Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-15
THE TROUT STREAMS.
TIME WHEN LOVERS or ANGLING
LONG TO CAST FLY.
FIKEY BEAUTIES ARE IN FINE SHAPE
From the Mountains Come Tales OF
Success That Disgust the Fisher
man With BusincsS-Somc Zoo"
Advice for Amateurs
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written for the Dispatch)
Those are the days when the person
who loves the sensation OF hlDDIe AZ
the end OF a line looks longingly at the
6sb.rod that hangs on the wall, sees
that the duet-covcrcd basket is furDished
,n and wonders II 1t IS not possible to
Get vacation Of a few days. anyway
II IS tho trout season. blessed peilou'
Every angler who has ever caught
trout feels the thrill that comes 10 MN
when pursuing his fayorite sport every
time he thinks Of IT,
stories are coming fast from the
mountains and elsewhere, OF great
catches made under most exciting CIR
oumstances. The trout tales that are
being brought home by the fortunate
men who can go trout fishing when lhey
like. bear a sufficient impress OF truIh
10 entbuse the most phlegnatc.
When. oh, reader, you reach mat
no,nt when all attainment seems hol-
low mockery; when HES endless 'oi
and endeavor weigh heavily upon YOU
when. perhaps, the search Tor weh'h
has led you on and on until all arouiu
Won Won can only see the Quagmire oil
discomfort and tho foul carnations Oh
deceipt. envy and greed, that make lno
head reel thon il IS, indeed, u.he ~
possess yourself OF hght roo anu
angling outfit and HE TO the mountain
brook. where the gamest ana "al'c71
OF FISH kind viii call forth all your cum
Ming TO eaten him. New VlgOr VIII m
resound through the woods as alter d
parnev fight YOU land a speckied beauty
TO-DAY tho split bamboo stands at inc
head of all rods This is claimed as an
American invention, and AT ursl was
laughed at by our English friends on ac-
count OF its iimbcrneas. Inc Hlst t'ii
years has seen It distance al ilNalS' anu
the man who wishes TO De up-'o-uA'e
will select a split bamboo. lhey "io
made OF SIX, ana also o. 'ls"1 %, ~ p
Tn price they may be had from $L1l up
10 ga and more The novice VIII 90
Nyeli 10 BEGIN with mcd.um-prlced roo
,,ot necessarily the very cheapest, but
one that will not cost more than IS or 81
powelled ferlles arc no longer consl-
dered desirable, on account OF tne uiuI-
Guilty in making repairs inc snnple
ferule Is preferred.
Most OF the rods are I'm three joints,
AA+N'ffff
In selecting the rod see that it has an
even chang" That means that when
n IS strained It will bend in an even
curve from butt TO tip. Care should be
taken that there are no impeficctions IN
the cane. The cheaper rods are made
from inferior material, the manufacturer
asserting his bamboo according 10 inc
grade of rod he wishes 10 produce. an
expensive rod should bend 50 that the
wit
I'm buying a first-class rod do so from a
maker who is not only willing 10 put
his name on tho rod, but IS willing
TO guarantee II.
4 rod that is too timber viii not cast
well. whilst one that is too stiu is apt
10 place too great strain upon the isn
by its quick reaction Ring guides arc
mostly preferred, but some still Gins
10 tho tie guides. 4 rod for fly fishing
should weigh from six TO eight ounces
and to be from to 10 1-2 feet long. III,
reel seat should always be below the
hand on q fiy rod II bait fishing is tc
be INDUCED in, a heavier rod is prefer
able OF late a new material, called
paddle wood, is being recommended, bu'
until it IS proved superior the spit BAN
boo had better be adhered TO. The stee
RODS pat upon the market some year
AGO seem TO give little satisfaction, anC
not QNtu us lAuAn as NAi'i AAt"N az
troduced Yet. Notwithstanding this
fact the steel rod has greater posi-
bilues before 1t than any wood rod, ant
ts likely 10 become the rod of the future
The problem seems 20 be simply one o.
perfection Of manufacture. Some years
ago many veteran anglers made thei
own rods. but few have the leisure OF
skill 10 do so, and moreover, rod manu-
facture has attained such degree o
perfection that the amateur cannot hop
10 cope with the professional rod-makeT
who also has the advantage Of having
large stock OF cane 10 make selection
from.
TO BE AVOIDED
In fishing for trout, multiplying rec
q 10 be avoided, and the preference givel
10 one that Is narrow between the plates
with a drum OF spindle of large diameter
With such a reel the line can be woun,
no very rapidly. The handle should D.
OF such construction or so protected tina
II will be impossible 20 foul the line
A light click is best. and its whir i
sweetest music 10 the ear OF the angler.
The leader is that part Of the tackl
that IS attached TO the end OF the line
and TO which the artificial flies or othe
lure are attached. 1t Is used on accoun
OF it's invisibility. rs any line. no matte
how delicate, would scare the fish. Lead
ers are made from silk worm CUTS. an
the best come from spain. They ar
made In lengths of from three to six feet
The four and six-feet leaders are IN
most serviceabe There should be
loop at each end, and others at distance
OF thirty inches. The finer the leade
the better. yet 1t should be heavy enoug
20 stand the strain of heavy fish. j
other words although fine tackle lure
best, yet II must not be too fine TO
serviceablc. Leaders are stained in man
different shades. varying nom a ligh
mist color. which, by the way, is mos
often used. TO almost a black Muc
study has been given 20 this subject G
staining in order 70 make the leader a
little conspicuous as possible 1t i
an accepted rule among anglers tha
when fish will not rise Il is always ad
yisable TO change the leader. no matte
what shade has been used under seen
ingly similar occasions. Tho leade
should always be soaked before II is use,
and should II become frayed by us'
should be placed aside Pieces OF lead
sxs may be ioined together by first soal