The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-25
NEW LURES FOR THE TROUT.
COMB INA TION FLIES THE LATEST
OFFER 70 FISHERMEN.
Separate Bodies. Legs and Wings to FIT ON
the Ordinary Hooks and roduc tbs
Desired Color Conbination--Artihciai
Nice to Catch the Early Trout.

Separate Bodies. Legs and Wings to Fit on
the Ordinary Hooks and Produce the
Desired Color Artificial
Mice to Cntch the Early Trout.
Fishing tackle dealers are selling more OF their
wares than usual this year, and, moreover, goods
Of a better quality are being purchased by men
who take their vacations beside streams ana
on lakes. American dealers report large exports
of rods and reels to Europe, but II appears that
American fish hooks cannot omTeto win 'h"|
oi English manufacture except in the finest quar
ity. In the hes, grades American hroEn-f a0iaw
excel. Artificial flies made in England are SAID
TO he a ,rlils better than ours. As TO the lines
II Is a question rs Ia which are best The Amer-
can manufacturers have a grfater assortment ana
in their methods oi dressing and waterproof
ing believe themselves superior The iact thaS
American houses are exporting more and more
Of every variety Of tackle, except hooks, to Eng
land every year speaks well for Yankee progress
in this line
To advance the quality Of material has been
the steady aim Of dealers Of late years Every
season shows that tackle lasts longer under hard
usage than in the old days Every year, too,
there is something new 70 surprise the fisherman
who thought his outfit complete the year before.
Last year it was needless bass flies flies that
WDllu mol nOOk on WetIS -lb1 DIX DdSS hshiht
in the West. The year before II was even tension
leaders, tied with silk at the joints and cemen,ed
and tested 10 stand pounds of weight There
have been "1ut,ering flies" and compensating
reels with piyots To turn when the spool gets loose.
The way rods have been improved Is also Won
derful. one rod seven and a hall fee, long weighs
three ounces. Another Of SIX ounces is nine and
a half feet long twenty four strips OF wood going
into each rod, eight in a JOINT though the up
is no longer than a knitting needle.
This year there was a SURPRISE equal 10 thaS
created when steel rods first appeared 1t was
thought that the limit hal been reached IN flies
when the wings were put ON With cement and q
line of silk, with reversed wings which could not
he pulled out. lIu, now there is a fly book IN
which arr separate legs, wings and bodies. lhey
are adJuSIhl = Ia ordinary hAit hooh> rom Nos.
| to II according To- the hsh wanted t.acn patt
is tel To q bit ol alumni UNI tube The bait hook
is separate. The fisherman observes. mat mo
trou, are rising To a little fly az Whltl he ms no
legs anu a white body lie taxes ,O' ile 'om-
biuation nook and puts a wblr body on = hook:
| then he adds the legs and wings at The Tighs
color, ana then he fishes.
In. II. Is Cantrpll If Brooklyn FIRST thought
Of this scheme, like many other fishermen no
often had 10 throw away excellent iayOIlte MES
because the gut was worn out, or the nook broken.
so he tied a fly on a piece oi copper tube the size.
OF a needle, and slipped the tube over an ordinary,
Nd. = DALI Utblk NI'HHls lh" wv" u 'iuiik'
at each end SO the ty could not slip off. A good
fly will outlast several hooks.
The combination fly book with enough wings
and bodies ana tackles Ia make more than 1000
kinds of flies, even though the ny Is heavy ana
hard to handle nicely, cannot but appeal 10 Usher
men. How it viii work In fishing Is "A question.
The number Of lures fer iroul anl hHSs increases
every year, but artificial bats, eAcrpl, HES. arc
not we'll liked by many save The iazN fishermen.
Rubber frogs, minnows and hellgramnlt's are
the mos, popular artificial bats a new one
is offered 10 trout fisher men this year, This Is
a mouse covered with real fur, having head eyes
and a wiggly tail. All trout fishermen know
tina, big trout like mice and that trout which
wont take flies may w. captured with a mouse
on a hook sunk into the deep pool The new
bal, is being sold in every trout locality for early
fishing when mice are best, and flies 81 little avail
For live bait many styles OF hooks have been
devised, some of them to amuse the greenhorns
and others that appeal TO the men who Know
how to bait ordinary hooks 10 lest advantage.
Some arrangements that would make good mink
traps have been pu, on the market, an automatic
fish hook for instance, which is set oil when tho
bait is nibbled II the fish happens to be poised
right gaiTS will strike il simultaneously on each
side and hold it fast. A new device for keeping
frogs and minnows upright in the water Will
attract more favorable notice from live bait casters
though II is as Troublesome to attach as q hguIe.
guard TO keep oil weeds, a little hook ,cui1ousiy
bent 10 hold the bait; a little rubber band TO fasten
the bait and Q sinker arrangement which makes
the frog or minnows dive right side up and head
first. /, may ba used for surface skittenng
or deep fishing according TO ones manipulation
Of the rod. This device costs 81 and is best used
for bass and pickerel, though lake trout hshing
with il might he worth while.
Some changes have been made in spoons: A
greater variety has appeared Than usual, Com
bination flies and %spinners. Auted and feath-
cred bats are made lighter for casting and dis
tant trolling. The kidney shaped spoon gains
favor steadily, but the oval shaped is by no
tie, bu, copper and nickel ar usually preferred
for spinning bats.