. Brook trout fishing. Oquossoc Angling Association; Trout fishing. 34 All the boats now came rushing up, some parties calling out lustily^ '^How much does he weigh"? '^ which was immediately ascertained to be 8J pounds. He was rather a short trout, be- ing only 25 inches in length, but measured around fall 17 inches. He soon recovered after being j)laced in the fish car, and when transfer- red to the camp car in the running stream, he was as lively as ever, not being injured in the least. Several days later he was served up in fine style, as described hereafter. Some of the l^arties, pre
. Brook trout fishing. Oquossoc Angling Association; Trout fishing. 34 All the boats now came rushing up, some parties calling out lustily^ '^How much does he weigh"? '^ which was immediately ascertained to be 8J pounds. He was rather a short trout, be- ing only 25 inches in length, but measured around fall 17 inches. He soon recovered after being j)laced in the fish car, and when transfer- red to the camp car in the running stream, he was as lively as ever, not being injured in the least. Several days later he was served up in fine style, as described hereafter. Some of the l^arties, present at this defeat of one of the heavy weights^ will not soon forget the scene, and all will be sure to remember the TERRIFIC STORM of thunder and lightning, wind and rain, which followed immediately after, a description of which the writer is not able to give, commensurate with the grandeur of the event, but will refer the reader to the most graphic account he can find of some other "big blow," written by one equal to the "Fiercely raged the King of ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Allerton, Reuben G. [from old catalog]. New York, Printed by Perris & Browne
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