Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-05-08

as came up TO the boy ne gave pc
culiar twisting jerk TO his primitive
pole and actually landed oeautltui
fish before IL had time 10 think wheth-
or 10 fight or not for its lie.
went back to camp that day with
tho finest mess ever had, but that In
dian how caught every fish In II. They
were cheap fish, too, for the premium
on the purchase was thorough under
standing of the fact that the prime ne
cessity in angling for brook trout Is
"knack."
Elaborate tackle Is unquestlonably
iov IN the angler who knows how 10
Landle e.. After your FISH is struck
there Is excitement galore IN playing
him. and the Indian boy wosld have had
poor fun playing pound hsh with no
reel. Yet, as / said, he caught nsh
faster than anybody ! ever saw. IL
makes ALI the difference in the world
whether you are out for fish or out Tor
finn. He went for fish and got them.
was ont for fun and got very little OF II,
though bought his fish.
The whole science OF trout fishing,
after all, consists OF "knack." Inc
tighter and more delicate the tackle the
more the necessity for delicate handling
and for meeting the mad PUSHES oil the
frightened fish with pure skill. lie Is
strong enough TO break your line or
even a hook il you are clumsy enough
to give him a square jerk at H. ana your
only chance when he Is fighting ~ 10
tire him out.
Your scientific angler will dIsdain the
notion OF fishing with worms Tor Dali,
though IL is thing that many OF them
will do when they are alone. Bx-Presl-
dent Cleveland IA said TO have done II
openly, and he is counted very exert
fisherman. Doubtless ny fishing calls
for more skill, and Is to be greatly pre-
ferred for that reason. But only lew
gles are needed. The beginner Will buy
as MANY as he can, usually not knowing
which are the best. And, indeed. this
Is n difficult thing 70 tell without know
ing the water that Is 10 be iished.
safe rule. and probably the best, u TO
look closely AZ the fies that are skim
ming the water and use lure tnat re-
sembles them as closely as possible.
As 70 the choice OF tackle, u Is IKE
the Spelling OF Weller, which, as The
immortal Sam Informed the court. de-
pended on the taste and fancy OF the
sneller. Every angler has his choice.
and so long as his "rig" Is light ana
strong he is not 10 be criticised. inc
obiect Is TO handle IL properly. Casting.
striking. playing and landing all eau
for dexterity, quickness, delicate skin
and accurate judgment without tne
.sknackn one might better go down 70
tho sea in ships and FISH for cod.
AT this time OF the year, when the
Season has lust opened, there are thou
sands Of anglers at work In the brooks
ali over the country. Those who have
caught fish will laugh at the not!oh OF
telling the beginner how 70 eaten uout.
They will say, and properly. enough,
that the only way 70 learn IS 70 go ana
catch them. IL is entirely true THAI no
one can learn how ID angle BY reaoing
a hook any more than he can learn no"
IN swim ia the same way. Yet there
are rules. or rather instructions, that
will he of service 20 him who begins.
Let him first learn how 70 cast his ny
an that IL will fall gently on the very
spot desired. This is an opening Ior
MANY honrs OF practice on lawn ~
Is about all he can do In the way OF
preparation before he actually oeg,ns
6sbioe. Surprising hin to have ms
skill. he must study the fish and ia
habits, and probably in this study he
will lose many and many oeanty tnAs
an older angler would land. For the
trout Is wary and tlmorous above al
other fish.
After he has dropped bis hy "nere
the trout can easily see 1t be must wal,
n he have luck the fish will rush, ana
the instant he feels the hook viii rush
again. Then the sport begins nssN.s'
the really difficult part OF the science.
For n your fish. by doubling or eircling
some roo. or stone 10 the bed Of me
stream. can foul your line he will 90 !,
and 90 free; and On the other b .s,., :,
you trip 70 pull him 10 By main ssreo uIsu1
he will 20 free This Is where .ns 49, -.
'nies ;" 49, nsVtD A. CUETfs.