The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-28
Closes Wednesday Mu Hampshire in N York Aug
One More Month of Trout
Fishing in Empire State
Pointers for Beginners on Proper Equipment-How,
When and Where of Anglng-Bait and Fly
Methods-Nearby Streams.
BY OswEGATCHIE.

The object OF this article on. trout
nshing is to give pointers to the begin
ner.
Trout fishing can be INDUCED in by
the angler In streams near by such as
the Neversink, willowemoc, Beaverkill,
Esopus and Rondout creek. in New York
state; also those OF Northern New Jer-
sey and Pennsylvania.
The equipment Of the man who wants
to go properly prepared. should consist
of rod reel. line, leaders, hooks, flies,
split shot, creel, and he ought to have
waders and hobnailed shoes or rubber
boots.
A wood rod Is preferable to a steel
rod, and split bamboo Is the best. Lines
are level. |. e., of the same diameter
throughout. and also tapered, |. e..
made smaller at the ends. Flies
are eyed or sneled. Wet and
hoating or dry flies are used. Lead
ers for wet fly fishing are Of the looped
kind and should be six feet long dry
fly leaders have no loops and are from
two and one-half to three yards in length.
Angling with bait, hooks from to 20
should be used
A willow creel Is best and a landing
net that folds, carried behind the back
between the shoulders Is convenient
Bait boxes and fly books can be pur-
chased. but a tobacco tin makes a good
bait box and envelopes can take the
place of ny books. One should carry a
soak box for leaders. grease for line and
oil for flies.
superfluous but 1t ia helpful to know.
N on NIL
to the right When the guides are I'M
derneath join top to the middle joint {:
then middle to butt Then thread the
line, attaching the leader and the flies.
where to Find Trout.
Depending upon the kind of fishing
you have. mountain or meadow stream.
or lake, wet fly or dry fly, each has Its
own peculiarities OF casting.
In streams one meets with pools. riff
fies and rapids.
II Is essential to know where the fish
lie. Fish lie under banks. above and be-
low rocks and where the stream brings
drift or foam. Other good places are
the head and foot of pools and the foot
of rapids where the stream widens out.
Small fish are usually taken in the
rifles and the large trout in the pools.
Where the fish are varies with the tenn
perature and whether the day is sun
shiny or cloudy.
In bait fishing the natural food OF trout
is employed. Trout eat molluscs. crus-
tacea worms. water and streamside in
sects. also small fish. The bats used
by the angler usually includes garden
worms, the night walkers being particu-
larry attractive; grasshoppers. minnows
frogs and field mice.
The worms are looped or threaded on
the hooks and allowed to float with the
current. 1t Is best to use the 20 hook
to escape small fish. with split Shot in
swift water, for the bait is taken un-
der water.
The grasshornor ohould he impaled In
such n way tina; ii Is allowed to float
Minnows are fishcd across the current
and the rod twitched to give movement
to the bait
The advantages OF bait Cshing. using
level line and short leader, is that II
is the only possible method at certain
times and places For instance. over
grown brooks early in the season. muddy
water when the fish are bottom feeding