Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-05-29
Fashionable Fishing
Nv Frederic j. Haskin


. hook into the water and pulling out u
fish ought to journey TO this, or one oil
the other great trout-fishing regions OF
the eastern States, during the present
month. They would realize that fishing
in making Just as much and as rapid prog
ress ms any other activity OF eiyilized
man. The sport is in a constant state OF
evolution, and it is very. hard to guess
what form il will ultimately. take, but tne
indications are that il viii become q SOFT
of good-nnturcd game OF hide~and-seeK
bey9een tho fisherman and the fish, re-
curing great skill and Formally on poth
sides.
One thing lis certain. Those Who argue
that sport should be ctirtailed or even |
prohibited in order To save Wild NE are /
ali wrong The sportsman rs the best /
| friend of the game and of the fish. he
wants these creatures for his amusement,
| and so apitates for their protection and
propagation. And his pursuit of them
| tends To BECOME n more and more erudlte
and difficult business, tending always 10
give the quarry a better chance iot ~
| life. Il takes O great deal oil educanon
and a great deal Of equipment to be
| first-class trout fisherman these days
| And not only that 1t also takes n great
deal of education 10 be frst-olass trout
THE OLD WAY.
The American OF n few generations
AGO was not much of "A sportsman. When
he went fishing he was after fish. lie cut
n mole. attached hook and line 20 IT,
and hung on the hook large ugly wiggilng
hunk of n worm He threw the worm INTO
the creek with splash. The trout, On
equally ,lncultured creature, made Wild
rnsb At the worm and swallowed y. lie
was then vanked violently out Of the
water and perhaps clouted over the mead
with a stone. II was a dlsgustlngly I'M
refined business. and no credit eithef % g
the fish or to the angler. Furthermore y
| nearly exhausted the supply OF trout.
Twenty or thirty years ago there "eIe
, s.orneI,, any trout left in the eastern
, States. IL was common 10 sec the state
,nent in print that the brook trout wa
doomed. But he wash {, because me
, demand for him was still there. ne
! fishing fever is an imnutable part OF me
s human character. In his primitive days
man had 20 fish in order TO est. Hence al
with AN aversion to fishing starved y
! death. That explains the fact that nearly
!. everyone at some time or other experience
: desire to go out and threw q me u ~
: water on warm spring day.
So the fishermen wanted trout, an
trout were produced. Hateherles m
= all of the depleted streams were restocKea
And meantime, fishing, no longer neces
:, sity had become fine art.
e THE NEW WAY.
For the numerous gentlemen v no pa
troll these streams today are ndeea
y striking contrast to that angler Of an oiae
y time with his willow pole and his can
= worms really up-to-date trout isiIel
5. man invests more money IN hls owl
:. than does the average dentlst. h'S ~
= Of course, is the principal thing 4
N rnade of split bamboo and wotind VIZ
the finest Of silk. Il is almost lncredioi
LIGHT and equally expensive. FIFTY doila
o - not much to pay for good one. -
automatic reel which sits at the base
il = worth perhaps az much, and the tape
ed braided silk line is worth quite son
dollars itself. At the end Of the line =
no tapered flament Of catgut, almost
invisible as a spider web, and at the en-
IL al this bit OF gossarner Is that nnal =
IS umph OF the tackle-Rakers ART the =
nc fly, .,.t oada
ne resemble an insect, not Id the & ~ a :
ats annroxinaate way OF the old wet ny =
to- ,5fh almost scientific exactItude.
81. wings and its tail and It's body are ea
aic separate and perfect. Wetting Won
S. rim + - il i carefully kept dry
his angler carries tiny atomizer tliled win
me very fine OIL and every little Whle,,
snravs his fy with thus, 50 that y VIII
impervious to moisture
CO. Reject now that this angler must ma
a collection of forty or fifty OF these daln
work Of art: all kept IN 3 me "
iapanned metal box. Envsion nun
very carefully dressed Tor the occasl !
too--in wading pants OF tlne White Foo'
that reach his waist. canvas wadlng sh9
nicely tailored Norfolk laeSel, a1lo
sneeial hat with 8 WIDE brim that can
tilted at any angie 10 Keep 'he sun o'A'
MS eyes.
Thus accoutered TO the tune 81 seFe
hundred dollars, the devotee approac
his shrine. to wit, the creek, literary
hended knee for II he stands up ahd
his shadow fall on the water, the vi
trout will depart forthwith.
FISHING DE LUxE.
The dainty lure he swishes through
air IN graceful circles, so that It mes liz
living insect AT last he allows It to sc
ever 40 gently upon the water ana D
gracefully upon the hmpid waveiets.
trout as though trained TO his part IN
game. rises with a graceful swoop,
himself lightly out Of the water and CO..
down llpon the fly WITH q tWIst VI
wrist the angler fixes the barb--and
bsttie IS on Yes, the battle. The II
seldom weighs more than SIX or sc
ounces. but none the less to land HIM
this outfit Of splinters and cobwebsS IS q
. feat He never swallows the lure
,eeo- nore-that would be unbecoming 8.
came fish in these days-so that n
merely hooked through the lip. lie
therefore tear loose from the hook witt
serious damage to his person, or he
saw the cat-gut filament IN two on q r
ar he NAV lump up in the air and 81
the hook out of his lip. And II he fan
IF these breath-taking chances OF esd
and is finally laid painting upon the q
his highly civilized Antagonist may We
tarily put him back III the water
NJ. quite often happens nowadays. No dc
NJ. most of the trout that are caught are
fried. but there are men who, when
leco- have caught their legal limit, or when
can use only a few fish, make 2 pra'
i of catching them and turning them /
Hill again, This seems to herald the
; + when fishing will be merely harm
i little game between the fisherman and
+ FISH with no hard feelings on either
+ Meantime the art OF angling VIII no d'
y go on becoming more and more con
Il Gated and refnedr while the fsh, gro'