70 
-FOREST AND STREAM. 
[July 27, igoi. 
We will now paw down )o flie foot of Emery's Island 
and strike Emery's Flat. This is a first-class piece of 
pickerel water. At the foot of the flat is a i-ecf. There 
are always niuscallongc on or around this reef. Chap- 
man's Shoal i.s out a little toward the channel. We always 
get some pickerel there, and on two occasions muscallonge. 
Pine Island lies at the foot of Emery's Flat. On the 
channel side is pickerel ground, and on the inside bass. A- 
few yards down from Pine Island we come to Bktff 
Island. The pickerel fishing along the head of this island 
is in very deep water, and yields large fish. Muscallonge 
have several times been taken at the mouth of the little 
bay. Leaving Bluff Island, we strike a little fellow called 
Papoose or Baby Island. It always gives up a few bass. 
Crossing the channel we come across a little clump of 
i.slands called Hog's Back and Pig's Feet. It is excep- 
tionally good pickerel ground around and between them. 
mins' Point, but close to shore. A little distance out from 
the point in 17 feet of water is a large weed bed, where 
a good catch (Jf pickerel can be got. In the next bay 
there is good bass grounds all along close to shore and 
among the rocks and i.slaiids all the way down to Aunt 
Jean's Bay. In the mouth of Aunt Jcarf's Bay and well 
out i.s magnificent pickerel ground. Just about the center 
of this run is a clump of rocks. Muscallonge have been 
taken from them. Once when fishing for bass at this 
point, we got a nice bass of about 2 pounds Avithin 10 
feet of the boat, when out rushed a muscallonge, seized 
the bass, ran all the line off the reel and then snapped the 
leader. 
Pickerel fishing continues very good from Aunt Jean's 
Bay all the way down to Frink's Bay, which will be shown 
in to-morrow's chart. The water is about 17 to 20 feet 
deep, bottom very weedy and the fish large and plentiful 
which are situated just around the corner of the Grind- 
stone_ Island from Eel Bay, shown irt yesterday's dial't. 
The fishing in the bay is for pickerel, and plerlty of thenl. 
Standing in the moiith of the bay is a small islahd; ih a 
direct line between this island and Delattey's farmhoitse 
arc two reefs. There are generally some very large pickerel 
on them, or a muscallonge. If they are located fight a 
boat can be taken between them Avith a couple of running 
spoons. 
Leaving tiie Hat proper, we will work our way up the 
channel to Slate Bay. The channel fishing results gen- 
erally in producing larger fish than the flat. We have 
taken three muscallonge in this channel. 
Slate Bay is an Ai piece of water for pickerel, averag- 
mg about 5 pounds apiece. All around the shores of the 
islands running through the center of the chart are fine 
bass grounds; they ^Te literally alive with the little rcd- 
FIRST DAV — CLAYTOIf. 
A few yards further on from these islands we cbme 
across Little Round Island. The pickerel fishing on the 
flat below this island is always first-class. At the foot of 
the flat we turn in at the foot of Big Round Island. Just 
in the center is a reef in 12 feet of water. It is a good 
.spot to expect to find a muscallonge. The slack, water 
at the back of Big Round Island has always been an ex- 
cellent pickerel ground, so also is Clayton Lower Bay, 
reaching from the head of Big Round Island to Washing- 
ton Island.^ A good large reef runs out from the hea^i 
of Big Round Island, and is always well stocked with 
bass. Along the mainland shore irom about the center of 
Big Round Island all the way up to the back of Washing- 
ton Island is as good a piece of has* ground as one can 
find in the' State of New York. Arriving at Washington 
we arc virtually home again, as we are within one-quarter 
mile of our dock. We need not take the Hues in yet, as we 
,arc just as likely to pick up three or four more pickerel 
along the steamboat docks on our wav to our own. To- 
SECONIJ n.W — SOI rilWE.ST niKNEK ni- (iKtND.STONE. 
At 5 p. M. we hoist pltY sail again, paSs the lower end 
of the Eagle's Wings and in half an hour are at home in 
Clayton, anticipating a good supper and some first-class 
fish yams on the hotel veranda afterward. 
Third Day. 
Yesterday evening we left off fisiiing after giving .\unt 
Jean's Bay a good pounding. We will set sail (his morn- 
ing and make straight for the point where we left off, and 
then commence and fish for pickerel all the way down to 
Frink's Bay. taking in the points below Aimt jean's Bay 
for bass. The pickerel fishing lies from 50 to 500 feet 
from shore over a continitous weed bed in from 17 to 25 
feet of water. When we arrive at Frink's Bay we find 
good water for muscallonge at the mouth of the" bay from 
the stone quarry at the upper end to the outer rock at the 
lower end. On the inside of this imaginary line is Aj 
pickerel Avater'; among the rocks at the lower end good 
bass water. From Frink's Bav we run down the channel 
eye variety: being Canadian, the catch Js limited — which is 
right — for there are fish hogs as well as four-footed ones. 
Outside of the islands is Hay Island and MacDonald's 
Flats. This is as good a pickerel ground as there is 
iimong the Thousand Islands. The water is too shallow 
and too weedy for good trolling, so that the best results 
are always obtained by bait-fishing. 
At the head of Hay Island is Huckleberry Island, from 
which the Cow's Horn Reef springs. As this is one of 
the most celebrated muscallonge grounds among the 
Thousand IsLmd.s, we shall in' a day or two give an 
enlarged chart of the reef, with instructions how to fish it. 
J. CHlTRCHW^^RD. 
New Vokic. 
Newfound Lake* 
Nkw^uund Lajc£, Bristol, N. H.. July 20. — The fishing 
for lancllocked salmon and lake troiit still continues at 
KEtlKJA I. 
ISLAND- 
GRINDSTONE 
ISLAND, 
WLJt 
THIRD DAY — ^EASTERN CORNER OF GRINU.STONE. 
FOl Ki ll 11. \V NORTHERN CORNER OF (JRINDSTONE. 
morrow at 7 A. M. we will make a start for the southwest 
corner of the Grindstone. 
Our Second Day's Fishing, 
Yesterday our northern limit was the Eagle's Wings, 
shown at tke foot of to-day's chart. The breeze being 
fresh and favorable, otir guide twists his 7 yards of snow- 
white canvas and away we fly over the sapphire-blue 
waters of the St, LaAvrcnce. This morning Ave leave the 
Eagle's Wings to our right and take in sail as soon as 
Ave arrive at the Blankets. We fish around the channel 
end of the big Blanket for muscallonge. Then try up the 
channel to Flen Island, round the central reef and back 
through the outer chatmcl. Some years since at the point 
Avherc we have i>laced a cross, thus X, in the chart, we 
struck and landed the biggest pidcercl we "ever saw— 22 
pounds. Having fished these channels for pickerel, we 
"vvni take the outer reefs for bass, and shall find them 
ejJceedingly good ground. Leaving these bass reefs we 
cross the foot of Hickory Island and strike another smaller 
reef, in a line between Rum Point and the small island 
heloAv Hickory. This is an exceptional reef ; one can al- 
Avays depend on some good fish, either large pickerel or a 
muscallonge, Frorp this reef in as far 8S the shores of 
the Grindstone is first-class bass grounds, 
Taking in our lines at Rum Point, we roAv back over the 
sh^fiows un|:il we reach Flynn's Bay; here we fjnd another 
gop4 t>ass pomi, which coijtinu^^ good all aroun?J Cmx^z 
close to the Grindstone, taking here and there both 
pickerel and bass. At the foot of the island we turn into 
Eel Ba^^ at one time the standby of Thousand Island 
fishermen, but of late years one of the most uncertain 
waters among the islands. We have taken fifty fine 
pickerel there in a couple of htmrs; again, we have only 
succeeded in getting three or four in the same length of 
time. There are two clumps of rocks shown in our chart. 
In days gone by this was Avhere almost ever}- nniscallonge 
that came into Clayton was caught. We have not heard of 
one being caught there for a A'ery long time; but it is 
still one of their resorts, as we have repeatedly seen them 
come to the surface, but could never tempt one with orrr lures. 
We Avill noAV turn back and fish up the Robbins' Channel 
close to Robbins' Island, turn in at the head and fish the 
bay for muscallonge and pickerel. From this bay we will 
try our luck along the northern shorff of Bluff Island for 
bass, and then across the gut to the other point of Rob- 
bins' Island. After leaving this first-class bass ground 
Ave will take in one more pickerel ground before leaviirg 
off for the day. Maple Island Flat. It .is an exceed ngly 
good bit of water for pickerel, Avith a good chance of 
nniscallonge ; at cither of the points many have been taken 
here. A two-mile run up river and we are home iq Clay- 
ton again for the night. 
Fourth Day. 
yVt shall star! fishin| tlli§ morjiin.^ at Delane;>''s Flats,, 
tins lake, qtiite &. number of. large fish being^ taken by 
summer guests Avho have never before fished Avherc there 
were such large trout, which makes business good for 
the hatters, as the headgear is too small Avhen the sum- 
mer boarder carries from the boat landing to the hotel 
piazza a large trout of aboi^ 10 or 12 pounds. No tabloid 
fisherman about him whrti the ladies ask, "Did you 
catch that?" A good catch was made July 12 in a fore- 
noon's fisliing by G. E. Guthrie, of Somerville, while 
trolling from the steamer Pioneer — two trout of I2j4 
and 9>v pounds, respectively. G. W. Claflin, of Cam- 
bridge, a day or two before that brought in three trout, 
7l4. 4'A and 3j/j pounds each. 
For thirteen seasons, with but one exception, Ave have 
had during the spring fishing as one of our most expert 
fishermen. General Paul Lang, of Oxford, N. H., consul 
lo Sherbrooke, Canada. This summer the General has 
taken unto himself a Avife, and thought it proper to shoAv 
Mrs. Lang where good fishing may be had; but the 
bride thought that "proof of the pudding Avas in the 
eating," .so prevailed upon the General that they try 
deep water trolling. The result Avas that Mrs. Lang- 
beat the General on his OAvn grounds by capturing a 
pound trout to one taken by him of 55^2 pounds. 
At E. T. Rike'.s, one of the well-known stopping 
places for fishermen, is kept a record of total Aveight of 
game fish brought in by fishermen of the house: For 
the year 1899, 025V4 pounds: 1900, 1,182 pounds; this 
year to date, 1,084;^ poim4s, An<} ypt therf m- ^fi g'oo^ 
