The sun., 1902-04-27
THE Taller TROUT.
An English Variety, Large and Lusty, but
Of Peculiar Appetite.


Although the conduct Of one Of Eng
lands best and gamest trouts is enough to
vex the angler" said a travelled and en-
thusiastic New York sportsman, when at
last the fish does rise TO the fly and take
it with a whirl and rush, all is forgiven.
This particular trout is the taller, and
its habitat Is the waters Of the south Of
England. 1t is a beautiful fish, strong,
well built, and grows to a weight Of more
than six pounds. 1t gets it's name from
it's habit Of feeding
The streams il inhabits abound plenti-
fully in fresh water shrimp, which are fat
and nutritive. The trout seeking these
shrimp plunges its head into the weeds
and its nose even into the soft bottom.
and the stream being shallow it breaks
the surface OF the water with its tail, which
waves in the air above il. Then the trout is
said to be failing, and hence the name of
taller
This pig-like manner OF feeding is what
the angler would be excusable for being
disguised with, for the trout is 80 engrossed
in il that il treats with contempt the dainty
flies he places so temptingly before il,
and II is an aggravating sight TO gla nee
along the ripples and pools Of some de-
lightful stream and see them agitated
here and there by big trout at their untrout-
like feasts, and 20 know that the chances
are nine TO one against your being able
TO turn their attention TO morsels YOU your
self are presenting to them.
1T Is not until June that the taller will
bethink itself that II i'll bcflts its race to
be merely grubber in the dirt after things
TO appease its appetite, and that II will
turn now and then to something more
in keeping with the palate Of royal pis-
catorial family. Early in the summer the
taller will show interest in the insect life
on the surface, and toward evening will
rise to the fly with rush that fetches the
anglers heart humping clear up into his
throat
"The best artificial lure for the taller.
although II is one that would scare our
brook trout. is big and gaudy and is called
the alder fy II il fshed down stream
within few inches Of the trout and worked
like salmon fly.
What creature the taller imagines
this nondescript thing to be IL IL Of course
impossible 10 know, and ! am inclined TO
think the trout dashes upon il In anger at
it's intrusion rather than from an impulse
Of hunger. No matter why the fish takes
II. II IL worth spending day on a stream
10 induce four or hve-pounder to indulge
itself with rush AZ one, II the fish only
gets in it's Jaw the hook the hy Concaals
The tailer iz not timid fish. unlike all
other trout and the water where II il found
being invariably clear and shallow. the
angler has his hsh In plain view when he
casts, even II u 10 not failing And this
trout seems not to be AT all sensitive to the
prick of the hook. but II inclined 10 Tis..
al the fly will follow the inclination inn
mcdiately after you have hooked, but not
fastened your fish
Il havr very pleasant recollection of
trying MY rkill on a fVe-pounder, IN th.
River Lea. one afternoon, aud a. last land
ing him after Whirlwind ddsh AZ my alder
NJ that had played q foot ~ 80 from he
no-.. and which he mppsd well into his
upper Jaw. failing within a yard of where
al lari landed my prlls Was anoths trout.
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fellow Wa- making IN hiz Struggle 90 pie
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