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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[July 6, 1901. 
cuted than those indulged in by the black bass. Just be- 
fore performing this wonderful feat the 'lunge rises to 
the surface of the water, and with a few mysterious body 
contortions it swirls, spreading and disturbing the water 
till a veritable whirlpool exists. 
A mascalonge is by no means ready to submit to a 
blow from a club or a pistol shot simply because it allows 
itself to be drawn up beside the boat without offering any 
resistance. Quite frequently have I seen 'lunge difplay a 
wonderful amount of resource when hooked. After ex- 
hausting their supply of tricks they would resort to a 
stratagem peculiarly their own. Their struggles would 
suddenly cease and they, like so much dead weight, would 
allow themselves to be reeled in until they almost touch 
the boat, apparently oblivious to what was happening. 
They would lie on the water like a great log, no signs of 
life being discernible, till an effort was made to give 
them the finishing touch, when, with an unexpected, ter- 
rible swirl, down they would go to a seemingly bottomless 
lake. When such exigencies arise the fisherman must 
necessarily have his wits collected or rod, line, reel and all 
are liable to lead a useless existence thereafter in the 
dark, isolated depths of the lake. 
It is never safe for the person handling the fish to at- 
tempt to kill it. This is unexceptionably the business and 
the duty of the guide, who. as a rule, is very skillful in 
the art. When such an act is done the fish should always 
have free play with the line, for if the angler neglects 
this vastly important point the hook will invariably be- 
come disengaged and the fish will gain its liberty. 
The biggest 'lunge I ever caught was the 'lunge that got 
away. iHow vividly do I recall my amateurish actions on 
that occasion. I had fished but little previous to that ex- 
hibition, and the misery and disappointment I suffered 
for many days afterward came near causing me to aban- 
don the delights and fascinations of further piscatorial 
activity. It was like this: I had gone but a short dis- 
tance from camp when the canoe stopped very abruptly. 
I was jerked forward rather unceremoniously and nar- 
rowly escaped a capsize. Surely my gang was caught on a 
sunken log, so great was the pull in that direction. I 
attempted to reel in, when to my profound astonishment 
I realized that I had a 'lunge hooked. In my excitement 
and inexperience I began, by superior strength alone, to 
bring my beauty up alongside the canoe, all the while 
utterly disregarding the remonstrances of my guide. I 
wanted that fish, so what cared I for the pet theories and 
instructions that had been unfolded for my special bene- 
fit? In a few minutes a prodigious 'lunge came wriggling 
up to the surface of the water and lay absolutely mot'on- 
less. I afterward thought I discerned at the time a broad 
smile playing over his face as if he were thinking, "What 
young fool has got me on his line this time? I don't do a 
thing to his tackle." In my eagerness to land him I 
grabbed a club that was lying inconveniently near and 
made a wild pass to strike him. To me the unexpected 
happened, of course. The fish gave one of those terrific 
jerks and splashed and sprawled about, disturbing the 
water like a Mississippi tug boat, and then shot off with 
surprising quickness to a safe retreat, leaving the empty 
hook dangling in the water. If my line had not been one 
of exceptional strength, I would undoubtedly have lost the 
spoon and much of my line. As it was, one of the hooks 
of a No. 8 gang was actually straightened out, so great 
was the force that was brought to bear upon it. 
A mascalonge is not your property until it is safely 
.stowed away in the bottom of j^our boat with life extinct. 
On numerous occasions I have known a gamy 'lunge to 
leap clear of the sides of a boat and escape, while its 
proud owner was see'ng it in the fancy of his imagina- 
tion deliciously baked and floating in a clemency of egg 
gravy while his companions were lauding his dexterity 
and making him feel content with the world. 
The universally accepted method of playing a large 
'Itlnge 'is not to rush matters, but to be content with a 
slow, steady, even, caut'ous play until the fish becomes 
thoroughly exhausted and then work it in gradually to- 
ward your boat. 
Certain fish,' the same as certain persons, have greater 
or more pronounced fighting qualities than others. It is 
never advisable, however, to judge a fish too quickly. 
Those fierce, ferocious fighting qualities often remain 
latent until the battle is obv'ously at an end, then very 
unexpectedly they manifest themselves and if the angler 
has allowed himself to become reckless and careless he 
will invariably lose his fish. 
Successful fishing is the same as every other phasq. of 
life. It requires study, practice and broad experience. 
One must necessarily acquaint himself w'th fish; their 
habits; their fighting tactics; their food, and. their hab'tat, 
in order to catch them in great quantities. He must thor- 
oughly familiarize himself with all these things and then 
persevere with the, spirit of a true fisherman. Fishermen 
may be classified the same way as men of a profession. 
We but seldom meet a good one, occasionally a fair 
one, often a poor one. and then again those who cannot 
fish and never will be able to. . _ . 
Wisconsin with its infinitude of beautiful lakes, its al- 
most boundless tracts of grand and solemn forests; its 
lovely sunsets and pure, exhilarating air, offers to the 
serried men Of office confinement an ideal retreat during 
the summer months. The shores of the larger lakes are 
nearly all dotted with summer resorts, where comfortable 
lodging and good, wholesome food may be secured at 
very reasonable rates. Fifteen years ago it was considered 
a hazardous undertaking to travel from' one lake to an- 
other, especially in an untrodden, strange country in quest 
of the fur and fin. Nowadays most of that wildness has 
disappeared and well-beaten trails lead from one lake to 
another. Multitudes of people seeking recreation visit 
these happy fishing grounds annually, and many elegant 
private summer houses grace the shores of more than one 
silvery lake. 
Fishing, as one would naturally suspect, is not com- 
parable to what it was a few years ago ; but there still 
reraa'n countless fish awaiting only a passing hook. There 
are so many lakes that the supply of fish is almost in- 
exhaustible, which fact will leave Wisconsin as the fisher- 
man's paradise for years to come. 
Wilbur Carlin McIntosh, 
The Forest and Stkeam ie put to press each week on Tuesday. 
Correspondence intended for publication should reach «• at tW 
latest br Maa4«]r an4 as n»ne^ ««rU«r es fnaUnW^. 
A Few Days in Maine. 
Boston, June 28. — Editor Forest and Stream: 1 have 
to record another successful trip to my favorite fishing 
grounds at Redington. Me. The day I went down was 
cool and comfortable, and the ride, though a long one, was 
delightful. At Farmington I found that Mr. F. N. Beal, 
the popular manager of the Sandy River road, had shown 
another evidence of his desire to cater to the wants of^the 
traveling public, and had added a parlor car to the rolling 
stock of his road, running to Rangeley on the afternoon 
train, making the return trip on the train leaving there at 
noon, so that hereafter sportsmen from New York and 
Boston may have the luxury of a Pullman the entire route. 
On arriving at Redington what a change awaited me! 
The mill was shut down and the people that made the place 
a pretty busy one" were all gone. Only the railroad sec- 
tion men and the people necessary to care for property 
remained. But the Redington House was open, and iMr. 
William Miller, who runs a house at Phillips, was in 
charge. Mj^ old friend, Harrison, who for many years 
catered to the wants of the patrons of the house, was 
also gone — he had died by his own hand a few weeks 
before. I was told that Mrs. Harrison was at the Round 
Mountain Lake camps — the guests there will know what 
good cooking is. The fish'ng was good, although not 
what it was the past few years. I believe it is the in- 
tention of the owners of the property to run it as a sports- 
man's resort. If that is the case t'hey ought to stop the 
indiscriminate fishing in the pond, and having done that 
they should also take measures for restocking the pond. 
It has been great fishing there for years, the number of 
trout taken out of the pond and in the stream being simply 
enormoits, but the steady drain has begun to tell and the 
fiishng was the poorest I have ever had there. I brought 
home eighty trout, which I am free to admit was a 
good enough catch for any man, but other years_ I have 
taken more in number in the same time. Tt is still good 
fishing there, and can be made better by the means I have 
suggested, and in the hunting season it is one of the best 
regions for deer in Maine. '\ir. Miller is a good man to 
run such a place, and sportsmen going there will be 
sure to find accommodation.'^ that cannot fail to be satis- 
factory. Wm. B. Sm.\rt. 
The Salmon Rivers* 
Boston, June 24. — The salmon angling season is on, and 
many of the noted fishermen are already at their preserves 
or are gathering there. A special to the daily papers says 
that while Mr. Vanderbilt and friends. Lord Minto and 
party, and Louis Cabot, of Boston, and party, are fishing 
their preserves on the south side of the St. Lawrence, the 
fishermen on the north side include Grover Cleveland. 
Col. D. Lamont, J. J. Hill, of the Northern Pacific; 
George Baker, president of the First National Bank of 
New York; Lord Lovedale and others. Lord Savordale 
and his friend, Mr. Harris, from England, are fishing a 
preserve called Mingan, 465 miles below Quebec. Mr. 
Hill and party are fishing the St. John, on the Labrador 
coast, 500 miles below Quebec. iMr. Hill is reported to 
pay the Provincial Government $3,000 a year for the rod 
fishing on this river. E. C. Chapman, of iNew York ; F. S. 
Hodges, of Boston ; H. K. S. Williams, of New York, and 
R. W. Johnson, of New Brunswick. N. J., are fishing the 
Nantashquan, 570 miles below Quebec. E. C. Fitch, of 
Waltham, Mass., is to fish the Romaine River this year. 
He pays $1,000 a 3'ear for the lease. Mr. T. Gorham 
Peters and Waldron Bates, of Boston, are fishing the 
rough waters of tiie Nepisguit. Messrs. H. P. King and 
J. T. Spaulding, with Mr. L. D. Ahl, have gone to their 
preserve on the Ristigouche. Col. Whitehead, of Mont- 
real; John iManuel, of Ottawa; John Law and Robert 
Patterson, are on the Godbout. Ivers W. Adams, of Bos- 
ton, who recently purchased the salmon privileges of the 
River Moisie. will be there this season. The latest reports 
from the most of these rivers is that the fishing is not 
yet up to the standard of former seasons. Still, there has 
been sent up to iMontreal from the Ristigouche Salmon 
Club a salmon weighing 42 pounds. Other large fish have 
been taken, but not a great number yet. iMr. Arch 'bald 
Mitchel and his son were the first fishermen at the Risti- 
gouche th's year. The young man killed the first salmon 
of the season May 24, a very early date for salmon to rise 
to the fly at those waters. The tributaries of the Saguenay 
are reported to be earlier than usual. The anglers are 
already gathering at the several preserves along the St, 
Marguerite. iMr. Walter iM. Brackett. the Boston salmon 
artist, has already taken uo his summer residence at his 
preserve there. Mr. D. H. Blanchard, of Boston, after 
having landed an 8-pound togue at Lake Hebron, Mon- 
son. Me., with two or three friends, will start for his 
preserve on that river within a few days. Mr. John 
Fottler, of Boston, with several friends, is fishing the 
St. John at Gaspe. Mr. Harry Dutton, of Boston, is at 
the Little Pabos. Several members of the H. W. De 
Forest Club, of New York, are fishing the Grand Cas- 
capedia, the rental of which is $7,500 a year. Mr. E. 
N. Fenno, of Boston, is fitting out for a salmon fishing 
trip to Bedeque, Cape Breton. He will also try the 
trout fishing of that part of the countrj-. 
At IVIoosehead the trout fishing continues good, with an 
occasional salmon to keep up the interest. Mr. and Mrs. 
Harry M. Hartshorn, of Boston, have made the record of 
the week at Kineo — ^fourteen trout and seven togue, the 
string weighing 35 pounds. Judge Charles Allen, of 
Boston, is fishing at Kineo. At i^'Ioosehead Inn, Green- 
ville Junction, the fishing is reported excellent. Dr. H. C. 
Hichborn and Dr. S, R. Lancaster, of Boston, have taken 
in a few days' fishing there all the fish the law will allow 
them. A string of 38 pounds of togue is -credited to an 
Arlington party there last week. One of the togue weighed 
8 pounds. At the Rangeleys the fishing is hold'ng out 
remarkably well. A number of good catches have re- 
cently been made. iMr. L. O. Crane, of Boston, has taken 
a salmon at the Upper Dam that weighed 4^ pounds. 
Mr. Eugene Lynch, of Boston, ^t the same place, has 
caught a salmon weighing 6 pounds 3 ounces. Lewiston 
and Auburn, Me., people have also taken a number of 
good fish at the same place. Mr. George B. Bearce, of 
Lewiston, has broken the salmon record there with a fish 
of S}4 pounds. There is a movement on foot to establish 
a fish hatchery at the Upper Dam. It is proposed to form 
an assCfCiation an4 push thfe matt?;)-. Thtre is rfo tfetter 
place in the world for a trout hatchery. It is understood 
that some money is already pledged, irrom all the Range- 
leys come reports of good fishing. Mr. Jacob Hecht and 
Mr, S. L. Hecht. of Boston, have been having good fishing 
at Haines' Landing. Mr. Jacob Hecht has taken a good 
many salmon, but no very large ones, though hookmg 
on to one that broke his rod short off. Mr. S. L. Hecht 
made a record for the week of ten trout and salmon, the 
largest a salmon of 5 pounds. Dr. Edwin N. Whittier 
landed five trout and salmon there Friday, the largest a 
salmon of 4^2 pounds. 
At Rangeley Lake the fishing has continued good. 
.-Vmong the successes of Boston anglers, reported from 
the Rangeley Lake House the past week, may be noted : 
Westley Jones, 2^ and 3 pound salmon ; R. H. Hinckley, 
Jr., 314 and 5 pound salmon; J. A. Atwood. 3-pound sal- 
mon and 3-pound trout ; C. H. Hayes, 3^-pound salmon ; 
J. E. Pushee, 3?/^-pound salxon; Mrs. J. F. Steel, 3, 4 
amd pound salmon ; W. S. Patten, Lowell. Mass., 6 and 
3 pound salmon ; O. K. Dexter, Lowell, Mass., 3 and 3^ 
pound salmon; C. B. Coutrell, Brookline, Mass., 6 and 
43^ pound salmon. 
It has been decided that the extension of the Portland 
and Rumford Falls Railwaj^ from Bemis to the foot of 
Rangeley Lake will go on the east side of Bald Moun- 
tain. This has made a positive boom in camp lots on that 
shore of Mooselucmaguntic. Several surveyors are^ at 
work running out the lots. It is understood that the 
Rickers, of Poland Springs, have purchased lots there, and 
that they 'will build "something fine" this season. It is 
suggested that they desire a place to send some of their 
guests who desire camping and hunting and fishing. 
Boston, July i. — Reports from the Rangeleys and 
Moosehead are that trolling for trout and salmon is about 
done for the season, and that fly-fishing is now about the 
only method practiced. This has to be done nights and 
niornings, since the recent extremely hot weather ha.?. 
rendered it almost impossible to endure the glare of the 
sun on the water, even if any trout would rise in the 
niiddle of the day. A iKineo report says that S. S. Hib- 
bard. of Boston, took sixty-two trout in a single after- 
noon, the largest 354 pf>unds. Mr. Hibbard says that the 
trout were all taken on the fly, and many of the smaller 
ones returned to the water. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Thomas, 
of Boston, are out of the woods from a two weeks' canoe- 
ing and camping trip about the vicinity of Eagle Lake. 
They found the fly-fishing all they could ask. From 
Greenville Junction, at the foot of iMoosehead. come re- 
ports of good fishing. Herbert Lawton, of Boston, has 
captured a trout of 7 pounds at Greenwood Lake. 
The fishing continues good at the resorts above Bangor. 
A salmon weighing about 16 pounds has recently been 
takeivfrom the Caribou Pool, the largest fish ever caught 
there. The season opens on white perch July i and great 
fishing is promised at Field's Pond, Swett's Pond, Lake 
Chemo, Lake Pushaw, Silver Lake and Lake Sebasti- 
cook. Commissioner Henry O. Stanley says that the 
sport with these perch will be great. Large ones can be 
caught by trolling with a Rangeley spinner, while smaller 
ones rise to the fly readily. 
There are reports of good fly-fishing at Haines' Land- 
ing, Mooselucmaguntic Lake, especially at the Outlet, in 
the vicinity of the Oquossoc Angling Association camps. 
Among the anglers who have lately taken trout and sal- 
mon may be noted H. M. Curtis. A. B. Sederqui'^t George 
F, Steele, S. L. Hecht. J. H. Hecht. J. B. Sleigh. E. N. 
Whittier, Miss Whittier, Boston ; E. F. Coburn, Law- - 
rence ; J. P. Proctor, Fitchburg ; John M. Cheeney, South- 
bridge. Mrs. J. O. McFadden, Boston, has secured ten 
salmon, the largest 6^4 pounds, Mrs. W. G. Soule. of 
Boston, has secured four salmon, the largest 4 pounds. 
Rangeley Lake reports mention the best fly-fishing of the 
season. Farmington, Me., reports note good fishing at 
Vernum and Clearwater ponds, with great fly-fishing for 
small trout at Sweet's Pond. 
Plans are about matured for the annual excursion of 
the Maine Sportsmen's Fish and Game Association to 
Kineo, Moosehead, July 6 to 10. Special. 
Pennsylvania Fishing Points. 
bAVKK, Pa. — Early reports from the trout streams in 
this locality were exceedingly discouraging — more so, in 
fact, than for several years past. The long continued rain 
flooded the streams to overflowing, and the anglers who 
ordinarily find much pleasure in seeking the trout while 
he is worm hungry were deprived of their accustomed 
sport. 
Lately, however, some good reports from trout waters 
have come to hand, and possessed of the requisite skill 
the angler should be able to bring home some nice creels 
of trout- There are some likely streams around Cort- 
land that should yield plenty of sport just now. For in- 
stance, take the head waters of Fall Creek, northwest oi 
Cortland. The stream rolls along through a lovely coun- 
try, and even though the catch of trout may not always 
equal expectations the delights of the landscape offer a 
redeeming compensation. 
A number of sti^eams which intersect the country south 
and east and west of Cortland invite the angler who 
wishes to catch some nice trout and study the beauties of 
a really glorious country. 
At Slaterville Springs, a few miles southeast of Ithaca, 
there are a number of streams which for years have yielded 
plenty of fair sized trout. 
At McClean and Hartford Mills are to be found a few 
good streams, and in years past have furnished a large 
number of trout. To some extent, perhaps, the glory of 
these waters has departed, but there are trout enough 
remaining to give the moderate angler a fine turn of sport, 
From Owego go to Flemingville via the Southern 
Central branch of the Lehigh Railroad and there fish 
Owego Creek. The stream crawls lazily through a land 
fair to look upon, and some good sized trout should be 
taken on this reach of waters. A few streams in the 
vicinity of Wilseyville and Candor, reached from Ithaca 
or Owego via D., L. and W. R. R., contain a goodly stock 
of trout, and the country is comparatively easy to work 
out. 
Reports from bass waters indicate that plenty of sport 
is in store for the disciples of this branch of angling a 
little later on. On the Chemung and Susquehanna rivers, 
opposite this place, a good many bass of fair size are 
takfen. At thfe jtracturfe <4 the t-wt* rivers. bfeloV Ath^is. 
