With fly-rod and camera . for cooking, andI once saw on the shore of a famous trout brook a pileof over a thousand fingerlings, which had been caught andleft to rot. It was outrageous. Fortunately now the lawrestricts the fisherman in the size of his catch and num-ber of pounds in his possession, and prohibits him fromsending them away, although he may carry fifty poundswith him when he leaves, and this provision should sat-isfy any reasonable sportsman. This law will stay thecrreat destruction that has been oroino- on. I should think, said Frere, judging by the ac-counts of the fishing at you
With fly-rod and camera . for cooking, andI once saw on the shore of a famous trout brook a pileof over a thousand fingerlings, which had been caught andleft to rot. It was outrageous. Fortunately now the lawrestricts the fisherman in the size of his catch and num-ber of pounds in his possession, and prohibits him fromsending them away, although he may carry fifty poundswith him when he leaves, and this provision should sat-isfy any reasonable sportsman. This law will stay thecrreat destruction that has been oroino- on. I should think, said Frere, judging by the ac-counts of the fishing at your famous lakes, that the lawhas come too late; I should imagine the stock might beexhausted. On the contrary, I replied, there is still good fish-ing there, and the very efficient Maine Commissioners putinto the water many, many more fry than there are takenout, and the stock of large fish still holds out. Everyyear there are taken great numbers of trout running fromfive to seven pounds, and we occasionally hear of a ten,. o 3^4 IVith Flv-Rod a]id Camera. eleven, or even twelve pounder. All these are taken withlight, single-handed rods. My friend, Mr. W. H. Fullerton, of Windsor, Ver-mont, writes me that with some of his heavy fish lastseason, such as six and three-quarter pounds, he used afour and a half ounce rod! It requires a careful andscientific angler to do such work, but Mr. Fullerton Isall of that; in fact, he is the most sportsmanlike andconscientious angler with whom I ever fished.* * I\Ir. yullerton writes me as follows : Last August and September I went tothe Upper Dam [at the Rangeley Lakes] and had fine sport, all conditions beingfavorable for it. I will give you m}^ record, knowing you will enjoy it: Aug. 24 . 6 lbs., with 6-oz. rotl. Aug. 30 2Xlbs. with 8-oz. rod 24 . 6/3 I * * 30 3?4 24 . 3 30 34 * 25 . 34 S-oz. 31 I,2 25 . 34 Sept. 3 5 25 . 24 ? 3 iX * ** 25 . 2 , << , > 4 b% 27 . 3 • 4 6M 4y3-oz. 28 . 2X 4 3^ 28- . i,H 4 byi 29 . 2% ? * ((
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