The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-13
ALL A FOR FISHING.


RODS, REELS. FLIES, LINES IN
SHAPE o m sElsoN'S OPENING
Seine or the Novelties in Eiiss. pnirs. and
burca the wtuter mas HreuEht Ferth-
Reds mat Are Coed and C~heap-Renue
ments Or Outnt FOR the Ausier's Comfort
While tho man whose principal sport 10 trout
and bass fishing has been thinking over days
along streams and on lakes, past and to come,
| busy hands have been hard at work either to
increase his comfort or the success Of his sport,
or both. There have been mon handling axes In
tropical forests, howing out hard woods and
cutting bamboo for his rods within sound, per
| haps, of a hunter. shooting birds whose feathers
are ultimately 10 be Joined to hooks to mako q
deadly lure for some fish thousands Of miles
away. In Spain there have been hundreds OF
men nd women manufacturing the
gut, md skilled mechanics have filed and fitted
tho reel parts together. In long rooms hore in
| New York women with lean white fingers have
boon stripping feathers and tying them with
artistic accuracy to hooks and snoods, the swish
! of a light plane, handled by some long gray
whiskored expert rodmaker sounding above tho
shipping of small scissors or the squeak OF q
hook vice.
Not the least Of the workers arc tho men who
work up thoir own ideas or examine into those
OF others-the inventors Of the craft. Every
year they have something nova fly good In
some Adirondack stream or q revelation In
lines, hooks, or rods. Such was the jointed rod.
a long time ago. the split bamboo, the braided
silk line. the waterproof. tho bronEed hooks.
There arc three hundred styles Of flies. tied on
q dozen sizes of hooks. which may bo used for
bass or trout OF salmon. A recent one Of these
has q most attractive lustre to the eye. 1t Is
called the Brandreth. Its body 10 yellow, turned
with gold tinsol; Its legs orange haclkle, mixed
with a few strands Of scarlet. Its wings are fine
speckled sholdrake gray and Its tail scarlet. 1t
resembles the Queen of tho Waters and exag-
Rerates tho Professor. A moro attractive fly
could scarcely be imagined for q day when
clouds with silver lining cross the sky. as In May
and juno. Tho flies displayed In tackle stores
are lighter In color, moro trim In appearance. and
of finer quality than ever before. The famous
Black Gnat, with black wings, hackle and dark
peacock or frowzy black body, fairly seems to
grumble when seen among them.
Tho Parmachenee Belle, with its red and white
wings. legs. and tail. does not glare as formerly
In q showcase. 1t is now considered ono Of tho
best flies for trout or quick.water black bass
fishing in Maine or Now York. 1t il working
its way west, and Is used extensively for brown
trout. The brown hackle 10 lighter in color.
but the midget flies tied on No. IL hooks are
favored in dark colors. AZ they are used on
bright days. The trout is quick eyed. As o day
grows brighter tho fisherman has to change the
size of his flies till he quits fishing for his first
lunch, about IL o'clock-ho couldn't possibly
-,.i. III, 10 Dr-,no N. noo, hour. tho r,doot
finds favor, and as night comes on, the grizzly
king. with its green body and gray wings and
its scarlet tail; tho Jenny Lind, with its light
blue wings and tail. its red hackle and yellow
tinselled body, and the General Hooker, with its
glossy green, silver-tinselled body, its light mot
tied turkey wings and brown hacKIe. become
more efficient Tied on No. . hooks they VIII
Fol-. tho first day of fishing on Long Island.
March %, almost any kind OF ny Will 90 so long
SS i Is Iprsd' M snS Eo. . w nGSf its a alare SF'S 6ody as and q
TAIL, and the white-tipped wings from the end
Of turkeys tail,
plates representing flies. The plates arc lightly
Autographed on stone and finished by hand
senting about thirty, or thirty-five flies, would
cost upward of 500. but it would add beauty to
s any T roai Hf fie .A and book loos'i them .f Trough hs Sits IN
heavy white paper SO that the points would
show, as in the latest bait'hook holders. The
late Wakeman. Holoerton. the Hackenslek ar
fist who died about two months ago Of apoplexy.
was the greatest of fly painters. He used no
other tSina. Mr.. Miooibortton 8 success as a paint.
er of flies was due to his scientific knowledge of
The ordinary man does not appreciate what
a difference in catching qualities a slight vaIia-
ton IN color or style would make IN a ny. 10
them. 1t Is because women perceive slight diff
]fercnccs in shade and color that they make tho
best flies. and their deft fingers can twist the
threads and feathers of flies into more natural
shapes. Flies. 70 be taking. must resemble nat
ural flies. and the nearer the resemblance the
better. except rarely, whom monstrosities. such
as are habitually used for salmon. find favor in
the eyes of trout in an experimenting mood. A
trout that has once been hooked on a fly will
not often take that lure again. but u change in
flies will often result In o capture after the fish
Haa Nod TINA IN ntttn tnNyn
Bait hooks are tied in a new style this year.
They arc comented to the snood and u long
twist of silk thread makes a couple of turns on
the hook to prevent the snood from lifting. A
fish cannot chew the cement II fastened to this
style of hook. 1t is the most important i'm:
provement in this years stock. The bronzed
hooks increased in favor and the even tension
knotless leaders more than hold their own.
Anglers, however, are slow to take to innova-
lions. Artificial bats and insects are rapidly
going out Of favor. excepting minnews and he'll
GRANTEES. The Spanish man.of.war. a cross be-
tween a helgramite and a yellow lizard. Is the
only new bait. 1t Il. used with q sinker exclu.
siyely for bottom fishing.
The chief difference between bass and trout