The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09

number Of brook trout taken was liza,
total weight, $50 pounds; lake trout, 80.
total weight $50 pounds. At Bisby Lodge
IN the same club the record Wa. brock
trout. tsi. weight. as; Bisby and lake trout
s77. weight, SIT; black bass, %, weight, 70
pounds Al Forest Lodge. brook trout,
l,l2l, weight, o621( lake trout, ass, weight
lOi pounds.
Inevitably the man from the city bring
an assortment Of hios. but until the latter
part OF May Il IL not natural for any trout
10 strike at surface lure, and all the casting
that man docs will avAn him nothing,
except In the way Of practices. Successful
fishing at this season may be carried on With
worms, salt pork, minnows, dead froes,
chicken entrails and pieces out from other
Ash.
Through many years the folloNtfA a
Walton have turned over stones, removed
water soaked boards from their vel worn
places on the ground and dug over sorts q
soil In the forest IN a fruitlesA effort 70 find
an anRleworm growing thore naturally,
90 II IL well TO remember that worms must
be brought from outside.
There are three varieties Of worms, The
hard, blue nosed worm for trout. the white
worm LOT bllINOh anu Ntle plk AAkAaNNAA@
for general fishing. such a. pike, bass.
perch, pickerel and for trolling Bait dug
to-day Is not as good as bait dug several
days ago The worms must be hardtnsd.
To accomplish this they are placed in boz
with several layers Of dirt and mosa, through
which they work upward and downward,
feeding on the uaoss and acquiring the
necessary degree Of touGhneAs.
The regular diet Of q worm to b keeps
any length Of time IL grass seed, which,
when strewn over the soil. takes root With
tender shoots upon which the worms thrive.
The big angle worm which crawls about 1t
night feeds upon lettuce leaves. but worms
are not heavy eaters and any. dirt With
vegetable matter in II will keep them for
a long time without feeding.
The success Of the fisherman At this hta-
son. however. depends upon whether or
not the fish are hungry. II they are hungry
he yanks them in by the cord, and II they
are not hungry none will catch them with
anything whatever. Whether they are
hungry or not depends generally upon the
state Of the moon.
In the dark Of the moon, In the rnoonlesa
nights, the under water feeders are hungry
because they cannot see 10 swim about and
obtain food after the sun goes down. I'M
the light Of the moon, when there IL little
difference below the. surface OF the water
In the strength Of the light between sunset
and dawn, fish feed all night long. and con-
sequently when the angler gets after them
the next day they take no interest in any,
thing he has 70 ofier. o,
The favorite mode Of fishing for lake
- 10 ha IL a hrf0W
or anchor with long hand line. The scene
OF the operations is selected with referencei
to a sandy shoal. which may be ten or thirty
feet below the surface. A heavy stone,
with a line attached its location marked
by block or piece Of board which rioeal
the waves. forms the anchor and buoy.
A thirty yard hand line IL fair length and
IL appears 10 lie naturally on reel carved
from a section Of a shingie. The Sise OF
the reel Is influenced by the length Of the
line, for the inside Of the ball thus wound.
about 1t should not he allowed 10 retain
moisture, which will soon rot Il.
To the extreme end Of the line IL made
fast a sinker OF a weight sufficient TO play
out the lns. Attached to foot lengths.
cut from the line and tied to il where wanted,
are large hooks, the lowest Of which should
hang a foot above the sinker All about
the anchor are strewn pieces Of fish, and
each hook Is balted with a minnow. worm
or the fin Of a hsh.
The deadliness Of this method compared
with fly casting or bait casting is supreme
In A little while there will be faint tug.
and then the line will move slowly through
the water 10 the right or the left. Iha
crucial moment having arrived, mighty
ierk IA given. the barb sinks deeply lntoI
the soft mouth or pierces 1t entirely. And
then ensues a ten minutes worth remen@
bennG.