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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.