New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-28
PART iii.
PAGES q TO 80.
TROUT TIME.
OPENING OF TIE SEASON N TIE ADIRON-
DACKS.
HINTS FOR INEXPERlENcED ANGLERS-TIiI
PROPER CARE FOR FISHING ExcrR-
s!oN-THE QUESTION OF RODS.
NIGHT FISHING.

NIGHT FISUING.
sararac Lake. y. Y. April . (Specla0.-Trout
time is again here. and hundreds Of eXpectant
anglers on hand wi.h rod ara reel. prepared to
capture the willy soscked beauties OF the streams,
a. well as the larger specimens Of trout fam
fly in the lakes and ponds. Earh train that ar
rlves brings is contingent o. fishermen. ana OF
those New York furnishes the lions share.
The best stuH for clothing on a fishing trip is
corduroy. II will stand anything shrink little. and
Is near,y waterproof. Have the coat cut hish n
the neck ard llaoG with Scotch fannes. and the
breeChes made comfortably loose. Re sure 10 select
a dull brown. eroy or buzz. and let your soft felt
nat be OF modes; n color. FOR dark-colored rig
will often COS, YOU q days fishing. !. Your purse
does 10; permit you 20 purchase special SUN
any old mixed chey.Ot or tweed, hot conspicuous
VII answer Wear Light gum nip boots. Heavy
woo'len stockings must Doe worn inside. and
wooi.en shirt IS absolutely essential TO health ana
comfort Always have g0sslnor coat with Y0H
on a trip OF this kind some O. your best fishing
VII be. on rainy days.
OF course there ale numAerless ideas as to the
best rods TO use but for either by or bait fishing
the most reliable material IN al weather. beauties
and hands. If You have only one rod, Is tNH'F
sreenheart or Lakewood. The split bamboo H. ,i'
uchtest prcttiost ard strongest thing in the mar
kot. and if you are sure your fishing VII al "'
in the open meadow, or lake work. there can ne
nothing better, but it VIII not stand the heavy WORK
oings are fraycd and torn by br&rs, and the ragged
limbs of cedar and birch. so that they unwind and
nutter in the wind weakening the rod and snas-
clng the line There is no fun. either in trying
10 unwrap and yaruish rod - campfire or ian
tern light even II one has the necessary tools IN
his kit" Ge- brass mountings N preference 70
nickel or silver for they VIII tarnish and become
less conspicuous. one can detect the flash OF sun
light on a plated rcd frrlong or more away
even through the brush Besides. the reHec'loH
on the stream alarms many good FISH. b'ned steer
is even less SNOWY. and i: kept Oiled never rusS OF
co~rOdes
These ola-cashioned fellows who fish with earth
worms for bait must always carry split shot ior
use in rapid runs Were the o~it VIII not 30
under the surface. Occasionally and Only ovcd-
sior2lly. a float IS .Ei.si ensaoe when ore mas
f. fish long stiM stretch, whore the current Will
tetter or simpler than split cork the sort oI9"h
Of which does not attract any more attention thah
Years Of study ard observation still! leave .q n-
tangled many @. the hatnIs ana - No living
fhing not even an ancient sr2y-WhlskeTeN rd,, -
in and season oGt IN 4 siream who's; ella! iinhS
are covered with the tracks % persistent lisNtl
men and never bite AZ nook; nay: nor psfn ns
brook ana thrashes through the bushes on ~. ,'e
eooj roints Tor the fisherman to observe are Never
fish fast; do not leave good pooi OF d @ -
has stolen away. put go bacH -ew r2.s a49 NOR NOR,
down again with fresh ualt or hlN'Ie"t me-
Never step into the water where the indft@H II .
mud hank for the disColOration drlitlIS Gown,
stream viii scare many good trout VAT uuUI
You can find gravel or rocks under loot lie car
Uni not to disiodge stones from the bank OF in9Nt
Win your fec: the cobbles the bottom lor uIl1r
water the noise will be heard many rods away
Keen or the side % The stream opposite me Su.''
81 .bat YOUR shadow falls on the shore. Ivy 70
Iyalk lightly on The bank Cor the Jai OF ioo,Sl"ss
viii be noticed by tie fish, part!cu!arE ". sNa.i!
ground for long distance Wade sioNtE' ncr
OF line say thirty teet. Of course. N ola1,C
Cicar brook on a sunny day YOU must use nor
and In freshet, when the water is muIhy an ana
-he dav cloudy you may nee4 only a doZci ~
Try never to lift a fish; lead him thropgL, ne
et0a ,er water TO gravel bar or slOplhB Ddih II
= is handy and never Try 10 land aim nntll Hp!
have Thoroughly tired him out \ snort-ii q
iandirg-net Is great comfort. and cannot ne us
rersed with in most AdirOndack hSl.lhB sEou''"s
ii1hrro the banks are Wild and steep , -,
Remeuber that the biggest irOut ieed oHlS .,
ri,<b, The shyest one will not even venture out
on a moonlit evening. You can CAY ,he !di 80,
Tsb in any stream L. YOU are Wiling 10 uiHei .
fho discomforts of night worn. Tax CARR e -'s.'
~ Nav ard having secured either beetles or iIosS'
nv even minnows 90 70 likely spot OF dep W'(,I
uhere bushes on the bank vii! screen YOU va
Gshermon in this way make Their Big c4'c ,,',
,s,bfe the rest OF the VILLAGE WONDERS nov IL ""a
Gone and vainly tries 10 equal his eaten by com
What he untruthfully says he coes-"s''tih up Oo"'
an afOre Sun-up