Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-11
THE WARY TROUT.
A Veteran Anglers Notions About
Catching Him-FashtOuabIe Tackle
vs. Red BanGUnuRs.
New York sun.

vs.. Red BamCtfnuilss
New York sun.
/ never visit the Adirondack region with
out stopping on my way at Whitehall, at
the head Of Lake Champlain, and calling
uron that veteran fisherman and inventor
of the trolling spoon and minnOw gong,
Julio 4. Buell.. Every visitor 10 the lakes
in this region has heard Of Mr. Buell. and
his wonderful skill in capturing the greatest
number aud largest trout, frequently
on ground which has been tshed
over and over again by amateur
fishermen and declared 70 be tshed
ont. In fact, il is Just such spots as this
that the old man usually selects when be
GOES fishing. To use his own words, sit
takes some science 10 catch fish in lake
or brook where greenhOrns have been
sloshiug around for weeks, frightening the
fish, and tearing the jaws Of about three TO
every one they catch, leaving them swim
ming around with a sore head and mighty
suspicious
Believing that 1 should need some differ
ent flies from those / had, for the month OF
July, asked the old man if he could sup
NV me with such as l needed.
81 thought he replied, that you had
fished long enough TO have gotten over all
that sort Of nonsense. You ought to know
that all this talk about any special kind Of
fIy for this or that month is all hUmbug.
When it is jumping time for trout, they
viii take anything that is properly put be-
fore them"
sBut," said /, snow is it that you deal
ers manufacture all these ditferent-oOlOred
flies, and talk about the various kinds being
Good for this or that month, or such sec
lions Of the country"
sThats all right, he replied. "The fact
Is those fancy gentlemen who come out Of
the CITY, every year, with their fifty dollar
poles, silver reels, silk lines, and other
fancy tackle, would never be satisfied with
ont a book full Of gaily colored flies, and
with those fellows YOU know the man with
the most expensive outfit and the finest col
lection of flies generally passes for the best
fisherman. Besides, il is good for the
trade. but l am surprised that man who
was born i'm a trout country as YOU were,
sbould allow himself TO be humbugged by
such tricks of the trade. The fact is there
is much humbug in the fishing tackle buSl-
ness
81 am glad TO hear you speak so candid
~" | reDlied. Glow long have you
thought SOP"
"Eyer since 1 first saw a fy," he replied.
sGWbv, the biggest brook trout ever caught,
l took with fly male from piece Of red
| bandanna pocket handkerchief. You see,
| was out hunting oIe day, about 70 years
| AGO, when i came across a brook IN the
woods, and inst as / g"t to it l saw trout
I break water and take a white miller
\ which was floating upon the surface
| l never 90 out without a fish line IN my
pocket, you see; so | thought thai
| perhaps / might catch some trout if l cOulC
| ind white milleTs for bait. | cut
mole and then commenced to hunt fOra mil
/ ier, but could not find one, OF any Othei
kind Of fly; neither could scare up eveI
A chipping bird to shoot for its feathers
Then / happened to think Of my red ban
| danna handkerchief and wondered if
couldn't make fly out Of that. j took on
nv knife. cut a square piece out Of one cor
ner. and fastened it over the hook. L
hadn't more than touched the water WheI
il was taken by a beauty that weighed thre
pounds and eleven ounces, and L caugh
over eight pound Of trout that day with
piece Of my old pocket handkerchief. An
! on another occasion l caught twenty-seve
black bass with piece Of that same oil
red bandanna handkeTchie. for a hl
IL tell you it's all bOsh to talk
lis being necessary to have just such CO
ored fly for June, another for july an
another for August, or when the sun shine
or when it don't. Tins are a good thing
have TO fish with, but a great deal more d
ponds upon the way they are handled tina
upon their size, color, or beauty. Il is we
enough, however, to let those people wi
think the whole science Of trout tisbiI
consists in having expensive tackle and
different fly for every change Of the moo
believe in it. It gives them a chance toe
Main their lack Of SUCCESS by saying tn
thew did not have a 'SeaSOnable n.y.
thew only knew how to handle il, piece
flannel or an old red pOcket-handkerchi
is always in season.