. Outing. ident Cleveland toMeddy Bemps has not ceased to be dis-cussed in that vicinity to this day. The island upon which the camp wasbuilt was named Moss Island. It wasnearly in the center of the lake and about The Biography of a Fishing Reel 743 a mile and a halffrom the shore, andthickly wooded. Thelake is seven mileslong and four mileswide and containsabout fifty smallislands. The face of theex-President wouldwear a broad grinwhen he returnedfrom a day upon thelake. He almostalways had goodluck, and generallycarried a fine stringof fish to prove Jefferson,who generally occu-pie
. Outing. ident Cleveland toMeddy Bemps has not ceased to be dis-cussed in that vicinity to this day. The island upon which the camp wasbuilt was named Moss Island. It wasnearly in the center of the lake and about The Biography of a Fishing Reel 743 a mile and a halffrom the shore, andthickly wooded. Thelake is seven mileslong and four mileswide and containsabout fifty smallislands. The face of theex-President wouldwear a broad grinwhen he returnedfrom a day upon thelake. He almostalways had goodluck, and generallycarried a fine stringof fish to prove Jefferson,who generally occu-pied the same boat with the ex-President, says it was the firsttime he had ever heard Mr. Cleveland sayhe had had enough. His face was welltanned in spite of his broad-brimmed interest in the sport was so keen thathe would frequently have to be remindedby a companion that it was time to eatlunch. The day before leaving the campthe fisherman was fortunate enough toland an eight and a half pound salmon,. Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Joseph Jefferson troutfishing in Sandwich, Mass. which he carriedwith him when herattled away overthe rough roads. The Boston Globeof August 23, 1903,published the fol-lowing from TheOuting Magazine: To Grover Cleve-land fishing is a is not a takes it would not be moreearnest addressing apublic meeting, wherehis words would beflashed over thecountry to be read bymillions, than when hesits in a small boat, andwith infinite patiencewaits for a thing that impresses one most aboutthe ex-President when he gets so close to natureis his simplicity. He wears an old brown suit,with a soft hat pulled down over his . In these old clothes he may appear tolack polish, but he certainly does not lackstrength. ... He is very methodical inhis habits on his fishing trips. Mr. Cleveland would breakfast at eightoclock promptly, then down to the dockand into the boat, and as he settled himself
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