Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-23
HINTS TO FLY CASTERS.
oone Good Points About Bait Fishing
That Every Angler should Know.

Some Good Points About Bait Fishing
That Every Angler should Know.
Two disciples of Uncle Izaak stood on
the forward deck of a Barclay street
ferryboat. eying inquisitively each
others creels. One was accoutred in
the most approved fashion and bore be-
meath his fishing paraphernalia unmis.
taxable signs of the well to do business
man, while the other was clad in the
garb of an Erie conductor and carried
besides his creel a light rod.
The bond Of fellowship and mutual
admiration which exists between all
good fishermen 500 brought the two
together. A comparison of the con
tents of their creels followed, and the
railroader had a basketful of speckled
beauties, whereas all the business man
could produce were two four inch
babies.
''Where did you get themr asked
the latter eagerly.
The conductor named his stream and
the questioner exclaimed: That's the
place l tished. What on earth did you
use-fliesg"
'No; the water is too high and l
used worms"
That's what ! used" exclaimed the
business man. but I'm not very famil.
lar with worm fishing, and probably
that's the reason l didn't succeed"
1t was the reason-and few fly fish.
ermen know how to catch trout with
bait. 1t is by no means as easy as they
think. In his brief trip across the har.
Dor the business man for the first time
learned the rudiments of bait fishing,
and it has since been Of incalculable
benefit, for often the trout will rise to
nothing else.
The best kind of worms are those of
medium size. They should be kept
while fishing in a small box. with free
access to the air and just enough dirt
to keep them half covered. The hook
should lever be entirely covered, as
some claim, but only a third, and the
worm should be so put on that its two
ends are free md can move freely IN
the water. Tie worm should be SO
managed that { is under the surface Of
the water, and to accomplish this often
split shot o. two may advantageous
ly be put on the gut a foot or two
above the hook.
Let the line run under all the old
logs and under the banks, and many a
fat trout will be the reward. Be Just
as careful in bait fishing about not let
ting the trout see you as you are in fly
fishing.
In angling with a grasshopper, grub
or almost any insect you can cast just
~ If you were Hy fishing. Grasshop-
pers can be found In any field, and old
tree stumps will always furnish an
abundance of grubs, while along the
banks of the brook, in the bushes and
under rocks are to be secured the vari.
Gus other insects that trout feed upon.
Take care to put them on 30 as least to
disfgure them. Whenever everything
else fails a big grasshopper will often
tempt the monarch Of a pool that dis
dams the gaudy fly or luscious worm.
To make such bait more tempting
twitch 1t across the surface of q pool,
thus making the bait appear as II max
ing frantic efforts to escape from its
watery grave.
The small minnows and fry fish with
which some streams abound may be
used to great advantage In large creeks.
They need not be kept alive, though
they must be kept fresh. Put them on
the hook with great respect for their
small bodies and so that they will float
freely and as If alive in the water.
Unlike in worm fishing, when it is best
to give your fish a little time, strike as in
insect fishing. quick and firmly, or the
trout steals your bait and swims of
uncaught to devour his dainty in some
lurking hole. ~New York Herald.