The morning call., 1892-02-21
ROD AND LINE.
Various Ways OF Angling-The Talking
Amateur,

Various Ways of AngIing-The Talking
Amateur.
II is customary with amateur anglers who
! have had seasons experience in fishing
! trout streams and lakes to blow a little on
what they know OF the art and the better
ways Of killing trout, etc. Experienced
anglers, who have devoted lifetimes to
! angling or various rivers aud lakes, are,
with few exceptions, very conservative in
| their remarks, and unless in company with
| men Of their own caliber seldom speak Of
their experiences and the large catches
made under what might have been, often
times. peculiar circumstances.
Amateur anglers are not unlike amateur
sportsmen, and, as previously stated, after
a seasons shooting or fishing, they can give
more particulars concerning the secrets OF
the pastimeS than the Oldest anglers ana
spOrtSmen of the Coast.
During the winter months the only
angling that can be enjoyed by local fisher
men is for large sea-trOut 10 the lagoons at
toe mouths OF the rivers. 1t is not 10 De
compared with the sport derived from tiy-
fishing on rivers, where salmon and trout
are captured almost solely by tiy-fShing
The latter is an art; the former is not.
Lagoon fishing, so to speak, is not unsim-
liar 10 bay fishing. To become a successful
lagoon" angler, all that is necessary is, in
the first place. to understand the secret OF
| putting on lump of salmon roe or shrimp
on a hook; and in the SecOnd-which is the
only important thing cOncerned-the art OF
playing and landing fish hooked in places
where the bottoms Of the pools are strewn
| with drlftwoCd.
During the summer months the large sea-
| trout have, with the exception of a few
! land-locked fishes, made their exit from the
! fresh TO the salt waters, and the anglers
| must be cOntented wiki catching the junior
! hSheS-tne young Of the winters run
which are very numerous in the rivers that
have not been frcquented by poachers dur
Ing the breeding seasons OF the parent
fishes.
The summer fishes, to use coined ex-
preston, that are caught in the streams
within easy journey of this city, will not
average more than seven inches IN length.
These are uUQuestlOnably pRlatabie, but
from a spOTtSman'S view they Afford little
pleasure to the angler whose principal de-
light is in killing the large, gamy fishes
that never quit fighting until knocked out
by the enemy club.
Although many Of the streams, which
almost run barren Of water In the months
OF July and August, would appear TO the
casual observer depleted of ish--that is, of
any size larger than six or eight luChcS-lt
is, nevertheless well known TO some Of the
local angling fraternity that In the small
pools that are shaded by 0yerhanglng banks
VI tallGti LlFGo lul No many u NhNphCA NAV
can be tempted only TO partake oil dainty
mOrsel when the shades Of night encompass
the surrounding country.
Speaking Of trCut-fshlng a practical ang-
Ter writes:
j IS disgusting sometimes to hear man clad
IN On CulhI embracing everything which human
ingenuity can devise 10 empty his purse tell OF
The many times and with what perSlStency lie
changed bis flies before lie could get rise"
The remark al once reveals his iueXperenee, II
his outfit has not already done There Is no
doubt that certain flies are Lest adopted 10 dif.
ierent seasons. times OF day aud conditions OF
weather; but a dozen flies Of different names
viii fully answer all Of these requirements. An
anglers flies resemble nothing when cast upon
lie water. They are simply something which
ATTRACTS tie trout Color has more allutemtnt
Than form, and as there are not so many cOloIS
There Is no use Tor many flies. The general rule
Is for ilght flies on DARK days and dark dat X
lsh flies on Hight days. Sizes are NOR 10 be con-
s.deIed than form and mixture In make up. A
large trout wants something worth his making
an efO.t 10 secure. Il Is doubtless true that
az arbitrary cast OF flies cannot be made up
which VIII be adapted 10 all waters. II IS
also certain that there Is much difference
ln tie feed OF various lakes and streams
which must be studied, and hooks aud files
adapIed from absolute knowledge OF conditions.
There is vastly more skill 10 be exercised 10 APP
preaching suG fishing fishing ground than IN
making up east. The boy with tie chalk
line and bean pole" knows this 10 be true. HE
habits ana surroundings Of Tie fish we would
capture must be known and understood II We
would suCce in taking them. Il certainly Is
fo.y 10 suppose that there Is any one OF the
huudI ed lies displayed I'm spOTtsmeu's shops
HAT VIII take trout against his Will Ihey are
Ot quick, keen sight aud hear readily IA some
manner eminent authorities 10 The contrary,
and these facts must be remembered. Their
TASTE Is not al all acute and their appetltes Var-
able. Digestion Is rapid aud they feed almost
constantly If possible, unless there is sucn an
abundance Of food that they become ROrged.
They are a very wary FISH generally, ready 10
take fly OF bait when they are certain that no
danger turks 10 their way Unless you can be
az Ia he 3 Hnsf ID n
or ripple upon lhe water, large trout viii nor
Ofen come 10 your cree.