The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-17
WAYSOF LURING PICKEREL.
FIVE TACKLE THAT THE URBAN
,>GIER ARMS HIMSELF WITH.

:, ,n,ur.s Hin BETTER sport. hut It's Not q
whit More killing Than the Less Preten-
,iou. Lay. out NJ the Market Ftshermaa
nan, and Flies That Attract Most.
r,sryuLAE, Wis, June h.-Aocording TO
Oh. hook, Of the lawyers. the season when
.. and M forms II pike may be taken legally
en- Wisconsin waters begins on May Is Of
49,, ,,,r According to Joe Labriere and
nil # the other fishermen along the Mlssis-
',,, II brgin, q, Soon as the ice gets out Of
49,, river on March 81 or thereabouts, There
y,wpipg and ebon chasm between the
~,,mslnw and the fisher folk and all attempts
% hr'dyc IL or TO shake hands across It have
,,,, in vain. There is no section Of this law
utieh t. not violated repeatedly in all parts OF
Ui.,,n.ip. In the woods the SLAYER Of deer
opf ,f ,ra~nn make, some half-hearted effort
:, g,,, Ms oicnce concealed, but along the
river '1cra j. no apparent desire to dodge the
c,., warden. Men in boats cast their lines
h,lIy weeks before they have the right and
=, ,,,bt tn, flames OF their torches may be
.nD AL along ts banks, They are "gigging.
~ .r,ariuc. ,t,h then. a thing that Is forbidden
nj sl times Of tho year. just why the wardens
,,.r so little effort to Interfere Is plain to a
y,u VINO meets the fishermen, They are
,c.rla ~ untltorsd minds. Also they are
sv,,rl hy sudden impulse. Their position
l. that the Lord made the river and the fishes
Or tho l,e and profit of any man able 10 derive
honrri from them AZ any time. that a set OF
legislators at Madison have no right to inter-
for, with the orderly scheme of things and
,t.I 4 rlme warden who has not sense enough
Z, stay inside when he sees the lights cleaning
de.rryc, To -pcnd "A large part II his time pick
IN, small shot out Of his skin. Monsieur la
tri.rn expresses II succinctly: MA mimi
an ya lcntle cheeldr-r-ren--gifs rom le bon
pipi ley need ~ feesh TO 20 belly an ~ close
f. 2n back. wat I keer 70 Eat man wat eos
vanfnn' DAM"
INST now Lnbriare and companions, and
a. occasional sportsman from Dubuque. are
catching pickerel in numbers. The sports
man also catches bass. but this fish at this
tra-on j. rather beyond the natives because
a. il rising 10 the fly and n book of flies j. some
I, M not in the ownership OF any one 81 the
porkr, men. Furthermore, fly fishing means
AWAY, the expenditure Of a great deal of time
A. proportion TO returns, and what the pro-
f,-,fonal- want i Ash mcat-as much OF II
n, po-,ible IN rs short space "a possible. Tho
r,ckrrrl l. a good game swimmer, with a vora-
ci,I- appetite and fiendish temper, which Is
willing To 20 for almost anything 1t can digest
Il Ia, its preferences, but II II can't get a TAT
June bug or juicy grasshopper, will take a
uiunpw. and IL II can't get minnow. will take
url-h ur helgramite or bird flesh. IN Is as
fr.t a, the bass. a game a fighter. VIII run
A. large, l. not one-half so cautious, Is hungry
Iretty much all OF the time and sells for almost
Il mich from the scales. Its capture also
r,mlrns IT, thorough a knowledge OF Its habit al
md almost aS much skill in the manipulation
of the rod, although. Of course. the manner
Of IL, taking Is not comparable for interest and
science with fy fishing. the highest form OF
tla angler's art devised by the brains and
experiences Of many centuries.
The ~fayorite lure for the pickerel Is the spoon
and 1t may be- said that the more brilliant the
spoon is and tie more rapidly It revolves upor
II, swivel the more certain 1t Is TO prove a.
~tractiye. The spoon Is not an expensive
thing and anybody, poverty-stricken market
fisherman or sportsman from the city, is able
10 own one. There is to the pickerel when 1
is feeding something peculiarly attractive II
the bright glitter of the metal. At such time
a spoon showing only the sheen Of the meta
on al! of IT,, sides would prove possibly more
killing than one constructed in the ordinary
manner. There are parts Of the day. how
ever, when even the pickerel ceases 10 eat and
when one j. taken in those hours 1t Is because
Of his anger Mt the red upon the spoon. The
ordinary spoon Is not constructed according To
common-sense lines. one side OF 1t stimulates
A minnoy or small silver fish and the other 1.
Of a brilliant scarlet. which has only the irrl'
ta,ing faculty. 1t will pay some fisherman 10
e pertinent with two spoons. one ,unpalnteo
and he other painted solidly in red. one Oh
the other of these spoons ought 10 take tht
piokerel so long AZ 1t j. light enough U see. Few
anglers know mat the red IN their lures does no.
euI.ce nsh and II not put there 10 simulate
food. Red angere the trout, bass or pickereI
Ju,t a. il angers tine bull and many other ami
hal, 40 rr eyer saw any pug Of ny II m na! ysS
ibit| '" one Of the most killing o. bass or ,rou,
tle-. The pickerel when IL Is lying up behind
some log will dash a. lieroeiy at u piece OF REQ
cerdcd by the anger Of any bull in a Spanish
arena. he meets his " OBSTRUCTION In AT
effort Ia destroy. I'LL
run in weight from a half pound to five pounds
II /, q slender Ash and one of q pound and q
half in vega Will measure fourteen inGhei
and well muscled and has a broad tail i; speed
l. nothing short of the terrific, IL Will prob
ably cover more. water at q dash than a pas
doe. rot frequent the %sviitest water. This
however, j. because Of laziness and not IRON
an inability to stem the torrent; II would pe
a tearing bit of river. indeed, which the pick
erci would be- unable TO negotiate; For the
most mart IL preferI water which shadows or
the lower edge Of a sand bar, or a spot where
eilt has been deposited just around the curve
of a bend, or It lies below some fastened bl'
OF timber where the impact OF the current Il
slightly broken. From this coign OF vantage
il can see without being seen and a SINGLE Lear
will carry it like a flash Of light fifteen, feet ~
or down or across stream. LAKE, all OF Iht
game fishes. IL has a remarkable power OF vlsiof
and when the river Is In its usual state OF sum
mer clarity IL h able to survey a wide Held
II l. often necessary with the bass u cast ahd
re-cast in proximity before II can DO induced
10 rise, but anywhere within six feet oil a pick
erel will serve the purpose. Moreover, ut
further awav the lure Is when the attack i
made the more eager l. the rush and the greater
the certainty that the hook Will become last
ened. II Is seldom that the pickerel strike
short, s. "a IL Is called. There are, days wher
the bas Is fisher will see fish after fsh leap AT nj
fly or spoon. stop electrically. within an men %
II and sink or flash out Of sight. put ~ u u'
habit Of the ~piclerel 10 take hole, OF anythin-
II starts utter and II II ever strikes short !
l. the result Of miscalculation and not OF al
intent To let the lure alone.
The fish /. often taken with q spoon attached
70 u plain line and more often with 4 spooI
attached TO n smell Of double gut. The wis
man, however. who wishes TO land bis fsf
beyond pcradventure when II - well hooked
viii use n smell Of strong fine wire. The ID
strirg Of the guitar makes an excellent pickere
smell Thi, miniature pirate has q NOUN gar
ul-hNd with u few teeth Of exceeding keennes
and knows how To use them, Woe petdr IN
amateur who hangs" n three-pound pickers
and permits the desperately rushing and tug
girg quarry to get any sla w line. IN such case
vLtL a., .,,I1 or a spall ~ cut the chance