Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-08-25

will be best. If the banks are comparative
ly open and unsheltered then a long rod
will be necessary, Eighteen feet Will
not be too long. as 1t will enable the ang-
Ter to keep we'll out OF sight The line
itself should be of fine, tried stout gut.
about yard long, attached to a foot OF
silk line which may be Heightened or
shortened, according to circumstances.
The hook should be short In the shank
and Of a size adapted to the bait you
use
Tho living insects used about Eagle
lake as bait for this description Of ang-
ling are various. House flies, wood files,
blue bottles, moths. grasshoppers, beetles.
bees, hornets and ants are used, accord
ing to circumstances Whatever fly Is on
the water or Is plentiful along the
streams banks may be tried. Great care
Is however, requisite In placing the In
sect on the hook so as not to kill II, and
this is somewhat difficult for tho tyro.
II properly hooked tho fly ought TO dis
play all Its natural motions, but 1t cam
not do this II roughly handled or cIum-
silly used II one fly is employed insert
the hook under one OF It's wings and
bring II out between them at the back.
II two flies are used the first must he
hooked between the wings at the upper
part OF the back and the second should
be placed with the head reversed and the
hook inserted under one of its wings and
come out at the back. This is an excellent
mode OF batting and is generally attract
i've TO the fish.
In batting with Crosshoppers (and by
the use Of large yellow hopper lately
| caught brook trout ono foot four inches
| long. In a small meadow stream, the
hook may be placed under its head or
| lodged In the body. or passed through the
upper part Of the back.
The fly baits NAV be caught with n
| gauze net and kent IN a box full of air
holes House flies are TOO nimble for the
angler when the box lid IL opened. An old
powder horn with few perforations
answers very we'll as n receptacle for
| these agile gentry. as only one can es-
cape at n time through the aperture.
Dipping is practiced from the middle OF
May to tho end of August Through the
day large trout Will rise at the grasshop-
per when on the water and in the even
Ing they seem TO prefer blue bottle,
house fly or moth.
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the flies. as they flutter on the top. for
they should never he allowed to sink
beneath the water The angler must strike
gently and not play the fish long. but tire
him by keeping his bend we'll out OF the
water and then bring him quietly to the
brookside
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! Joint of your rod so as to avoid the
twtgs and branches Let IT hang over the
stream: untwist the line by turning the
rod and then let the flies alight, flut-
tering at the top of the water.
II there are many weeds near. so that the
fly may anpear to have jumped from
them. so much the better. The angler
must keep out OF sight and make no
noise. The fish and generally II Is big
fish that are caught with the natural
fly. omen their laws and frequently hook
| themselves II n few erubs are thrown
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