The sun., 1919-09-21
FALL BASS PUT UP
A SNAPPY FIGHT
Cooling of Waters Makes Game
Fish Lively Scrapper at
This Time.
MUCH yIG0R DISPLAYED
Fly Fishing Full of Thrills
When the Bronze Backer
Takes Feathers.
MUCH yIGOR DISPLAYE]
Nv DINE CARROLL.

The real snappy hghtinA fish is the
.ou caught water native. 1t Ia a much
discussed question as to what gives the
came ash the additional peppy fight in
the fall
some say that the bass in particular
ara fattening UP for the winter hiberna-
lion and for that reason mighty active
after feed.
others claim that the natural feed
has somewhat thinned out and most any
tlnd Of eats interests the fish. Naturally
yvIth A scarcity Of favorite foods the fsh
Hebts like the very dickens to retain
any that he Is lucky enough to snap his
Jaws upon
Trom my observations and study 1
have come to the conclusion that the
cooling of the waters in the fall Is
really what makes the game fish the
lively scrapper at that season.
Remarkably SO is the fight Of the bass
of the stream, In addition to his regular
hot fight at all seasons, due to the fact
that he has grown up in a running
stream against whose current he has
through necessity been compelled to fight
m order to live.
The cool fall days supply lot of
snap to the air which works into the
water and eectrifies the old bronze
backed warriors into renewed vigor and
dash
Fly Fishing Full of Thrills.
AFTER a bass has developed his fns
ard tail fighting n fast current in a
stream fer couple of years he is q.
hne antagonist, and to play him on
fly rod in tho fail will bring thrills to
the fisherman that he never figured
were part of the game.
And in the fall fly casting for bass on
the stream Is right in its glory. The.
bass take the gaylY colored feathers
with a speedy strike and like II.
Fly casting for bass is not the ex-
tremely difficult art that some of the
anglers would lead us to believe Most
sny fellow who has cast the plug, pork
rind, minnow. frog or spoon can acquire
the knack of handling the fly rod with
little practice.
OF course to be an expert at playing
the fish requires stream work. but that
comes naturally after session or so
with the snappy fighters of the moving
waters.
About the best little piece of fishing
Insurance in any angle of the sport is
knowledge of the fish and their habits
and where to find them and when.
Casting with the fly or any, other bait
or lure In a piece of water in which a
game fish has no reason for loafing
around never fills any creel or stringer.
Fish the likely looking spots where
your knowledge Of fish and water con-
ditions tells you that n live wire bass
would find good feeding place. That
is the KING of location you will find
worth while. You get a strike at your
lure due to the fact that the game fish
Is on the job where he thinks he can
locate meal.
Preferable TO Fish Down stream.
In fishing the wet or sunken fly for
bass, fish particularly the pools. A pro-
duetive spot is the head of the pool just
where the faster water of the riffs or
rapids runs into it; also the shallower
pools at the head OF the riffs and into
ue eddies formed alongside Of the rapid
waters.
Cast in the swirl OF water made by
uo BOULDER that sticks up out of the
sa'er ana the edges OF the logs and
trush heaps, not overlooking the pools
mad by the current as il cuts into
ue bank near the bends In the stream.
AS the bass lie with their heads m
hFeam 1t Is preferable to fish down
stream AT the same time it is easier
wade down stream than up against
the current The bass Is far more easilv
frightened than the trout, and the wise
nshorman keeps out OF sight as much
as possible, casting long line on the
streams that are wide and clear, or
me as the regular fly fisherman
terms It,
selection or Good Flies,
FOR a selection of flies that are usually
sood on most any stream let the f1v
oooK contain Queen OF the Waters.
oflzziy King, Coachman, Lord Balti-
tslTrg Sii!.e FIotessor: Montreal, Yellaw Sally.
sl'er Doctor, Rube Wood, Seth Green,
Fer2 2usCn, McGinty, Red Ibis, White
iia. i-t,eg. Parmanchee Belle, Emerson
hac;cs
4htre is enough color and combination
N t"S outfit TO satisfy most any bass
\ anu any condition Of water or weather.
4or tho bright clear days the darker
mes are usually the best bets, while
ou me dark days and for the evening
nShlng the light colored flies seem to
make the most impression on the bass.
nave the majority OF your. flies tied
on the or size hooks for general
nSh'ng' with few on 6 or for use
Mhon the water Is low and clear. For
he rough and fast water the bright
cooIed flies are winners
l,e llF IS often made more attractive
20 the game fish by the use of a small
sP,"ueF. IN selecting q spinner make 1t
point to keep it small and light, other
WISE u Will soon put kink In the tip
Q, Your fly rod
Inc spinner of aluminium slightly
smaller than 2 dime is a good one, and
can be had in the dull finish of the
islhai metal or enamelled black Both
uesG c1lors are effective. 1 have found
e i'e black spinner particularly good for
day VA " "i's"'
Oiten the fly can be made a striking
% %soou lure with the addition of a very
sIloN s1 strip of pork rind-not the big
n.Tp mp Of the regular bait caster but a
s..'e ss cutting off of one OF these strips,
,oy ABOUT two inches long and a quar-
Yer .er Of an inch wide at the thickest part.
"gl ~, lapering down to a point
,on ne wiggle of this pork strip at the
Sst emu or fly often makes the game
No. No., come through with a strike when
|CCuL.g else seems to interest them.
"1'PVH0ht, 1919, 6y StetOdrt &C Kidd Coz
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