Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-14

The trout fishing season in Psnnsylva.
MIA will open tomorrow and hundreds of
anglers will go TO the mountain streams
upstate 20 cast for brook and brown
trout.
The trout catches during the early part
OF the season will probably be small. as
the weather conditions are still unfavora.
Bile. There Is still much snow In many
of the mountain sections; many an angler
will find his favorite brook banked high
with water from melting snow, and until
this passes out the trout will not rise
eagerly to the lures. BY reason OF this
state OF affairs many expert trout fisher.
man will defer their mountainward trips
until week or more after opening day. by
which time they hope most of the effects
of last weeks blizzard will have passed
away.
Berks County fishermen will he out in
force on the trout streams in that county
many of which have ben extensively re.
stocked with lingering trout. Among the
best of these are the following: Mount
Pleasant Creek and small streams in the
vicinity of wernersville, wyomissing
Creek, Manatawney Creek Tulpehocken
Creek, Cold Rum headwaters of French
Creek. Robesonia Creek, Moselm Creek.
Big and Little Sixpenny Creeks, Willow
and Hope Creeks.
In Lehigh County are the following
trout streams: Upper reaches of the lie.
high River, Cedar Creek, Spring Creek,
headwaters Of Maiden creek
Northampton County anglers will cast
their lures in Little Bushkill and Martins
Creeks and streams in the lower part of
Monroe County.
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Pine Creek.
NOVEL FLY FISHING METHODS.
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equal equal II not superior. to the imported. As
Is 70 keep the Hy dry. because a Wet ay, means
said that small quantity OF mineral oil
placed on the surface OF a stream pond will
distribute itself SO thoroughly over the sur.
face that. flies will float. A teaspoonfu OF the
and form thin Aim over the surface.
Mark Mills and William X. Harris, Ir.,
Of bSth street and Springfield avenue. West
PHILADELPHIA. have arranged for their annual
sprins, fishing trip to upstate mountain streams.
A., s. Mehl... Of Philadelphia, Is getting his
tackle ready for his annual fishing trip to
the wlds Of Maine.
Robert II. Dlppy. Of Philadelphia. will go
upstatc tomorrow to angle for brook trout
A. NJ. Pennington. 412 Locust street. Phila-
for weekend trips to Neshaminy Creek.
CHUB AND SUCKERS.
Local anglers are making good catches Of
chub and suckers, and few catfish. in the
upper reaches OF Darby, Crum, Ridley and
TO bite In the nearby streams. and few days
OF sunshine will lure small army of juve-
nile fishermen TO these streams.
Tldewater anglers are preparing to after
white catfish; some few Of which were taken
not beEn to bite In lively fashion until old
Sol gets busy and takes the wintry chill off
the waters they inhRbit
Edward Carr and Joseph Green, of Media,
caught good strings of suckers on their re-
cent trips to Ridley Creek, below Palmers
Dam.
John Eicher. j. Crawford and W. vnnzant
of Wallngford, hooked large numbers Of chub
and suckers their recent angling trip to
Crum Creek, near the mouth Of Whiskey Run
: Joseph Chadwick Frank Palmer. William
Pinkton and j. Crosby OF Addingham, are
high rods among the fishermen visiting Wild
Dam, on upper Darby Greek. with big catches
Of chub and suckers
l.. II. Peiffer Harrington Bailey and Mil