Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-03
The Great Outdoors
Trout Fishing is Fine Sport

Trout ttSIflE Is Elue CBOft
When you have waded a stream
for trout, you viii not soon forget
the exhilarating sensation Of n
rushing waters around your legs, and
tho expectation of hooking a good
one with every a S you make. You
will remember the flash OF gold and
silver when an old he trout darts IA
from under a rock or bank and sud
denly leaves the water to take your
fly, and the rush he made after he
was hooked.
You will recall the sweet music of
the reel, the graceful arch of your
rod. and the struggle as this battler
of the streams. going first to the bot
tom OF the stream, and then darling
to the surface, flashing his simmer
ing sides as he leaves the water, los
ing no chance of tangling the line
about stones, stumps n fallen trees.
u as you were about to slip your
landing net under the trout who was
apparently all in, he makes another
rush, this time going between your
legs and you como close to a sudden
cold bath. trying to disengage your
self from your line You had to reel
in quickly, and take up the slack to
prevent him from shaking off the
hook. You who have tried the sport
with light fly rod and single action
reel know the thrills.
Trout above all do not hold HI
whole stage. Bass, pike, pfckerel,
and the mighty muskellong have
their ardent followers. The black
bass, IL is claimed by many, is the
gamest and ~scrappiest, inch by inch,
of all the hnney tribe, The peer
among game fishes. There are two
varieties, the large mouth and the
small mouth or red eye. The pre-
vailing color of both varieties IS olive
green, lighter on the sides, fading TO
white on the belly. This color varies
in different waters.
The BASES. both large and small
mouth, readily rise to the fly, at or
near the surface, while it should be
allowed to sink when casting for
bass In retrieving the cast. short,
jerky motion will increase the at
Effectiveness OF the lure. initiating in
a way the struggles of a live, insect.
These old b~ronzebacks will hit a lure
with u vengeance unlike any other
game fish, and when hooked, he puts
up fight worthy of any anglers skill.
Salmon Fishing is Passing
Salmon fishing. the grandeSt sport
in the world of angling, is now an
expensive luxury, and precludes the
Average man from INDUCING in it.
Black pass fishing is a combination
to a great degree of the heroic pos
sibilities of salmon fishing and
charms of trout fishing. The leap or
the bass is no less exciting than that
of the Salmon. While in stream fish
ing for small mouth bass. h beau
tful scenery Of trout fishing can be
enjoyed.
The leap of a hooked fish is al
ways an exciting incident to the
angler, and one which is pretty apt
to throw him off his guard, and al
low MIR. Bass the hopes and fears of
the angler are constantly exercised,
v~I fia h{c hon 1T rises In his throat INT
his enthusiasm Is aroused. The be-
ginner, experiencing these thrills for
the first time, Is forever hooked
and becomes a sure enough fishing
enthusiast.
Owing to the wide distribution of
black bass by state and fish commits
sions, he is now a resident of every
state in the union, and fishing for 1t
Is universal.
Ever since the advent of the short
err bait casting rod, from five to SIX
feet, In the early ninety's, 1t has
bounds. Today 1t Is universally used
for bass, pike, pickerel and muskel-
long fishing with frogs, bats and ar
tihcfal lures. Both In casting and
trolling with short rod and q~uadruple
multiplying reel, the angler can, with
practice, drop the bait or lure into a
pocket in the weeds, at the edge of
the lily pads or beside an old log
Just where Mr.. Bass is laying In wait
for food. Casting for fish with this
equipment looks extremely easy, but
when tried for the first few times 1t
proves exceedingly difficult and some
weird back lashes are u ne
fruits of-the first efforts.
However, practice develops the
skill required.
The expert tournament caster Is
evidence of this. Bait and fly casting
cannot be learned through corre-
spondence course or from other
printed description. Only through
practice with proper instructions can
you become proficient.