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Trout Fishing

by Mrs. Eunice B Lamberton
with revisions © Mark Minter (fishingantiques.com)

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Fishing Poem by Eunice B. Lamberton- Please link to us- DO NOT STEAL

Give me a rod of the split bamboo,
a rainy day and a fly or two,
a mountain stream where the eddies play,
and mists hang low o'er the winding way,

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Fishing Poem by Eunice B. Lamberton- Please link to us- DO NOT STEAL

Give me a haunt by the furling brook,
A hidden spot in a mossy nook,
No sound save hum of the drowsy bee,
or lone bird's tap on the hollow tree.

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Fishing Poem by Eunice B. Lamberton- Please link to us- DO NOT STEAL

The world may roll with it's busy throng,
And phantom scenes on it's way along,
It's stocks may rise, or it's stocks may fall,
Ah! What care I for it's baubles all?

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Fishing Poem by Eunice B. Lamberton- Please link to us- DO NOT STEAL

I cast my fly o'er the troubled rill,
Luring the beauties by magic skill,
With mind at rest and a heart at ease,
And drink delight at the balmy breeze.

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Fishing Poem by Eunice B. Lamberton- Please link to us- DO NOT STEAL

A lusty trout to my glad surprise,
Speckled and bright on the crest arise,
Then splash and plunge in a dazzling whirl,
Hope springs anew as the wavelets curl.

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Fishing Poem by Eunice B. Lamberton- Please link to us- DO NOT STEAL

Gracefully swinging from left to right,
Action so gentle- motion so slight,.
Tempting, enticing, on craft intent,
Till yielding tip by the game is bent

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Fishing Poem by Eunice B. Lamberton- Please link to us- DO NOT STEAL

Drawing in slowly, then letting go
Under the ripples where mosses grow
Doubting my fortune, lost in a dream,
Blessing the land of forest and stream.

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Fishing Poem by Eunice B. Lamberton- Please link to us- DO NOT STEAL

Rochester, N.Y.
December fifteenth, 1873

These lines were written on the spur of the moment at the famous pool midway between Martin's and Bartlett's on the Saranac River- Adirondacks- As Mr. Lamberton "with split bamboo and a fly or two" whipped the water.
 -A. B. Lamberton

Fishing Poem by Eunice B. Lamberton- Please link to us- DO NOT STEAL
Fishing Poem by Eunice B. Lamberton- Please link to us- DO NOT STEAL

NOTE: I found this hand-written in the front pages of an old book. I have transcribed the entire page, including the footnote it had, and added some of my own revisions and updates to the wording. Apparently written by Mrs. Lamberton as she watched her husband fish, it captures the excitement and joy of fly fishing in a few verses. I know you will enjoy it. 

First published online by me on my original fishingantiques.com site in the late '90s, it's been stolen by dozens of people and incorporated into their websites. I know this because even if it was published somewhere in it's original form, it would be highly unlikely to have the same revisions that I made to modernize it. 

Please enjoy it, and respect it by linking to it if you wish to share it. Thanks.