Green Mountain Freeman

Indian Trout Fishing.

In the winter season the Indian frequents the
bays and gulfs of the lake, at Green Bay, where
he cuts a hole in the ice, and with some stakes,
fixes a blanket round it, so as to throw the reflection
of the sun's rays directly into it, which
enables him to see for some distance around.—
Here he sits with his spear in his hand, with a
contentedness and patience that would put a
Waltonite to the blush, sometimes for days together,
watching the passage of a sturgeon within
the reach of his thus assisted vision. If he
thinks it a trout region, he alters his plan. For
this fish he carves from wood the form of a fish
or pickerel about ten or twelve inches long, into
which he runs some lead to sink it. To this he
fastens a string and throws it down as a lure to
his game.
The light from the hole, and the
clearness of water in these lakes, enable the trout
to see considerable distance. When he comes at it with full rush, he lingers for a moment, apparently to account
for the sudden disappearance of his victim, which
gives to the fisherman time to poise his spear
and insure his capture.—Detroit Free Press.