The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-01
TROUT AND TRoUrING.
,,pJry7 WoRDs arr TO THE SEAsoS
ny 4 TEIERJN ANGLER.

ia How 20 Circumvent Hirn vita Ofh
a. III, The Fi-hinS on Lo.a Isisnd
IN the 1st Of April. in nearly all our Eastern
u,.,.s and on the 10Th In this State. sx-
s,nt on Long Island and Columbia Brook
=, Rochester. the close season on trout
iii end. Hundreds OF fishermen are plan
nins to steal away for . few days to whip
anne nearby stream. while . few more
sortunate ones, to whom an outlay OF consider
mi. time and money IL not an obstacle. are
,.,Ins out trips to distant waters. less fire.
ou.uted and more full OF aame A few even
,ne. ago visitor happening to step into the
Am Of veteran trout angler found him re-
,r,rping q split ban bco tip and surrounded
\, a chaos Of colored silks. smells, lies. lines.
ndlesders. He was In n talking humor. and
during the hour OF chat that followed the
yl.itor cleaned much information worthy even
ofsn old lshermsn's perussL
"Its OF no use" said the veteran. to advise
/. man to fish any particular stream. The
suide books. railway folders, magazines. and
,.ctls dealers catalogues all furnish names Of
i.kee and streams and how to reach them.
you can safely rely on getting no real famous
e,hiug near home. Even places so remote as
the Rsngleys in Maine are we'll nigh nshed
ant and the streams OF Sullivan and Ulster
counties, Neversink. Willowemoc. Beaverkill.
and Mongaup have been stripped OF all good
,I,ed Hsh for several seasons past. and swarm
With angerlinR fry so small that It 10 inianu-
eide to throw ny. The more accessible parts
OF the Adlrondaoks are nearly worthless now.
The only unspoiled wild fishing left to M is
in the big woods OF Canada Long Island II
preserved from end to end except perhaps
three streams. OF which the Smithtown River
/. best. Connscticuts old towns contain some
good rivers where big trout are caught every
season. notably In Lyme. Guilford. Madison.
Milford, and Orange brooks or course II you
belong to 9 club or have .hospitable friends
who do, you can get all the preserve fishing
you wish. For me there 10 no sport in that.
want the wild trout or none.
IA cops1r roy Il viii stand anything. Shrink
but S snd Ssd with Sss sa
iSrtsbly loose Be sure 70 select q dull brown.
as modest Of hue, for q dark colorsd ria viii
often cost you q DAYS fishing. In gsrb OF
s s!d.rs and willows. or bstween Clay banks or
rock Iss and any ou one no TSa 9.SE the
landowners TO be avoided. English waterproof
sS. : ihs a'hs sIss a.ss sse tor
aoss sSs bpsr%s or any special o
81 Sip Boots. Do not be dcudsd into BUYING
any Of the macintosh stockings or bresches
s .oit in s: III .S %: s sSa q s he
Hssn t soo t dSs rubber I: easily P.ch: anG
ss.St SSioh You should slS.ys eSpry. viii viii
cure the trouble, while the cloth affair must be
to the as.yy
essential to comfort and health. Always take
: eossamsr coat with you on z trip Of any
length, Tor some OF your best fishing will be on
OF course there are numbsrlsss ideas as to
Eods e has
the most reliable material In all weather. To-
eallties. and hands. II You can have but one
.pt p shs5 Is the a'i
Sss ns WI III bs and q.
Soods .nd h.s1y h Ssuss The dscsts IN .s
cedar az md sreh
i the rod 4PS .nsssnE tn: line
fro Or lsatsrp light. even II one has the nscss-
Get brass m0untinEs In preference to nickel
Or silver. for they will tarnish and become less
One can detect the fash OF sun
sven through the brush. Besides the re6ee-
lion on the stream alarms many good fish. My
wen less show. and Kept oiled never rusts or
EoI reel, on. NJ. to hold ATTY y-sa. Of line !.
;heAper. get brass. Do not be bothered with a
ss s h.5 rae. sas n sS9s' a.:..s s.ss
and one Of them on a still day will screeeh
% asw out In:
The creek. A nimbls thumb and quick fingers
are better. .quister. and more reliable.
pill, ssun mt the H Ps SsIss s sHls
linen affair, the waterproof which il stiff |
AZ Iawisldy on windy dry and above ALL
others One hundred to 80 feet e plenty Of
Jen may have far hss1isr weight q line than
TT. TS' make Of your hook. p to be deter
gunk region in New York and the Pike county
@ fso.s .S ar. :ff sStGa
S,II:.a; d Long Island, co9nscticst or
and 2 nns needls-wire hook. very long Of
shank and straight Of bend. Big-iaWed. deep
those OF Conn ctlcut.
hooks YOU can see. and only snslied on single
useful. and the thres-foot lengths arc ample
iSr bait work. It eften being, desirable to reel
lno lho nome 10 Ionstn 10 Tree the
book or land u flsh. and . longer gut catches
!. Z The guides; For fly fishing nine feet Is the
Those oid-fashioned fellows who fish with
satth worms for baiI. must always carry split
.hvt Tor use in rapid runs where the bait will |
aot 20 under the surface. Occasionally. and
oely occasionally. . float Is Indispensable
when one has to nsh a lsng stu stretch where
ne current will not carry the lima In such |
tAses there IL nothing better or simple than q |
!. Isted cork. the soft brown OF which does not
~ aet any more attention than Q dead leaf or
! olt Of bark. Failing cork. take short piece |
y dfJ wood. anything but the RAudy. sense |
rs. creation OF green and yellow and red sold |
% our shops. and called with great Judgment |
"a ntnsss By an old chum Of mine fish
And be sure to have your hooks. n you are
PAX Dshing-of course your flies would be In 4 |
wrapped In soft paper. Thus
wen you lose one and have to usnd on q new /
sas In haste. you are DOT obliged to fun BILE
YIN mass OF gut and sharp bArbs before you |
iel one out. One seldom loses more than |
RIeam.
. Cresls are very slightly changed In form
Iom the old ones OF twenty years ago The |
y, pc willow style with broad web shoulder
MAD Is most satisfactory and cleaner than the |
'aaEas bags. Bait boxes TO strap about the |
-alst are the kind TO use and are q vast Inn |
,iqtement over the sehOolboy's mustard box
,r! ms laeket pocket which makes rsbAiting =
itest ignorance