Evening journal., 1917-03-03
RAINBOws AND BROW

Ny Dear Bucks
When it comes TO troutipg, old-timer
the little old native brook trout holds
r warmer place in the heart OF the
average fly tosser than either the rain
bow or brown, but as a. general thing
these last named fins grow TO n huskier
size than the brook trout. and with the
added weight and the regular trout in
ttinst they put up as fancy a fight as
any angler could wish for. And they
have one little trick that the brook
trout seldom. if ever, pulls. Und that Is
the leaping out OF the water on a slack
line, Just about the same kind Of a leap
as The bass and particularly the brown
trout pulls the same all body shake of
tho bronzehacker. For that one little
old trick we gotta give 'em credit; IT'S
the snappy. unexpected leap out Of tho
water that puts the pep into the sport
and makes the fisherman keep his mind,
rye and hands IN the game.
The brown trout is n harder fish than
the brook trout and for that reason has
been stocked in streams that have be-
rome too sluggish for The brook. This
change In temperature of the waters is
iue TO the cutting ont of timber and In
many streams tho waters have warmed
lp Go sgch an extent that the native
trout have passed to the happy fishing
waters. Many streams OF this charac-
ter. if stocked with the brown brothers.
would I'm short time make fishing
IN them. sport of the highest class. The
brown trout Is killer, and the fact
that he has been planted in streams in
which the native brook trout held do
main, and then routed this little sport
out of his home waters. has in way
given him bad name with some of the
rat, hut plant him in waters that have
been deserted by the brook and you will
be surprised at his rapid growth and the
amount OF Kick ne develops in his tail in
a few years. He tacl<s on weight like
an off season bah player. running up a
iccre Of about pound "a year. which
ize- him mp well ip short time
While the larger brown boys are
generally found in the deeper water
and the pools. which is often the hid
ing place OF the large brook trout. the
mailer fms of the tribe weighing
round the one to three pound limit
ire found in the swifter and more
broken waters. especially in the
waters cuHup by rocks and powders.
In this white water he is nearly al
ways found on the upper side OF the
powders, keenly on the lookout for
he food as Il comes down stream.
Although the brown trout is not as
speedy in his fight. as the native brook
trout. he takes TO the artificial ny
with a drive that sure has some punch
md it is often unnecessary to strike
him. for the simple reason that he
has hooked himself in his energetic
WALTON a. the feathery fancy tossed to
him. And when he is hooked, old
scout. he puts up a fight right up to
he end, and then some. He makes a
long. steady fight. and often when
brought to the net will start out on
another round Just when you think
you have him "headin' in
On water that is not too broken or
swift give him a tryout with the dry
Az. especially in fishing the pools and
5eeper water. In the fast white wafer
he wet-fiy fishing will be found more
effective. in fact II is almost impos-
sible to really fish an entirely dry ny
on such waters, and you'll save time
and cussin' by starting in with the