Hunting journal, v4471
Page 123
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Le Gran & Glade House, Clinton River Jul 20, 1978 Caught the bus at 8:15 which put me on the ferry boat at 9:05 about halfway up the lake. Reached Glade House before noon and had lunch with Phil and Betty Turnbull, Keith and Betty - (assisting couple) and Little Curry who helped out. After lunch Jack and I independently explored up-river a mile or so. Jack found a big brownie feeding in a riffle and tossed him on a dry fly - 4 3/4 pounds. As he came downstream he found me working on a rising fish and he spotted for me until I finally hooked him on a nymph. He took my dry fly which scratched his chin and wouldn't repeat, but we went to the nymph. A best-of-all male rainbow, 24 1/8 inches, 4 1/2 lbs. He just looked at those bugs and went down to dinner quite happy. Woody had fished the lower river below Glade House and had nothing. After dinner we walked along the river in front of the lodge and watched a really substantial evening rise. But on the supposition that we would catch them all tomorrow we just looked. A visiting engineer went out and caught a 4lb. rainbow on a nymph. Kites were flying all over the yard and buildings seeking a handout. Pigeons are abundant in the forest or slope above the Glade. We heard a more-geese calling in the night at daylight.