few days since, resulted in more pleas- 

 ure, in a short time, than any similar trip 

 in my experience. I visited Ed Walsh, an 

 ex-guide, who has a model sportsmen's re- 

 sort on Lake Shishebozanna, about 8 miles 

 from Minocqua, Wis. I would advise all 

 lovers of the rod, who desire good sport on 

 black bass (both small and large mouthed 

 varieties), wall eyed pike and muskalonge, 

 to go to Ed's place. He is a genial, whole 

 souled fellow, who has spent most of his 

 life as a guide in Northern Wisconsin 

 woods, and is a gentleman. In his wander- 

 ings, he selected this lake as his paradise, 

 took up a homestead claim and settled 

 down. He has a charming little wife, who 

 superintends the " cuisine," and to say it is 

 first class, is putting it mildly. 



I caught 3 muskys, the largest only 8 

 pounds, and black bass until I got tired, 

 keeping only those over 2 pounds in weight. 



Wall eyed pike are the preferred table 

 fish, at that resort, and cooked in Mrs. 

 Walsh's inimitable style, are unequalled for 

 flavor and delicacy. 



The lake is itself a picture. It is probably 

 5 miles long by 2^ or 3 miles wide, in the 

 widest part. 

 _ Deer are plentiful. Saw plenty of fresh 

 signs and grouse are chick as bees in a 

 flower garden. It is worth a trip up there, 

 simply to get a drink of the delicious cold 

 water from Ed's superb well 



Bert Cassidy, Chicago, 111. 



I congratulate you on the success of Rec- 

 reation. I cannot possibly see how you 

 can afford to give your readers so much 

 good reading for so small a price. 



It pleases me to see how you rip those 

 fish and game hogs up the back. Give it to 

 them. They are a scurvy lot, and deserve all 

 you are giving them. 



If you will give me a shot at that fish hog 

 on page 88, at 50 yards, I will go you for 

 a new hat I can make a bullseye. 



I enclose you names and addresses of 

 some of my friends who are sportsmen, and 

 hope you may succeed in procuring their 

 subscriptions. 



L. W. M., Dillingersville, Pa. 



Magdalen, Mont. 



Editor Recreation: In reply to Mr. 

 Evermann's article, in the July number of 

 Recreation: The other lake I wrote of as 

 having the Mackinaw trout, beside Elk 

 lake, lies on the West side of the Big Hole 

 basin, near the head of the Big Hole river, 

 directly under the Continental divide, which 

 is there very rugged. It is quite a large 

 lake, I should judge about 5 or 6 miles long 

 by 24 of a mile wide. I don't believe it has 

 a name. At least I never heard it called any- 

 thing but " the Lake." The outlet of it is 

 called Lake creek, and empties into the Big 

 Hole river. The nearest railroad points are 

 Melrose and Divide. These are stations on 

 the Union Pacific or Utah Northern rail- 

 road, 40 or 50 miles away. I am positive 

 the Mackinaw trout that Sawtell sent to the 

 National Museum came from Elk lake. I 

 was here at the time they were caught, and 

 there are other parties here who were at 

 Henry's lake, Idaho, at the time they were 

 sent off, and who remember the occurrence 

 well. 



Elk lake is only about 10 or 12 miles from 

 Henry's lake and Sawtell lived there at the 

 time. There are thousands of pounds of 

 other trout caught out of Henry's lake, 

 every winter, but not one Mackinaw trout. 



James Blair. 



Mr. C. C. Hiscoe, 12 West 29th St., N. 

 Y., has sent me a basket of black bass which 

 he caught at Chapinville, Conn., 2^2 hours' 

 ride from this city. These bass would weigh 

 about 1^ to 3 pounds each, and are un- 

 usually healthful and vigorous looking fish. 

 Mr. Hiscoe says he caught 32 in one day, 

 on a chain of small lakes near Chapinville, 

 and that he threw back a number of small 

 ones he did not count. 



Ed. Ball, whose address is Chapinville, 

 Conn., guided Mr. Hiscoe, and proved an 

 expert in this line. He is a thorough 

 sportsman, fishes for the love of it, and 

 charges only $2.50 a day, for himself and 

 boat. He knows where all the good holes 

 are, and Mr. Hiscoe advises any one, who 

 may be in search of a day's good fishing, 

 close to New York, to engage him. 



I will give you a few facts about black 

 bass fishing in Jefferson county, in the 

 waters of Lake Ontario. 



I was fishing last Wednesday and in 8 

 hours caught 35 small mouthed black bass. 

 The smallest weighed one pound and the 

 largest 5 pounds. This was the largest bass 

 caught here in years. 



Will have good squirrel hunting this fall. 

 Grey squirrels are plentiful in this vicinity. 



Recreation is the best magazine there is 

 for sportsmen. 



C. A. Keller, Mannsville, N. Y. 



