Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-28
H1aH-wATBR TIDES FOR LOCAL
NOTES FROM THE FLY BOOK
Low tue may be approNimated
seven hours to the above figures.

NOTES FROM THE FLY BOOK
Milton S. Apple and Butch" Davis, OF
North Philadelphia. have returned from
| the Poconos, where they enjoyed some
rare trout fishing.
One of the oldest exponents of dry fly
| fishing in Philadelphia, Dr. Justus
Sinexon, has returned from an extensive
trip through the northern part of Penn
sylvanla, where he landed some record
sized fish,
Reports have been received from
Stroudsburg, that along Saw Creek, the
trout have once again been rising to the
fly. If clear weather prevails, excellent
results should be Forthcoming from that
locality.
Mr. and Mrs. j. c. Schwartz, of AL
lentown and Philadelphia, will shortly
motor through the Poconos, where they
will whip the streams for trout. Mrs.
Schwartz Is conceded one of the cleverest
fisherwomen In Pennsylvania.
Cut open the first fish you catch and
see what he is feeding on and If possible
choose the fly or bait accordingly.
w. r. Bradford. of Philadelphia, in
company with his wife and boy, will fish
for pickerel at Palatine, N. ].
In fishing for trout use preferably small
flies, usually bright ones on dark days. A
white miller Is a sure killer when used
near dusk or dul-colored ones in the
middle of the day. A good assortment of
flies. mounted on Nos. 10 or IL hooks, that
should be included In your collection are
Royal Coachman, Gray Hackle, White
Miller. Black Gnat Brown Hackle,
Coachman, Rube Wood, March Brown
and Grizzly King.
Andrew A. McHugh, one of Philadel
phias most ardent fresh water fisher
men, will spend the weekend at Black
wood to angle for pike and pickerel.
When a trout makes strike, don't give
a hard Jerk and possibly tear the hook
from his mouth, just a turn of the wrist
is all that is necessary.
The little sunfsh is at the head of the
family to which the black bass belong.
Edward Radell, George Ehnger and
John Giloughey. of Bound Brook, while
fishing last week at Lake Hopatcong,
landed 1O1 pickerel. The largest weighed
Az pounds.
SALT WATER NEWS
Unsettled weather conditions, together
with bad storms along the coast did no.
bring the large catches expected last
week in the bays along the Jersey coast.
The season opened rather early in COM
parison to former years and fairly good
catches were made.
Professional fishermen in the Delaware
and Barnegat Bays report a falling OF OF
the runs of mackerel and blueish, They
rarely stay in these waters for long, but
continue their migration along the coast
Few weakfsh were reported caught in
the southern Jersey waters, while in the
vicinity of New York the weaks have
started to run.
At Ocean City the catches of weak
fish during the last week or two have
been tremendous, the largest catches in
years. These fish rarely run under three
pounds. the major portion of them be-
ing five pounds and over.
The market fishermen at the present
time can only get for these weakfsh one
half cent a pound, and the cold storage
plants are refusing any more fish. Weak
fish running to this size and numbers are
very unusual, and the salt water fisher
man would be wise to mako a trip TO
Ocean City. Md. and angle after these
beauties.
Ocean City is approximately 100 miles
from Philadelphia. The fare, round trip,
is $780, Train leaves Broad Street Sta
ton, Saturday, 7;25 a. m., arrives Ocean
City LOS p. M; or leaves Philadelphia 3
p. m., arrives at 9:16. Train leaves Ocean
City for Philadelphia at $40, arrives in
Philadelphia II :56 on Monday morning.
The first meeting of the Ocean City
Fishing Club on its new pier will be held
tomorrow at the palatial clubrooms, which
were built on the pier 800 feet from the
shore.
The pier will be thrown open to the pub