The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-19

a red and blue COB Of feathers at him, or
to hit the water with a monstrosity like
nothing on sea and land and then to reef
the hook into him when be rises to take
it into his mouth for investigation Ia mere
butchery.
1t may be said, too. that the man who
buys his flies at the store Is only beginner
In the school. The angler who is a fly
fisherman Of fact and Of right ties his own
flies. an din doing it puts in many utterly
happy hours. 1t is his business in going
into the fields and woods to find the insects
that the fish are taking, and then 30 exactly
to initiate them that he will be proud Of
his work, even though he never gets a
rise.
As evidence of the fact that strong con-
trast il not what is We nted in fiy-fshing,
any man who has walked along the edge
Of a da rk pool OF still evening, when he
sun is half hidden and the sha dows of the
trees lie black on the water, will observe
any number Of large white moths drop
ping to the water. Upon the almost ebony
surface Of the water they show an distinctly
as white ink on carbon pa per.
Below them. three, five or ten feet down,
are fishes who love moths. But the on
locker will only rarely see that quick slight
swirl and tiny widening circle which mo rk
the fact that cavernous mouth he sopened
quietly and tomb has been built. That
is because the white OF the moth shows
too plainly. Either the fish are afraid
of it, or else being thoroughbred sports
men in their own way, they disdain too
easy a target.
II a gray moth falls silently, drifting
like n snowflake, its wings will sea rec have
begun to buzz before all OF its pains and
labors and wee riness are ended. Let u
moth OF brown hue, so dull a nd deep that II
almost matches the water, come downwa I'd.
and it will be sna pped up ss ea gerly as ever
a round-bellied Aldermen with fat cspon
lined reached for the ohartreuse. This
ia one Of the very curious fects OF ma ture,
known to every ma n who exists for eleven
months in the year and then lives through
the twelfth month while he CO SITS the fly
Unquesti0na bly, more men would tie
their own flies but for the fa ct that they
We never tried 1t : nd he We a n exa ggera ted
ideo of the difficulties of the art There
is no difficulty in the tying
Anybody with two fingers and thumb
on ea CHI he nd can tie a me HI Of fer theirs
or hair, or both, Fhout the upper end OF a
wrapped a nd tinselled hook. The di fticulty
lies in 80 tying the fly that il will look like
an insect, not like bug from the drea ms
of a man full Of ha sheesh and wa ndering
through the garden which holds Khayyem's
grH We.
The proper tools and materials may be
had of any dealer in anglers supplies who,
recognizing a brother sportsmf with Il
kindly eye nd bullying pocket, will welcome
him as slain Norsemen are welcomed to
the ha lis Of Valha llG. The cost will not
be excessive II the angler has two friends
along to pull him away in time.
He will need some hooks of the proper
size and curve, some white wax, some ad-
hesive paste that will adhere Q nd be water
proof to water, Some silk threa d red bh ok
and gray, brown blue and yellow, some
silver and gold tinsel thread, some little
black bea DIS for eyes, md feathers Of all
sorts Of coors, most OF them sma II and
fine. He will need pair OF scissors a
pair Of pliers, a small On mel 's-hair brush,
some Indie ink and anything else within
sight which the dec Ter can induce him to
take. He will need large box OF tin,
painted green, with many compa rtments
inside and strong lock 80 that his wife
may not get into the box and set it to rights
for him
That Ia about all he will need Of the store
man. He will need OF Nature good legs
and observing eyes. He might take along
when he starts out butterfly net, bottle
of preserving fluid (for the bugs) and
chicken sandwich In his inside pocket.
The chicken and bread should be cut
thin. the bread buttered with princely
hand, the chicken with mustard on one
side and sprinkle OF paprika on the other.
So equipped he will be on the road to be-
come a fly tyer by the time he ls gray
which Ia to say by the time he has begun