. Pleasures of angling with rod and reel for trout and salmon . If the effects apprehendedare realized, the dam will be abated as a nuisance,by lawful process or otherwise—unless indeed thethreatened suits for damages by parties aggrievedshall induce its owners to rid themselves of trouble-some litigation by destroying the dam themselves. 28 218 PLEASURES OF ANGLING. Anglers are chiefly aggrieved by this obstructionto the free flow of the water because it has de-stroyed several favorite trout-haunts — notablyColes Point and Lothrops Chopping, where formany years I have had my best spring fly f
. Pleasures of angling with rod and reel for trout and salmon . If the effects apprehendedare realized, the dam will be abated as a nuisance,by lawful process or otherwise—unless indeed thethreatened suits for damages by parties aggrievedshall induce its owners to rid themselves of trouble-some litigation by destroying the dam themselves. 28 218 PLEASURES OF ANGLING. Anglers are chiefly aggrieved by this obstructionto the free flow of the water because it has de-stroyed several favorite trout-haunts — notablyColes Point and Lothrops Chopping, where formany years I have had my best spring fly eight or ten feet artificially added to the bodyof the water have so changed the currents of theriver that they are no longer gathering places fortrout. But in spite of this desecration, these oldwaters still afford ample amusement for those whofish them patiently and with moderate skill. CHAPTER XXVII. FOREST WANDERINGS ECCENTRICITIES OF MEMORY — A LONG CONTEST. Look you ! here is a trout will fill six reasonable bellies.—[SirIzaak HE lower Saranac is closely fished,but it still affords good sport withthe troll. The lake-trout are gen-erally of medium size, varyingfrom two to eight pounds, andoccasionally running as high asten and twelve. There are notmany lakes in the woods so per-sistently fished, and not manywhich make better returns to the patient are a few gentlemen who seldom go beyondit and its connected waters, notably the vener-able Mr. Arnold, of Keeseville, whose nearlyfourscore years are kept mellow by the timehe gives to this healthful recreation. Others, whohave reached the sear-and-yellow-leaf time oflife, would find their setting sun reflecting backa cheerier light if they would imitate his goodexample. 220 PLEASURES OF ANGLING. In August there is not much better fly fishing inall these woods than can be had in Cold and Raybrooks, which empty into the Saranac within a fewmiles of Martins; and the trout are large as wella
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