The sun., 1917-08-27
Rod and Gun News
HIGH WATER FOR LOCAL ANGLERS FROM AUGUST " I

meet Z. s,,., Nth na any measure Of 'uee''' unless
is one Of those favored by blind rtune.
who can catch fish irrespective OF the
dspth Of water In which he anchor. st. ,r or ar 6i
else he is fortunate enough to have
friend sxperieneed in the whims Of . the the
'1%'n he cam Induce S to % take 0hd him r.Rns. aSs
1t is true that accommodation such a.
Mr. Kane speaks OF. viz. towing anglers
some proprietors of fishing stations: but
this Is not all that Is required to eaten
weak nsh.
Tho stranger needs the aid Of one ex-
perienced in the methods used In the
particular locality fshed, and this Is the
reason why a guide; Il the stranger can
Of paying out limo will differ with the
strength OF the tide and at different stages
OF the particular tide. -..
the distance from the boat at which they
arc biting. or perhaps the distance from
the surface; Only an experienced angler
low the FISH through these various changes.
and the stranger would be at disadvan-
tage unless no had the aid OF such an
angler.
For these reasons, and perhaps =, Others;
the proper advice to "oid Timer's
stranger would be, first. II possible. go out
with a well known guide who is an angler
as well as n fisherman. second. try to con :
meet with an angler Of experience VINO
third, II neither Of these is possible. and
the station proprietor does not tow MIN
to the grounds, ask the proprietor where
the fish are biting and how to reach the
II none Of these can be avaiied of, the
81. hsd eaten sH his
are no slim as to be negligible
New York. August 2s. SPRoAT.
To Arthur Thornton.
All. perish thy purpose. perfidious Art
Grown "skipticaliy' sceptical some critics
From laughing at Holsters who visit the
And facetiously fllrt with sea siren queens.
Like our sweet Rosabels and fair Evelyns.
II thinking Of taking TO Sheepshead a trip
SKIP.
The time. May se: the place. the GOV, GOV.
cred bridge over the willowem%c. four four
ere ci.sr. eoia sSSVs and 'v,%s'% very %indyl A" "
We had whipped the stream three or
four hours with no results as measured
chunk at the edge OF the big pool just
above the bridge.
As I reached him saw four twelve
could also see half a dozen trout out IN
the pool and a bunch of suckers. There
up and down the brook. None of them
had any fsh.
What are you fishing with. son?' 1
asked. Flies" he replied.
Let me see your rig" was my next re-
quest.
He showed mo his rig. This was It: A
twelve foot cane pole. six feet OF a white
cotton line. a big brown fy. two buckshot
for a einker and a cork hoat And he mad
fish.
had . hne rod. a hne line, leaders a2d
flies to match. a lame arm. oeNyache
and no nsh. Can you beat Il?
New York, August 2s. SEARCH ME.
Bluefsh on Corson's Inlet.
Although channel bass cusiomarily dis.
of August and make their temperance In
the month Of September this year has
proved an>eXception. inssmuch as one was
caught at Avalon. n. j., by Horace Leeds.
who landed one on August ~ In all prob
ability this will prove the last OF the
early run. >,o,
A few miles on Corson's Inlet oluefsh
In large numbers are heing taken trolling
They average about 2h pounds each:
HARTIE ]. PHILLIPS.
Corson's Inlet. ". j., August &c.