The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-28

ontific study of methods to advance the
art OF angling they are pioneers In the right
direction that calls forth our respectful at
tention.
To recapitulate the chief points OF these
short papers. want TO see anglers getting
much sport and moro fish the bottom
THAN they do by fishing the surface. To make
their trips not much fishing for fish as
fishing for pleasure, by including a study OF
fish food. fish habits and general nature re-
search along trout stream. To capture
and land many fish all the time would be
come wearisome. especially small tish, but
YOU can take a just pride In making with
Your own hands an artificial copy of the
food trout cat and with II deceive and cap
turc the wary, adroit antagonist, which Is
Ono great adyantaee in fishing these bottom
lures Is that you are more sure to get me
large sized fish than small ones, and tle
method IL so easy and simple TO make
your days fishing a delightful experience
and more often fuller crecl Of trout.
Since the first article appeared several le,-
ters have been received from anglers WHO
have difficulties to get trout In Tue waters 'f,,
they fish. and they think nymph fishing WI
exactly solve the problem. Tho same dit in,
Guilty In everywhere apparent, ana IN Catshn
streams, like Esopus and Beavcrktll, there
are pools know for certain contain many
large fish. there were times when the dsvl
himself seemed TO have n hand in preventing
every angler. expert or duffer. from getting
even email Of trout. know Scotcn
angler splrrdid fly caster whom ! me- .,,. o., s
the stream fishing COB OF worms nearly a.
large as his fist. Bob, said I, what on earth
are you trying TO get? His reply was, I'm
sick of casting flies, which I've stuck IN my
hat, and | hope TO choke them with meat.
Just TO tease him, from across the stream l
held UP two nice fish from my creel. which
made him yell across. "Oh, go to that region
where they don't have 20 use coal.
Just final work concerning the rig Tor
nymphs. BE sure 20 use nice tapereo
leader with the nymphs tied neatly. and II is
far better TO have any number OF very small
shot than one two large sinkers-for two
reasons, the large einker gets fouled In the
pebbles and scares the fish. Try TO place the
nyrnph where you think trout lie don't let
II stay In ono place: lift II slowly up several
times; then move TO another situation. III
trout DO not take the nymph after two or
three lifts they are either not inclined or ars
not there. Use small sized nymphs early IN
tho season, either pink, yellow or any light
color. Early in May the larger size yellow
or dark color should be tried One OF my
correspondents writes: 81 would rather fish
the nymph up stream because can get much
nearer the trout-in fact. could drop u nice
~ nine feet ahead right over tho trouts
nose"
Personally | like best TO wade right in the
stream casting forward to each bank, then
lead the nymph In slow moves toward the
middle. In slow running river deep pools
light float will assist In carrying the nymph
along the bottom, whore you cannot always
wade or reach in casting. The font Keeps
| UP the line, especially In lake fishing. OF
course, Il II important to have the float al
jueted 10 the right depth OF watev VIZ. the
| nymph 10 be from six 10 twelve inches from
| the he'd OF the water. Chuck out for good
| tho dirty worm and make a trial OF better
styie--that IL. bottom fishing with nyrnphs
and other Iuree.