The sun., 1919-05-12

Der with nothing to lose could well af-
ford to try II out.
Come on. Doctor. Get nice rake
handle and let's go, You'll have TO hurry
II you beat me to II, for John Seger has
been making me one for n whole year.
Says I'll get 1t now in two weeks"
simplicity In Use of Dry Flies.
Thanks "sacandaga," for those kind
woids. Coming out Of Johnstown and
borne the river about which many fond
memories of mine cling they are the more
esteemed And don't fail TO say TO good
old Henry Potter that / trust he Is we'll
when one up Fulton county way enjoys
good health ono needs no more.
Righ;o' I've been through the worm
stage and through others which were no
better. But this was when l was being
"brung up" among trout and called these
fish by their given names. No great con-
tentment came Of those ways and early
hitched my wagon to the star OF the ny
angler. So II going straight for nigh
forty years counts for ausht hope that
the sins--slI concerned with commission
OF my urchInhood have been squared.
Since "Sacandaga," you seek facts re-
speeding dry hy procedures based upon
experience and applicable TO your neck
o. woods I suppose 1 can undertake 10
furnish 'em well as the next Fellow,
for / did pioneer work along this line
whore your activities probably are centred
In so far variety of patterns goes
first Of all let me advise you to practise
simplicity. 1t doesn't matter E rsa,g
what particular dry fly YOU use. Fltteen
any one of them would. work well
as another. or all of the bunch a..
tina; counts-its keeping everlasting At
serving what you have TO oner until the
inhibited craving for iced IN trout 'a s,n'.s
etning the feeding period set In.
Even then the trout may remain o..
duratc You and in making our ny
offerings have our opinions regarding what
the fish should consider desirable. but the
trou: too hold to their instinct and often
will not be hurried. with the exere,se
on our part of tact and patience however
, the trout almost always under these Gil :
! cumstances can be brought around TO
our way Of thinking,
shoulders toting an assortment OF dry mes.
II you feel that confidence Will accrue
from the possession Of more tH Mh,,, Gns
Blue Dun and that creation OF iamehteu
Lou Darling, Catskill. which holds high
rank in the esteem Of those two master
J The small hook etao etaoihr. ;duinpupp
vicinity OF New York are of no advavntege
n,'' the Adirondacks. In the latter neld
and 10, old gauge. Will prove 10 pe lhe
| proper numbers. once in a whiie ior spe.
ciai purposes mako use OF a size Oh u.S
| the willies. lAMANE>NN'
! New York. May II.
Correct Position In Plug Casting.
1 Question: had an argument with my
! pal as 10 the correct position OF tne rec.
| during the cast in plug casting. In your
opinion what is the correct position OF the
! reel In bait casting? D. b. II.
| Answer-In using the bait casting rec,
| II should always he placed on the top
OF the rod with the handle TO the right
| and should be kept In this position when
casting and playing the ,sh WITH on, one t eS
| ward stroke OF tho cast and while the
line sings out on the reel spool and
| A. this time the rod should bs held 40
] that the reel stands on its end, that is
the side or end plates. should para,ie
| rod turned in toward the caster in order
to bring the reel 20 that position.
In this way the spind.e' or, or spool s sndo
T not on The side OF Of the .poo ends. which
would be the case II the cast were made
with the reel spool perfectly parallel with
| ;he water.
1t is surprising the additional castins
correct position. and at the same tim.
there Is fsr less line friction when t6s cast
| Chicago, III. May II
Dooney Back on Job.
| Hooks and SiHkers' writes TO THE
! Sun: The regulars ;of the old time steam.
| boat Angler viii. be glad to know thai
Dooney' is back in the business again.
| He is selling fishing tackle II Was GOO
to shake hands with him again Mos
fishermen Will recall 'DooneN' as the mar
who sold tickets for the Angler at the tiat
terry landing"
, TrHwlers I'm Long Island Bays.
John Koltzan OF Medford /. L. wrIte
| mat beam trawlers are being used in Por
| Jefferson harbor. rapidly cleaning up IN,
| founders. The Legislature should put /
stop to net and beam trswling in bays an,
mar DORIS. Including Great South Bay
Great PecOnic Bay should be the only eN
cepton to the rule against net and bean
trawlins in Long Island bays"
Fires for Fun"
z. +. Wilber. state Fire Warden Of New
eight page booklet called Fires for Fun.
to assist fishermen. campers and outdonrs
mon to avoid ignorant cunnic. WIKI ncres
ssry Forest FIR" regulations. There ar,
! seventeen Illustrations showing how au,
, how not 10 build fires and other interest
ing information. The book let can he ha,
by writing to the Department Of Con
serNa Ion aud Development, Trenton. y j
New Clause in State Law.
a new clause in the conservation law
made so by the signature OF Gov. Smith
says: NO person shall fish within on,
hundred feet Of any leader or net IN US.
by the state. and no person other thar
IA state employee In charge of a Stat,
net shall handle or take fish while confined
! therein"
Word of Caution.
BY ball signed by Gov Smith II f.
unlawful for any person TO render ZOO,
nsh into oil or fertilizer The pena,t,
attached is $500.
says Deer Decrease Due to Buck Law