112 THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 
supper and more trout, and such a feast of the finny tribe you cannot 
imagine, 
After supper we listened to some more whoppers told by Smith, 
then Fender ‘‘shook up the feathers’? and we were soon in slumher- 
land and doing fine until a friendly owl woke us up saying, ‘*‘ Who, 
who, who,’’ until Fender told him it was none of his business who we 
were so long as we did not violate any laws. 
Again morning found us up and breakfast over and all ready for 
the sport, which as every true sportsman knows is jumping into a 
cold mountain stream on a cool morning, but it is worth the while. 
Before noon each man had caught the limit, and after a hurried lunch 
we began packing up for the home trip, leaving the river at 3 p. m 
Night found us again on the old stage road and camped at one of the 
finest springs that can be found anywhere. Noon the following day 
found us again seated in the Ford and bound for home, where we 
arrived in due time, each with a fine string of trout. 
The accompanying picture was taken at the old Summit House on 
the old Tillamook stage road. It is now occupied by the deputy fire 
wardens, and is one of the many beauty spots of Oregon mountains. 
As for beauty and splendor, there is nothing that can compare with 
this short trip—where there is plenty of sunshine to warm the coolest 
courage, enough shade to cool the warmest temper, plenty of uphill to 
try the hardest sinews, and plenty of cold water to quench the thirstiest 
thirst, with enough downhill to give one a good start. 
WINTER FISHING AT ANEROID LAKE 
By WARDEN GEO. W. MITCHELL, Enterprise, Oregon 
Three different parties of fishermen have recently made trips to 
-Aneroid Lake for the purpose of testing out the winter fishing for 
Eastern brook trout. These trout were planted as fingerlings in 
Aneroid Lake four years ago by the Fish and Game Commission of the 
State of Oregon and the results of the recent trips have shown that 
‘the little fish have increased in size until they weigh six pounds— 
certainly fine fish. 
Aneroid Lake lies back in the mountains south of Lake Wallowa. 
a distance of eight miles, and is reached in the summer time by trail 
only. During the winter ‘the trip can only be made on snow shoes, and 
required about nine hours. The difficulty of the trip lies both in the 
steep climb and light fresh snow that falls nearly every day. After 
reaching the lake it is necessary to dig through about eight feet of 
snow and ice before a line can be gotten into the lake. Fresh liver was 
used: for bait. The fish were found to be very chubby and as fat as 
could be. There is evidently no lack of food for the fish in the lake. 
‘Until the lake was stocked by the Fish and Game Commission there 
were no fish of any kind. 
A few fish have been caught in the summer time, but the water is 
so clear, feed so plentiful, that it is difficult to induce them to strike. 
The new. law restricting winter fishing, will have little effect on the 
fishing in the mountain lakes of Wallowa County, for the reason that 
within another year Aneroid Lake and some of the older lakes will be 
literally alive with five- and six-pound trout that will all be over 
eighteen inches in length. 
The return trip from Aneroid Lake to Lake Wallowa at the end of 
the wagon road, was made by the parties in three hours. 
