Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1891 — FISHING. [ARTICLE]

FISHING.

The Proper Equipment for Thorough Enjoyment of the Sport, Life. Fishing requires- a philosophical disposition and a ready imagination. The former will enable the fisherman to endure black flies and mosquitoes, with which all fishing abounds, and the latter will enable them to think he is enjoying the sport. The equipment for fishing depends largely upon what kind of fish are to oe caught. It is not sportsmanlike to catch sharks with a trout rod, and something more than a deck of cards and a set of poker chips are necessary to lure the Restigouche salmon from his lair. , An alpenstock will be found useful

in pursuing mountain trout, and in deep sea fishing a diver’s suit is absotuteiy: ittdispeasable. ;—c,,,,.* It is wise not to tell the neighbors when you are going fishing. On your return they are likely to be curious and may be offended by your reticence. If, when trolling for bass, you should happen to catch one, do not get excited and upset the boat. You will get your clothing wet and the boatman will think you are not an experienced angler. _ You might as well have a good time while you’re away fishing. Your nose will be sunburned anyway. Mayonnaise sauce will be found a good bait for cold salmon. If you should chance to catch an eel you will find a pair of trouserstretchers useful in getting him off the hook. Fly-fishing for oysters is becoming more popular. A brown hackle is the best fly at this season. Care should be taken that the oyster, once hooked, does not run but to sea. Although the flesh of negro babies is the best bait to use in alligator fishing, publiq opinion *is rather against the practice. Experienced anglers rarely fish through the ice in August. As a sporting authority we incline to the old theory that tne best way to catch muscalonge is to put salt on their tails. | [-. f Wo are happy to say that the foiv mer practice of chasing bullfrogs across country with hounds is rapidly being abandoned. Baiting with red flannel is far more sportsmanlike. In whale fishing the best bait is a Jonah, and no party of whale fishers will start without one.