FOREST AND STHEAM. 
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Swedish Trout Fishteg^ 
T/ie Earl of Mayo in the N, cteenth Ceninry, 
'i'HE.jw'o Hares Md., finished their,, gambols on the 
|lony. black ^hor,e oi the Itreatii. %m ,W§5(l6p€k. h*d 
flitteci ^jut jrpin^ his h.aunt on ,.the^ pihe-cdvefed. hicfiiti- 
iam; , ThI rislHg, ijibon, lilvei-e^ thp., ijipnles as the, littj.e 
wherry was sculled slowly on;, a eMl came ){^jiHe aif, 
as the west wind blew from the Norwegian fells. ■ 
The big trout with the square taill lay on the bot- 
tom of the bqat. What a. struggle he ,had made, and 
how nearly had he rushed to freedom down the rapids 
and away, among the foam-covere<l rocks! Larger fish 
had beeft killed, but iloHe had fought so stubbornly. 
Hiq^laSt gMp -WSi giveri 3s tHeJanding-rifet dragged him 
t0 the.ejige of thejipatv Tlip steel tfa.qe Keld well; aiid 
there was no't a scratch or mark on Ihk. Bait— a phan- 
tom minnow. 
My boatman Johansen had rowed steadily, and the 
lines swept in gract ful curves as we passed across the 
treacherous rapid. A broken scull or an awkward move- 
ment would have I'estilted in one, if not both, of us bid- 
ding farewell to this World. 
We tUfned again; ftgain the baits spun true through 
the deat watet; a smitch, a whirling reel, and the fish 
is f&gt; ft ellimay leap in the air shows his shape, and 
hbW the fight begin,^. 
lib intP tjie Still ^ater he bptgg his Way, thiii dowti 
to the fSpia aerbis, tf> tlie sliofe. then fconies si steady 
tbg of war in the deepest water;, nhaliy ,th> (?,6nffentiofi 
pfids iiy k , .sandy .bay, .where the big trout tif-tles ^oflfid 
and iound bu| jittlp Noat. ; , , . . ,■ 
There' was a naopient one I'^t it "{*'6v'14 ha^e.heeri :ji 
relief if the hooks gave and the fish swam free aridcij"'3y,f 
No trout fight so stubbornly as the large Swedish 
trout, called in Sweden Lax Oren. They are found late 
in August and at the beginning of September, lying at 
the head of rapids where the rivers leave the lakes, or 
tit the head of rapids joinitig a series of lakes. 
Dt|fing the ^Ufflffler afi ^Weden,: trout may be caught 
iti Jfeat qiiSnfitiei ^ith the flj^j.ih fact,. oti> some days 
cin^.in sbiiie places Qiig iftSy .lake i. s^ckfuh 
The. charm of the autumn fishing is tHe t(fiiei df mg 
s.ttltoUhdin^s, ' No mosquito haunts with his singing arid 
his stinging the ^'anglers' ?est". I write from. When 
fishing, the only sound that breaks the.aifii5 the monot- 
onous thud as the sculls work in the rowlocks, and the 
creak of wood working on wood. 
A char rising makes a slight ripple. The pine woods 
look down in eternal silence as the darkness of evening 
draws on. One hears the children calling the cattle 
down from the forest, and a Httle curling smoke goes 
up from the red wooden houses. 
yiy stolid Swede, at a sign, turns the boat toward 
home, and one strolls up to the httle Posting House 
ebfitented with th? delicious air and the repose of such 
ft life: . . 
... t'ishirig frohi a |)oat in SWfedfeii is dOHe a§ follows; 
Two tods ire tii^ecL, §^t .exafc'tly sit riglit anflgs tO tjig 
keel of the boat. One sits f^fcihg the. ste;fn waiting fpf 
a "run," and watching the shores slp^ly if'e^'edfng ai 
the boat glides smoothly on. 
Let me now turn to my Journal of a 30th of Augu-st. 
This 30th of August was a typical day; not a big trout 
day, but a satisfactory day's sport. 
We started about 10 A. M., Johansen sculling up 
Btteatn from the home water to some rapids a mile and 
a half aWay, galled "Lap StfUgen" (the Laplanders' 
Itteatn).. We toAVfed tit) the rapitis and doWii the rapids, 
and the bag fof the fflotnin^ is hVe tfotlt, oiig ehafj otife- 
grayling. 
The grayling in Sweden are very numerous, and be- 
lioine, w,hen fishing with spoon and phantom a nuis- 
fineci I'hey are tnhtinually running at the bait which 
mi?{lh5 eatehing- fish., but With a klhg line out the con- 
tihliai reeling lip df the liiie and takitlf Pff S sfflall 
,f rayiing becomes tiffeSoiiig. 
The lai-gest ttout Of the hag ekiipt this hlorfiiiif Ifi 
August wfcighfed niiife t)0uhds, the ttext largest tnfee 
pblind§. This, nihe-poUndfet gaVe great play, being a 
cock fish neWly coine up to the spawning gfoUnds, and 
as I tried to slip the landing net under hirri the hooks 
of the aHificial ininiiow t-alight in the iiieshes, the tfotlt 
hatiging ili tn& U;atet; finally with much anxiety and 
Spmfe fcxtiteineht, I slipped .iiiy fitigfers into his gills and 
lifted hitn gently ihtb the boat. 
My boatman, before the cHsis ari^ived,. had with diffi- 
■culty reeled up the line of my other rod. now sculling, 
how .stopping and snatching lip this second rod and 
reeling in the line as fast as possible. If this is not 
done one finds oneself in thig dilemma; a big trout on 
one rod, oneself standing up in a "eogglesotue'* boat 
going down a rapid, playing this Same tfoUt with evefy 
chance of the hooks on the line of the second rod catch- 
ing .in a rock. Expletives split the air, unheeded by 
yoVir stolid boatman, whom even an earthquake would 
iiot mfave. When all is said and done, fishing with two 
•rods from one of these small wherries gives as good 
tljailces for temporary disturbance of one's temper as 
an awkward gillie trying to gaf¥ a not fully played-out 
salmon. 
These large' Swedish trout are excellent eating, their 
flesh being of a rich red color. 
The fi.sh are netted in quantities during the autumn 
season b^- means of short nets set cunningly where the 
waters of the rapids whirl and eddy round the rocks. 
As they work up stream and round these eddies they 
get meshed and caught. The nets are of fine twine 
with corked top line, and Aveighted with stones neatly 
tied up in little birch-bark bags. The fish are salted in 
barrels for winter use. In the northern par;s of Sweden 
the farmer depends greatly on fresh-water fish for win- 
ter provender. In Swedish Lapland further north, not 
ntar where- 1 write of (i.e.. in and near the Arctic Cir- 
cle), one never sees a Lapbunder's house (i.e., a settler 
or 1., -inland fanner) except it be built by the side of river 
or lake. In these parts where frost reigns eight months 
in the year the soil can produce little or nothing. I 
have seen a fine crop of potatoes utterly cut down by an 
* The trout weighed twelve English pounds. 
August: frost;, if ini(gi hpwever, be said that thfs was 
{veil within the Arctiq Cifcl^. Sportsmen an'd aiigkr.s 
mH^t ho* fail agaist tfhis hefting of tfotit, which ffleaiiis 
food for the Sttifdy ,peaSant'^. "^fjout there af€ in pkoty 
for all — farmers,, fisherfrlef! aihd toi*iris1;^. 
The trout fishing in northern SWed6n is pra'ctically 
fVe.e 10 fiveryone; in the South it is ho so... Fishermen 
will firrd, it better always to give away all fish that' \i 
hPt .Wanted for their Gwn eating; if this. is done np.ofr- 
jefc't^bii ^\\\ be raised by the fatmers to ii'shing ahywhere 
in northei'li S"^edefi; . ,., . 
No kinder or rriof'^' 6'feliging .people eJiist than the 
Swed'sh pcas.antry; the trouWe they, go \Q and the help 
they offer you on your journey, making yOu, Ss Cofflfoft- 
able as possible, takes one somewhat abacl'f When ^fst 
tfaveling aboUt the country, and I may truly say I khOW 
the .iiorth of Sweden better than many Swedes. 
I The gi'eat dfaWhaek to the far north of. Sweden is the 
!n,6squitoes; they^. a,f e ^ fJetf'fegt .pest< If.it is hot a' 
mosquito veil, is -unbearable, iind_. iie Pillj tliittg to do is 
to smear one's face and n^ck wit'h a, ffiixtiiir'S Pf gfease 
and tar. Housemaid's chamois lei'tner glo'^c^ milSt 
.sewed to the sleeves of one's coat for fishing' i*hl. #jr 
thii means these stinging terrors may be defeated. A 
dannel shirt must be kept for use when the war paint 
of grease and taf is a.?suiTied; this shirt should have. a 
large turned-down collar to protect the collar of the 
coat from the black smear. Night brings little rest, 
and a mosquito curtain is the only prevetifiti'g,. This' 
trliist be absolutely secure, as I firmly believe' fWeflty 
Seirtdinafiail ttlogqllitoes Avould keep an entire affhV 
corps busy ffiost of the tlight. If, however, the fisher- 
iiaan is detef-fniried to brave this pest, the best time to 
arri-^£ ih thie Ja<- nof-th is to inske one's plans so as to 
reach the fishing tlUarferS dUring the middle of August, 
ana .leaive wljeii tfie c'ol'd Sf* ^4ptefnher e'offieg on, and 
the nsn h^', longer X.Skk. 
Boat fishing, loi" lar^e tfoUt up' iiOf-th cold Work, 
and .for several ^years \ tnxA^ devise n'o W% Of Jseepiftg 
warm — i.e.'. - in S'eptjeihb'ei'. , . „ " 
Winter clothes of best, home-sp.t'ih. lYiid^rsIotning ffeiek 
as for hunting in England, a. fur coat witn a! Water- 
proof over- it, and a cap with ,ear.-fla.ps completes' mi 
costume of the upper pa ft of , the. body. 
As to, your nether limbs: the little boats, you fish in 
always le^k more or less; wet feet mean colds, and rub- 
ber boots are vfery g.hilly footgear. Wear a long leather 
boot which comes above the kn^e, under this thick rid'- 
ing drawers, and over them a paif of knitted woolen 
long di;^Werg.j such as are sold for wading hi when sal- 
mon fishing in fhg ^arly spring. No one. has. any i'dea 
how the wind in th'e I'ioi'th penetrates the thickest of 
clothing. r,, ^. . 
Now as to food. Milk, cheese, flat! ?f?€l?d,- a large 
folded up limp §ort of biscuit made of flour ah(^ -5^i'^teA 
"Kenigky'' break (spelled as pronounced), and the b'ef- 
rles of the forest as well as the fish one catches ate the 
foods one is certain tO find.- These should be supple- 
mented by cocoa, some tinned meats, and soup squares, 
whjgh are excellent, but take somewhat long to prepare; 
ais§ §otlp €artt"idf€§ (good, and only require boiliiig^ 
watef). Of the fish yOtt gatch the red-bellied char is far 
and aWi}> the hest eStiftf. 
A fresh _6aUght feliaf frilled ofi a. wood fire is most 
delicious, and Ihfe^ best _ f reSh-^Stet fish 1 know of. 
Inside the Af dtic Circle 1 kijOW , of pile pkee where 
char run to four pounds ill -height; they have h'een ^'aitighit 
with rod and line, but are not coiiirhOfr.- , ^ . 
Anglers will ask, are there no salmon iil fc^ye'deti? The 
answer is, they are plentiful. 
In the south of Sweden, in rivers like the Falkeri- 
berf near Gothenburg, these fish rise to the fly. I have 
yet_tO . le.atn . that in the rivers running int® the Gulf 
of Bothnia (h e., Oil the eastern coast of Sweden) Sahno 
salar will rise to a fly of even is easily taken with rod 
and line and other lures but the fly^ I trust some of 
my readers may inform me. I speak of salffioii being so 
caught within the last ten years. As I close this short 
aggOUnt, let me say Sweden offers many attractions to 
tho§e who wish for a real holiday. Living is cheap, 
traveling also, Comfortable steamers ply to all ports 
on the Swedish coast; they all have excellent restaurants, 
and the cleanliness of Swedish houses is proverbial. 
The "circular-ticket" tourist has not yet arrived; per- 
haps he may come. I doubt it, as Norway with its 
marvelous scenery is more attractive. Let anglers try 
Sweden for a change, Mayo. 
The following ahnoUnGement appeared hot long ago 
in the Tribune du Sud Ouest, Mantauban, Ftance: "Ae- 
cording to our old custom both editorial and corflpositlg 
staffs will take their holiday froin this day onward. 
After a fortnight's well-deserved rest v^c shall, one and 
all, return to our respective posts to carry on the strug- 
gle in the interests of our dear city, of liberty and of 
the republic." 
A TROUT THAT HAD A HARD TIME, 
Fish and Fishing*' 
Brook Trout fa tbe St. Lawrence. 
One of' the wardens employed by the Sportsrnert's Fisia' 
atld Game Protective Association of the Province of Qtte- 
bfec, to, watch the markets and incoming boats and trainS; 
for iMraetfofis of the fish and game laws in the dty at 
Quebec, vi'sited one of the fish markets last Ff iday m'Oi*ning< 
and found that a d'ealer from the parish of St. Pitfffe. oif 
the Island of Orleans, had a trout about tern inches foiig-; 
among his. other fish. The fish was, of course, confiscai^d'- 
though when' the trian had' told the story, it was decidea 
jiot to prosecute him in cotirt. He proved that he was 
the proprietor of a propefly licensed "fishery"' or weir 
rutin Iftg out from his land on the Island of Orleans, into 
tldai water, almost opposite, but a short distance below 
the Fails of Moiitmorenci, and that he had foimd tlus 
trout with, the Other fish in the trap of his fishery. Most 
of the fish taken ifl these traps are eels, which are oi 
course alive when taken ottt, even if they had been some 
time out of the water. The whitefish, striped bass, sha<£ 
pihM-p&tGh, and various othet kinds taken in these weirs 
a!f€ ii's^aUy dead whert taken out of them, and thougihf 
thte fishefm'M. had rto right to have trout in his possessioni 
during, the c\6's6 s^ison, the authorities did not think h 
advisable to. eiiter aili atetion which many people woulc^ 
have considered persecution iiBstead of prosecution, anc? 
he Was consequently admonished and sent on his way. The 
trout tiiight have been dead, as he alleges, when takers 
<?tit the trap, which was set for other fish, but if he 
chaffers io take another during the close season, in the 
same manf?6fy he. will probably use it at home, and avoid 
the risk of expos'iflg it for sale in the city of Quebec. Had! 
this case come before ihe court, an interesting point wotfldl 
probably have been raised by the defense. There was au 
evident desire to prove that this particular fish was nolt 
exactly the speclded brook tfotft of our fresh-water 
streams and lakes {Salvelimis fonfinatis) , but a sea trottt. 
It is exceedingly difficult to say how t?T« court might 
have decided this question, for while I was s'snt for to 
the court to examine the fish and found beyond any 
qruesfion of doubt that it was a spent female Salvelirms 
fdfiii'fidlisy thefe are those here, as well as elsewhere, who* 
seem fo ^hink that different habits alone constitute differ-' 
ent varieties, a'ftd- the fact that this specimen was takeni 
out of the St. LS'Wreffce, not many miles above braekisb 
water, Would be deemed sufficient by some of therJJ to» 
depOie that it was a sea trout. It certainly may hair'© 
beeri^ oh. ifs w^ay to the sea from the river in which if 
.spawned, but this dbes not of course affect its classifica- 
£io.i, though it will pfobably lead to an application to the 
Dominion Government fof such an amendment to the law 
as \Yill remote all doUbt as to its intention in such cases 
as the present. 
Instances are very raifs in which speckled brook troot 
are tsken out of the lower St- Lawrence, though sea-run 
individuals Me. exceedingly plentiful in the bays and 
estuaries pf rivefs When the fish are abotti ascending them 
to spawn. None of the rivers as high up the St. Law- 
rence as St. Pierre fire ffe<5'ueftted by sea troirt. how- 
ever, . and there is no river of aflj kind near the bay in 
which th{&- ish wj^s captured. It was probably a Mont- 
morenci Rivef fish. The Montmorenci River flows into 
the St. Lawrence E l<jw miles above St. Pierre, on the 
mainland, hurling itself iMo the bay at its mouth over a 
precipice 250 feet high. In i'^s npper waters very large 
bfook trout are taken on the fly, Mi fish of four and five 
pOUilds weight are sometimes caught by anglers in the 
deep, dafk water immediately below the falfs, where the 
§^)ray of the cataract is so dense that waterproof clothing 
is a necessity. There is no dbubt that these flsh have^ 
descended the cataract, though how they have managed tc 
do so, uninjttre<?{, is. really wondefful. Diligent intiuiry 
during the last fevv days, has brought to light two or tfiree 
other instances in which trout have been taken in weirs 
off the Isle of Orleans, and there is one well-authenticated' 
case in which a specimen was (J'aptUred by a small boy 
with rod and line, who v/as fishing for tomcod's from one 
of the city wharves, with pork for baft. There is nothing 
astonishing in the fact that trout shoWld be fonfld in a 
river like ?h€ St.- Lawrence, into which sO many m^asgJiifi- 
cent trout streaftls empty, but from the vefy few spe«- 
mens which are taken in its fresh water, it wotdd seeM 
that those spawned fish which descend from rapid wateff 
to the big river, descend at oifee to salt water. 
E. T. D, Chambers^ 
A Cast of J40 Feet* 
San Francisco, Oct. i2.~H. C. Golche? set £i' new mark^ 
for long-distance flv-casting yesterday at Stow Lake;. 
Golden Gate Park. In a regular contest of the San' 
Francisco Fly-Casting Club he sent out 140 feet b-f line,- 
The previous record was 134- feet, held jointly % Mr. 
Golcher and by Champion Walter D. Mansfield. The' 
former made his cast on Aug. 23, Mr. Mansfield havMg. 
some days previously established the record at ths- 
world's championship tournament. 
While angling on a trout stream the majority of casts • 
are made at from 30 to 50 feet. This indicates the high 
development to which the casting has been brought. There 
is no weight attached to the line. It is tipped with a tiny 
hook from which the barb has been removed. Yesterday's 
scores in detail : 
Event 
No. 1, 
Uistance. 
Feet 
E. i\ Mocker.... UO 
E. A. Mocker.... 110 
C. G. Young 
T C Kierulff.... 94 
H MuUer 107 
H. Mul'ei 102 
H. C. Golcher... 140 
\V. D. Man.sfield .. 
.\ man was standing in front of a Saranac Lake mar- 
let recently, He had a basket and a fishing-rod. "Just 
throw me a dozen perch and bullheads," he sa d to the 
owner of the market. •"Certainly," replied the owner, 
"but why do you ask me to throw them to you?" "So I 
can go home and tell my wife I caught them," was the 
reply. "I may be a poor fisherroa.n, but I ati^ tK>- liari" 
-—Shooting Times. 
Event 
Event 
No. 2, 
No. 4. 
Accuracy, 
, E\ 
ent No. 
3 . lure 
Per cent 
Acc. y 
Uel. % 
Net* Cas 4< 
92 
80.8 
80 
84.10 
91.4 
87., S 
TAA 
SO.li 
92.4 
93 
89.2 
91.1 
9.3 
84.8 
84.2 
84. n 
91.8 
92.8 
SS.IjO 
89.?. 
91.8 
90.8 
84. 2 
88.11 
91. S 
90 
81.8 
85.10 
93 
87.6 
90.3 
