The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-27
A FEW WARM DAYS;
THEN GO FOR TROUT
The Mild Winter Should Indi-
cate Good Fishing for Fly
Anglers.
WHAT TO WEAR TROUTING
Insects Matching Three Weeks
Ahead Of Last Year-GO0d
Sport Indicated.
WHAT TO WEAR TROUTING
BY ALLEN.

ny ALLEN.
II there is anything in winter condi-
tons which materially influence spring
trout fishing (and we most Of us believe
that there Isl this spring In the year of
our Lord 1919 should be wonder for
tho gentle sport.
There has been little snow, little ice
There has been no severe cold followed
by sudden and violent thaw, q combt-
nation which Is sure to result In freshets,
which are always disa strous TO the trout.
Many OF our New Jersey, Long Island
and New York streams have been open
all winter, and doubt not that the same
is true of Pennsylvania.
In consequence the spawn of last fall
has had ample and excellent opportunity
to hatch undisturbed by grinding ice and
securing freshet. Furthermore, 1t is
easy to believe that the adult trout have
had more than the usual amount of food
In the streams all winter. a condition
which should put them In excellent shape
for the start of the season.
The insects are Matching out at least
| three weeks ahead of last year. I
noticed last Sunday that there was
considerable fight of flies above stream
not far from my homo. 1t is a theory
Of mine that good fishing never precedes
the trout have begun to feed upon sur
face meets that they rid themselves of
their winter inertia and give the MAXI
mum of sport
hest Flies TO Use.
The first worm caught trout Of the
year, taken from streams out Of which
| the snow water has not yet run, Go not
give much sport. I would not give ono
~ caught trout taken when tho dog
wood Is in blossom for a half dozen of
he sluggish, snow water trout.
Those who Intend TO start this sea-
son right and eschew bait for flies
will make no mistake. even at tho start
OF the season. in pinning their faith TO
the Hares Ear Cahill March Brown
and Beaverkill for wet flies, The sober
colored' flies are generally the most de-
sirable at this season, tho success of
the Royal Coachman and Queen Of the
Waters TO tho contrary
The early matches OF flies are almost
invariably gray or brown in monotone ef-
fects. sometimes with a faint touch of
green and at other times Of red.
Forget those fine old war horses of
Maine and Canada, the Parmacheene
Belle. Montreal ct al. I have never had
any success with them in tie waters
| Il miles New lOrk
nor do I know OF anybody who has.
| Yet l venture to say that all OF US
fly fishermen, unless advised 70 the
contrary by old sages OF the angle,
when we first started In with fly fishing
bought such gaudiiy colored flies to the
exclusion of all others. simply because
they loked pretty
| Faith in tho CahiII.
Every fly fisherman has his favorite
| ny by which he swears and in which he
reposes the utmost confidence with mo
II is the Cahill. With II caught the
! first trout that I ever took on the fly,
and l venture to say that / have taken
as many fish with this one pattern as
all others in my book put together.
But II Is only fair TO say that use
II much more than any other, and that
| " l had similar faith In any one of n
half dozen other good patterns I might
do as we'll with it, The man who gave
a list of the twelve best flies and then
added TO It the words, "And your favor
| lite fly" knew what he was talking about
| There is a lot in faith even In trout
| fishing!
II on your first fly fishing trip this
, spring you find the fish lying deep and
hence probably feeding on the larvFe OF
the cadds fly. do not waste much time
with the dry fly. Take the March Brown
| or the Cowdung and let 1t sink; then
! keep It moving until ready for another
| cast.
| Don't mako the mistake OF using flies
that are too large My own preference
| Is for files tied on hooks no larger than
No. IL. and I frequently use them as
small as IA.
Comfortable Clothes Important.
AS for clothes. don't use khaki. We,
| or dry, II is the coolest stuff I know
OF. and when wet Is a positive abomina.
ton. Wear only wool. next to the slSir
and out. Then II you do tumble in yol
can stand 1t without serious discomfort
/ I use heavy Scotch wool lumberman'.
socks. draw over them my long rubber
wdaing stockings, then put on over the
wading stockings another pair of the
heavy socks to prevent the rubber from
chafing, and then over all wear a heavy
pair of canvas and leather hob naileC
brogans
They look like the very deuce. bu
they are the proper medicine on tn,
Shiny rocks which pave so many creeks
Furthermore. this outfit keeps the fee
warm. Ono OF those so-callcd ounc,
weight felt hats Is much preferable I,
men wear 1t sticks to the head better
and isn't so hot.
Pay more for your flannel shirt anC
J get good one, one that is soft and no
scratchy. l have had one for ten year.
that Is still good. and like n well known
household article, it hasn't scratche,
yet"
II you are a smoker have a poke
high up In your coat on the left han,
side, and In this pocket keep your pipe
tobacco pouch and watertight match box
Then you can get at them easily. and II,
matter how wet you get will Away
have a dry match.
Up TO now conditions have not beer
| right for the best sport. It has beef
; cold and there has been much rain.
spent two or three hours on New Jer
sey stream on the 18th, but found tn
water high. no flies on tho water an,
the fish much dsinclined to rise.
few warm days will do world Of good
Lake George Fishing Season,
Lake George has a special fishing sen
son all OF its own. Opening dates fol
, pike-perch pickerel. great northern
, pike. June 10 TO December 81 bullheads
: July TO December 81, and black bass
, August l TO December 10.
= View Hampshire Season Open.
In New Hampshire the season is opel
now for salmon and lake trout. brook
81,