South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-11
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)OUTzDNOORS
W. GUSTAV JT. MEYER

There is no time in the hshing
season when more skill is needed on
the part of the angler than during
the hot summer days. This is when
your knowledge OF the fish and
their habits pays the biggest divi-
dends. The wiley bass in particu-
lar is decidedly Choicy about its bill
Of fare and they often pass UP
line of feeO that would male EN-
stretch their necks 10 get either
early or late in the season When
the sun is high and the waters take
on the CLASSY surface the bass are
usually found to be proving around
in the deep pool of the lakes or un-
der the willows in the streams They
do most of their feeding durin.
early hours Of the day or in the late
evenings and at night. When fish
ing the lakes you will tnd them
more often with live minnOvs. still
fishing out in about eight 10 10 feet
of water during the day time, how
ever unless there is SOME rifle ON
the water il Will be slow work. When
the classy surface condition prevails
il will probably net more TO troll q
live minnW slowly and fairly deep.
During the brighter hours of the dly
they are hugEiug the bottom, Just Ia
ing around laZy-like. dicesting their
food. AT this period YOU can Wnip
the surface 10 "A foam and not COAX
one Of them 10 strike, YOU simply
have Got 90 send your baiJ right
down TO them III YOU expect them TO
give your lure the once over. For "a
few hours i'm the early morning you
viii generally find the bass I'm the
shadows feeding and at this time
YOU can get them Interested IN
surface lure or an underwater bait
that does not go down too deep.
cast for them unless fishing a stream
where the willows are thick and
darken the shady hooks 10 a certain
extent After their morning feed
they leisurely swim back TO the deep
pools and YOU don't sec much OF
them again I'm the bait-casting game
that day, until late in the afternoon
or evening when another shot at the
casting game usually puts a few
more ON the stringer. Nv cNper-
fence has taught me that the even
ing casting is much more profitable
than that of the morning hours.
Stream fishing is somewhat diff
ferent however. at this season of
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leave the deep pool for A chipping
cricket or a nice yellow grasshop-
per If you nave the skill 20 properly
manipulate those insects so they will
strike the water in a natural way.
Cast under a limb or Overhanging
tree or at the end of a grass patch
out In the current a little ways, so il
Will float down into deep water an6
stay upon the surface kicking all
the while. Try THIS little trick I
have taken many just that way.
There is an angle 10 the game that
puts pep into il and YOU viii find
IL a mighty di1ertins sort Of a stunt
81 you Will play the game right.
one Of the principal duties of
members of hsh and game protec-
tive associations is TO assist the
game wardens I'm finding seines. fsh
traps quail traps and any other
equipment for taking FISH or game
illegally. Getting people 10 observe
the hsh and game laws does not al
ways depend upon the convictions OF
ViolatOrs 10 is far better 10 gather
IN the illegal contrivances with
which fish and game are taken. Let
me- 60 into details a little deeper so
/ viii be better understood II is
Logical 10 presume that as long as
seine UE hstI' II III one = posses
sion that IL is being used. II may
be used 10 or 20 times before the
user is apprchended. Now il stands
20 reason that If the trap or seine
was DESTROYED at the outset IL would
save the destruction or whatever
game or FISH tho Culprits would
catch IN the 10 or 20 times that il
was being used even II no COnyic-
tions could be made. II is logical 20
presume that where the violaJ0r sees
The game warden carry away or
burn his seine he viii think that he
had narrow escape and that the
urdcn Is onto him and nine times
out OF 10 ne viii be more apt 10
q lii tie same before q conviction is
made than after and YOU will re
faving the dsh or game that might
be caught during the time that you