The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-08

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catch ttsh III True Angler. Pow ~
uhims q, nach Bsss -rrairir
chick ems and 0ngil .iacknsh In lit
tie streams hinEn>h Ia >outh Jen
sea Bo,'s Iuck WIN mE Trout.
ANYBODY can catch - when thew ,
biting The power of 10 'tu'-loru HIF
h shown IA hIa ability 10 catch h"m- p"
Of ther VI ,thcr 'hcv aro hating or u
To do this lie MN know ~" charH
istics ~ the FISH. tie oharnc'"ft-'io~ 90
stream AMI he weather and ~" lars
i-tic4 Of halt. T. hnHw Oalt. Witch car.
with IL tho knoNlodgC ~ how and who
To uaa halt, almost uAlUs The angler.
Nobody over g,'- any nearer 20 an under
standing - 'h" whifus ~ t-h than - knot"
that the Nliu, ,N..'. J. .- within ia" cv-
Isrienue uf cvtrv rrimnn that on on" dHv
bass will break tlrir hack, for mirnows
and on tho next dav the Sam" has IA tho
same pools viii nov D. X o. m%innow-,
but there ncvrr lived an ~I'hthyolugis Si-"
enough 10 do morc than glr=s why this
h 40.
The ,rie-born angler demonstrates his
skill by keeping his mou'h shut. finding
out what the fish want and Hking th"in
In, while imitation anglers ainyr' and below
him are perspiriug. swearing aud getting
nothing. And lc' no fellow inh'ie his min
with the brown stained InRr~ ~ Walt n
and ina gino that fishing Il all calm phil
osophy. contemplation and absorption Of tho
beauties 81 animate and inarimat. nature.
The-. H. a lot ~ hard work and swearing
In II almost ne much swelrlr : n IN golf.
Tie trua-L. m angler will know, for In
stance, that there Gr' certain SEASONS In
which certain bats are III" best b" will
know tina, tharr arc CERTAIN Seasons m which
certain hats are of no Use NJ all. Past years
have taught him that n & along IN the heat
Il August. when the fish ar" lying deep.
that the frog j. most fatal g. the bass. that
early in spring npglc-Voruss will often
provo effective when all else - worthless.
that tho minnpw which swims a ward or
two deep is 81 finer fesh and better favor
and morr v~iv,ri'y and vIgor than the top
wa,cr minnow and therefore "a better lure;
bur when 10 has learned those things no
h oulv coInpl"'ing His apprenticeship
Tive trrsbom angler appreciates and I'M
derstands 'hc-r bats and knows how and
wharnt Ia g., them. hut be- mus, also know
bats which II Is wise to substitute for them.
h. must H. abe In a manner 20 create or
Invent baits.
Often he evolves something which proves
killing whom every known lurr fails. OF
this order was tho FIR, man who thought
b. Use q strip ~ wiito bacon IA Stimulating
a minnow
Doubtless ON that lay c~vprythlng had
failed him. doubtless he reasoned that az
haa,p fal m uhtsa IL tvfwlE y, ,rn.ln g.
,ook like , small FISH whom travelling through
tho water. doubtless h. reasoned that as
deer will 81 Tor miles through tho woods
To lick salty earth. FISH also Sornc'imrs need.
or would Ike. a taste ~ salt. The result
this reasoning was a full haskr, ~ green
or black beauties and Information canrr-
ously transmitted 20 his rivals.
OF hts order. TOO. WINS tho inventor Of
tho metal spoon. which Whlrl- through
tho water and dccoys swimmers to thtir
ruin. Double o." hogan with "a piece
Of tin. and = ~thouS,nd artificial lures have
grown out 81 his experiment
For Il j. established thai there nrN DAYS
when has- Will di~lir all forms Il '.,d
whatever and will strko only ~ d"cpiyiug
metal. Thcy will oven di-iair the metal
u a bit ~ genuine fool q" attached TO u
Putting aside all the manufactured d.~p-
tons with which rsh ar 'Gk"n. there arr
some men who know ua'u.al laits thor.
oughly, and thc-n men know moro han IL
between tho cover u " book or ever
will H., hccau~" thoro arn a great variety
Of living things which Ia~- and trout like.
and - 10 acquainted with ,hc-r things Is
to have widr learuIugs Of Insects and small
creatures which live In and out 4 III.
water.
man NAV pI' IN ~" rru'''. of a wear
IN acquiring mastery ~ tho great division
Of gra-shupI"rs and a. NO end b. far from
complete. MANY people e. upon the
streams With expensive 'lctlo who havr
no knowledge = low valuable tho gas
horpors are. much lee 81 how ard vh.r,
to catch them. whit kinds 60 catch ara
how 20 IN pal them
Grccn frula aun s1'l 'o D." lrt'o- than
brown. pli.h - vrlhlll~ lu-. g. lliam.
but % H. Nr'1Iu tNl' brown E~ru-ehpuu-r-
ar l"ttcr than Cr,s'l amt 'ln reason uf -
l. that fr'aHr Nupl-"r- when UHoy
nu'f"r upon .H" water 80 Just p'an'r L look
much hs" leaves al Pop 49, li''H' 49, 'u
A'rac' ~" rsh uu'..- n 30 c!urr cn0ug'
70 Distinguish 20" log aul wings
Above ,-I,.' I. Do" itf grt-,uuIy'r an
tnat AMI a nall long whit h has a lu.i brown
back AMI -~"!.v'#I lH'.v. u'h r.itish
-p"ts show .ug VIII F.. 's wings pr.n Nor.
tiau orro 'h. r--l.t ~ and tame n the true
born anglor lH. teen r-,-I-i from ierll
hv two ur 'Nrs' 81 turH. gYi..nl- caught
under an HN. -'r.V 1af after a h--n'hl,--
chpsD ir \ I.lTl ~ meadow
iNCv wcr' hp'A.l -e'Irrlv lust hack
u wings md - Town rou'lv ir,'n SOM.
bluN ahny" n d,rk pod. th" anrlcr moan
vhil" -ruIcly hidden. md a. 'l"y 'uUHU,-i
a." w1''r and '..r ..- NaS-.I their.
car," p avg" u%0rri rg.n '-.w ,- r.Iow