The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-07
ROD AND GUN NEWS
Following q straIEht TIp l?l on Trout.


Following a Straight Tip (.) on Trout.
Jnero's nothing like a straight tip from
so n,si,hterested friend when You want real
Honest-to-goodness good trout fishing.
HOW your heart warns to him when he
puts himself to 80 much trouble to do you
saying GER here as to ou ssnd trout ,se stns
me. and just when you have three days
to nsh and don't know where to go.
day and i was on my way before day.
light Friday morning. And at 10 o'clock,
Just as my speedometer registered 105
est day beanery whore my kind friend
presides over the desk when he isn't sell
ing beer at 20 cents per drink,
Ihough l am going to omit names In
this soul stirring story of big trout, 1 give
you my word of honor that it's as true as
The defs in HI or Dublin City"
want to spoil my welcome by giving
But there is a wholesome lesson to be
ing In reading this true story and con-
siderins It well.
Ny friend met me with outstretched
hand and n smile that would do credit to
beautiful lady soliciting a subscription
for Liberty bond.
Jus, in time" he beamed. Get rish,
one part just brought in eighteen II
Inches long. Another party got fourteen
Is inches long. Just in time"
And with my mouth open wide enough
to show my three good teeth l followed
him to the register.
fishing RIG all primed for the big ones.
Plenty of Catskill. Cahill. Coachmen and
lesser dignitarits of fly creation. and all
atremble to hook into the frst of the
creel
Right here I want to say that there are
some men who ought TO be kept on a
leash. l met one Just as stepped on
the veranda. He introduced himself and
found myself shaking hands with one
OF the best known and most expert fly
fishermen who profane the columns Of
Rod and Gun. And this Is what he said:
Got you. too. Ell? I've been here two
In over eight inches long and not a dozen
Of them at that"
Is Inch Trout Seen in Pool.
Now, wasn't that mean? Cruelty re-
aned. knew ne was Jealous of his repu-
tation ana feared / would show him up
And events proved how near l was right
Walt TN / get my hat he said:
and I'll show you some pretty pools and
some big fish."
We walked down the road about a quar-
ter of mile and turned to the brook
II Is the most beautiful stream l have
ever seen, and tho cleareat, coolest water
He led me to a pool all OF six feet deep
With the water rnshiHg far under the
emerged twenty feet further to form a
wide circling eddy. And there. in the
almost stlll water, saw q dozen or more
big trout, one OF them at least eighteen
inches long.
There is your brook and there are the
trout" he said and grinued. And II you
get one. for the Lords sake tell me how
you did e." And he left me.
fshei and ished; Every. ten rods
Between were RIFLES running in places over
marble OF every hue, literally alive with
and inch trout both native and brown.
And how those little fellows did take my
But did not see one good one outside
OF the deep pools. And none of them
two hours 1 quit and decided to wait till
The sun went down and try again.
Views or q Native Angler.
Approach a prosperous looking farm
house, was so fortunate as to ind this
owner In q hammock. evidently waiting
when was still some distance away.
And while / ate Johnny cake and milk
and he smoked one OF my cigars. he talked
hsh
He said. and readers OF this may draw
their own conclusions as 10 his FISH sense
There Is no use TO nsh now. We have
had lots of rain and high water and the
nsh HAY. gorged themselves. And unless
we have rain soon to color the water the
big ones will no. feed until they have
entirely digested the food they have taken.
And that Will take them a week or ter
days The little ones will feed all the
time time but you Won. see a good one one on on a
errect.
got back to the Inn In time for din
much surprised that my, creel was not full
has Just go, in with a dozen big ones"
He was right; they had EN-; saw 'em,
dark blue in appearance. Just like those
in the hatchery at Hackettstown, y. j.
.eou, three miles away. Their driver con- on,
rrmed their statement. But he would
have found IT hard to explain how he used
over ten gallons Of gas in getting 10 This
harrassed the m to know that The next day
just after they had left some one thirty
Up my fricad OF the desk and asked him
II he would cash one OF their checks II
he sent it over. But at that. they had the
hsh
hshtd all day Saturday and part 81
sunday and got only one trout over eight
inches long. met many others who had
rising. But I had delightful trip.
sunday. as was getting ready 70 start
for home big car rolled up with hvo
hind the wheel l heard my good friend
OF the inn say to them, Yes, hne one
party yesterday got eighteen - inches
long"
This leads mo to believe that trout in
this brook are all II and Is inches long
am .oing again when It rains and IND
out. !.
'H3lessed is friend In need" How
many OF us have them? -
Brooklyn. July 2.
How Nine Foot Rod Rnle Was Adopted
Hero ] am again with the big stick and
I think some one should help switch
Reef Gght his battle on the foot ques-
ton. No one who has had anything 20
say on this question has brought TO light
the real facts, that is. where the loot
idea originated.
switch Reev knows and 50 do 7, and
for the beneAt OF all casters the following
is as nearly correct as ! recall IT,
Some years ago the Asbury Park Fishing
Club at their tournament cast Of say
e75 feet was hung up and II was consid
cred remarkable then. At future meet
400 feet was again hung up.
Two men, who we're doing the best cast
ing decided that at the next tourna -
ment they would come equipped with a
different kind of tackle, which they did.
1t consisted of rod nearly 10 feet long.
\ silk line and casting reel different
from anything ever used before and they
carried away most Of the prizes, which
made the other casters sore, and to get
these men, at the meeting Of the casting
tournament committee for the next tour
nament they made the rules prohibiting =
rod longer than , feet; also silk lines. but
said nothing about reels.
That rule was carried from that COM