The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-18
THE TROUT AND THE FLY.
Casting In the woods and Casting for Ex-
hibitlOn-Outht for the Practical Angler
Adapting the Lures to the Circum.
stances and Dem ands OF the Moment.

Casting In the woods and Casting Tor tx.
hibitiOn-Outht for the Practical Angler
Adapting the Lures to the Circum-
stances and Dema OF the Moment.
UTICA, June 17.-"Saw a trout jump for
a moth miller to-day announced a guide
before a company of guides and sports
men gathered about campfire in the
North Woods.
.Ah!' "Ye don't say!' and well, well,
were the interested rejoinders from the
in dolently contemplative watchers Of the
punky smudge.
yep; it's fly time
mo mistake
Trout ought to come to fly now
Its been awful backward, but then they
amt many flycasters.'
-Four bait fishermen to one flyoaster.
The sportsmen who come out from the city
think they haint the patience nor the time
to learn"
why, they can begin at home by prac-
Using on the lawn or the top Of the house, |"
suggested sportsman.
-Flycastin',' commented the Major az
he directed his attention to looping Para
machenae Belle on 0 foot Montreal leader,
SIS like playin' the fiddle; you want to keep
the arm timber.
YES, responded the sportsman. -To day
it is not a marvel that the idle man who
seems to have nothing to do but cast fly
gets large trout now and then, but it is a
wonder that any one who can afford ex-
pensive rods and collections Of flies does
not get more and larger trout"
Il saw Teller down to the Sportsman s
Show make a cast Of more'n 1870 feet but
l want to say that here in the woods the
idee amt to try to Use a long line, but to
drop the flies where you want 'em to fall.
Now, sixty feet is the limit of practical
hycastin' on a lake or pond, while on
stream it's about half as much.'
MY ideal QUIT for fycasting," said the
sportsman again, -is hand made rod OF
split bamboo, about 1917 feet long, properly
balanced and elastic. 1t wants to be 80
elastic that you can tie it in knot, speak
ing fguratively.
-One OF tire prettiest rods l ever saw
is that owned by f. d, Griswold of New
York. 1t is Of split bamboo, weighs eight
paid $50 for 1t many years ago.
Now and then you will meet sports
man who tells you about three and a half
OuHCo Iou, Out w my HOliOIi ~ ls DelteT 10
have a rod Of about five ounces. The
length speak of will give the best control
Of the fish and the greatest killing power.
The reel"
"You can get lot of fun out of a single
action reel in clear water interrupted a
guide "but when you fish In the snaps
you want multiplyin' reel"
1T don't matter so much about the line"
said another woodsman, -as long as it Is a
waterproof silk line Of medium weight,
but for these waters you want a Montreal
leader nine foot long
Nov, a trout, or any fish for tibet matter,
tibet takes moyin' or sunk'n fly is purity
ounnin' oritter," volunteered the Major.
His tastes'll vary not only in different
parts Of the country, but on different streams
on different days"
Yes" agreed the sportsman, And 1t
Ia true, also, that in these waters YOU use
larger and more brilliant lures than the fine
hooks and fabrics of the open waters
SThe best fly for use In the North Woods
is the Red Ibis. The Montreal king OF
the water, queen Of the waters, coach
man, the hackles, silver DOCTOR grizzly
king, Cahill, Paramachenae Belle and the
Abbey are standard flies suitable for the
North Woods.
Generally the bits Of color, the simula-
lions OF bugs and insects represented In