The Springdale news., 1917-03-30
HIS MAJESTY, THE BROOK TROUT.
My Dear Buck

Without a doubt, oldtimer, 1 feel like taeking the blue ribbon on the brook trout for being the wisest liveliest and gamest of the fresh-water fish. For downright nerve and fight he is in class by himself and he carries more tricks in his tail than any other fish. He is truly an Ameri can and Of sturdy type that can forage living in any stream or spring-fed 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 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 strong, husky youngster. AS 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 we'll as lakes. As a rule I have found the rainbow and brown trout in the roily waters below falls, in the swift rapids, and the brook trout i'll the quieter pools, especially those with grassy beds. The trout is a rapacious feeder, and takes his food from the surface, in midwater 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 a 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 fly over the water and this same sight makes it necessary for the rod wield- CT to match his wits against those of MT. B. Trout
 Trout are caught with artificial flies, grasshoppers, worms. minnows, crick- cts, grubs and almost any small in- sects that are found along streams, also with very small spoons. When fishing with fly it should be kept in motion, initiating as near as possible the movements of fly that has dropped on the surface and Is strug- gling to rise again. This can be ac- complished by a slight broken twiteh- ing of the wrist. When a trout takes the fly, strike quickly, but not with a heavy jerk, only slight move of the wrist is necessary. In taking fly he snaps his jaws together over the fly, but is quick to throw out the artificial feathery substitute for square meal
 Lot Depends on Rod Work.
 The sport begins with a rush right after you hook your fish and you sure have to work your gray matter, Buck, before you can creel a trout. He seems to know every rift, rooted hold, snag or windfall in the stream, and you got to keep your mind on the game to hold him from reach ing cover, which means a lost fish and a snagged line. Let your rod do most of the work, that s what good fly rod is for-keep your line tight, at no time give any slack, as the trout may not be securely hooked, and a slack fine gives him a chance to cough out the fly. You will find the trout is more quickly landed if worked down stream, especially with a large fish. as the current is in your favor. Keep the rod well up and the line shortened, as short line gives better control over the fish and you need every extra bit of advantage, as the sole object of the trout is to get away and at that game he is some little getter.
 Fish Both Up and Down Stream.
 If you are fishing a slow running stream it is best to fish up stream and on swift-running streams fish around pools and fish them from the lower end up to the head. In fishing up stream the fly comes quickly down with the current, this can be slowed up by casting diagonally up and across.
 Trout Gorge Aneleworms.
 Early in the season the common angleworm is considered a delicacy by the trout and this bait if foated down stream under a shelving bank or around log, which makes an ideal hiding place for trout, it's a twenty-to- one shot that another fish will be add ed to the creel. Hook the worm so that the entire hook is covered, using No. 6 or snelled hook Always fish down stream with worms, as the natural action of the current carries the worms down stream. Let the bait float from about thirty feet above the spot where you anticipate the trout are lying and throw in the shut-on on all noise.
 DIXIE.