The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-02
HIS MAJESTY, THE BROOK TROUT.

Ilh6 LACKING THO Ulu6 IlUUOIi Ou the
brook trout for being the wisest.
liveliest and gamest of the frosh-watcr
fish. For downright nerve and fight,
he is in q class by himself and he
carries more tricks in his tail than
any other fish. He is truly an Ameri-
can and of a sturdy type that can
forage a living in any stream or
springfield lake that is cool. Al !
though he does not grow as large as |
his cousin, the rainbow trout from |
the West, or his foreign relative, the i
brown. or German trout, for his small |
size and weight he puts up the keenest |
fight Of the trout family.
The trout is a trim-built fish with |
graceful lines and his constant battle |
with swift currents makes him q
strong, husky youngster. AS a gen
eral thing he is found in the small !
flowing streams where the water is
cool and fresh, while the rainbow and
brown trout can thrive in warmer and
deeper streams as well as lakes. AS a
rule | have found the rainbow and
brown trout in the roily waters below
falls, in the swift rapids, and the brook
trout in the quieter pools, especially
those with grassy beds. The trout
is rapacious feeder, and takes his
food from the surface, in nidwater
and at the bottom; he is, however,
mostly surface feeder and dotes on
flies, grasshoppers, insects, worms,
small minnOWs and even small frogs.
Trout Has Keen Sight.
Undoubtedly he has the keenest
sight of any fish. and he evidently
watches his prey before it strikes the
water as he will close his jaws on
fly the instant it hits the water. often
leaping up and catching it on the
wing. It's a pretty good guess that he
watches the flies or insects as they
4 fly over the water and this same sight
1 makes it necessary for the rod WELD
/ or to match his wits against those of
Mr. 3. Trout.
Trout are caught with artificial flies,
/ Crasshoppers, worms. minnows, crick-
cts. grubs and almost any small in
( secls that are found along streams,
also with very small spoons. When
fishing with a fly it should be kept in
| motion, initiating as near as possible
the movements Of a fly that has
/ dropped On the surface and is strug-
sling to rise again. This can be &C
complished by slight broken witch
ing OF the wrist. When a trout takes
the fly. strike quickly, but not with
a heavy jerk, only a Slight move of
the wrist is necessary. In taking a
fly he snaps his jaws together over
the fly. but is quick to throw out the
artificial feathery substitute for a
. square meal.
Lot Depends on Rod Work.
The sport begins with a rush right
after you hook your fish anl you sure
have TO work your gray matter
, Buck. before you can crecl trout
lie seems to know every rift, rooted
4 hold, snag or windfall in the stream
and you got 10 keep your mind
on the game 10 hold him from reach
ing cover. which means lost fish and
. a snaggcd line. Let your rod do most
of the work. that's what good fly roc
< is for-keep your line tight, at nj
u time give any slack, as the trout may
N not be securely hooked, and a slacl
4 line gives him chance to cough GU
t the fly. You will find the trout is more
y quickly landed if worked down stream
v especially with a large fish, as thu
y current is in your favor. Keep thu
rod well up and the line shortened
as a short line gives better contro
, over the fish and you need every extr;
- bit of advantage, as the sole object o
p the trout is to get away and at tina
is game he is some little getter
H. Fish Both Up and Down Stream.
It If you are fishing a slow running
n, stream it is best to fish up stream
!, and on swift-running streams ifs
-eI down, making it a point to wall
around pools and fish them from til
lower end up to the head. In fishing u
stream the fly comes quickly dow
with the current, this can be slowe
up by casting diagonally UP an
IS across.
IL Trout Gorge AngIeworms.
~ Early in the season the COmmo
angleworm is considered a dalicac
Of by the trout and this bait if foate
:, down stream under Q shelving bank {
/, around a log. which makes an ide;
!. hiding place for trout, it's twenty-t
one shot that another fish will be ad
ed to the creel. Hook the worm
that the entire hook is covered, usir
~ No 6 or snelled hook. Alwa!
ir fish down stream with worms, as Il
" natural action of the current carrie
It the worms Gown stream. Let the ba
i float from about thirty feet above Il
! spot where you anticipate the tro
- are lying and throw in the shut-off {
u, all noise.
Ii DIXIE.