The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-03

seen men WorK JnTCuEu the SUupr.s.- .. :.
most gorgeous fly book-one OF those hy
books which merely 70 see is to want 70
steal-without catching, and have N.Y.
self caught q y pounds OF trout with one
fly II was curious, nondescript kind OF
a thing, something like a brown hackle,
with two tails OF peacock stringers worked
into it; yet the other two flies in the cast
q Palmer and a Red Ibis-were let severely
alone, while the bug" as l called it, was
fairly chswed to flinders.
Speaking Of the bug reminds me Of the
Importance Of tying ones own flies. The
materials necessary TO dub up f1y which
will be something like that which the fsh
are taking can be carried in An ordinary
tin tobacco box. Yoa want black. brown,
gray, green, red and white silk, about
three yards of each. To these add bits OF
sill the colored feathers you can and, and
small stick of black sealing wax completes
the list The best way to learn to tie flies
is 70 tie them. OF course the first you
make will whip 10 pieces in short order,
bat expe-ientia docet in this as IN other
things, and know of no more fascinating
work Not only can you get a good book
together in time, but you can always make
up the sort of fly the fish want IL il
amazing how blind fish can be 20 the
merits of flies, and with what absolute
scorn they can treat the beautiful array
which looked 50 tempting before one
started out.
There are men who seem to think that
fishing with natural bait is a sin alongside
of which breach Of trust is Innocent.
cannot say that l agree with them. pre-
fer to fish with artificial flies IL the fish will
take them, but when go fishing want to
catch fish. SO Il l ind that the fish will
not rise To my dies / am satisfied 70 give
them grasshoppers or minnows or worms
or anything else they see tit to ask. The
greater part OF the fun comes after the fish
is hooked in the play, and as my object Is
always TO get my hook into that fish's
mouth cannot say / am particular as to
how this is done. This may not be sport,
but it results pleasantly enough when one
is landing the fish and looking at the
beauty, first in the creel and afterward on
the table. You can use just as delicate
tackle, and the skill necessary is Just as
great, while if your conscience troubles
you you can stand on the lawn and whip
the grass for an hour in order to even
things up.
Provide yourself then with dozen and
a half hooks on good gut The sizes will
be governed by the fish you wish TO catch,
but the average cost will be about .25.
Buy three swivels, 45 cents; cents worth
of shot, which you split up, and at least
one good spoon for trolling If you need IL;
cost 81. This will leave you 81 o5 10 DO
spent on artificial flies. Not very much,
but at the same time enough, for with it
you can get n dozen. and IL these are
bought with reference to the water you in
tend to fish they will give you plenty OF
sport. II you are going out for hy fishing
only you will not need the spoon or the
swivels. which will give you another dozen
flies. As TO what flies to get 10 IL impossi-
BILE 70 give general directions worth follow
ing Ordinarily speaking, brown hAckles,
Palmer's Red Ibis, black hackle, moths and
Professors should he found in every book.
But the flies which are the most killing In
the waters Of the lower St Lawrence ara
as dirt in the eyes of the California trout
and this rule holds all over the country.
Suit the flies TO the water or rather tho
fsh in it, and you will be ali right For
the SIS spent in this way you will have
good working outGt, With which you can
get lots Of sport and maybap pretty heavy
baskets, or rather bags Next year II you
eau put SIS more into your fishing things
you can have an outfit which will bs fairly
complete. ALFRED BALCH