The New York herald., 1921-04-10
ROD AND GUN NE WS
H1aH MArER FoE LOCAL ANaLERs FROM
Trouth Fishing Time i Here-The Never
siuk River

Trouth Fishing Time i Here-The Never
sink River.
The following article was written some
two years cgn for the Rod and Gun column
here IN part tccarse II 80 ably answers a
number Of Inquiries received MS to fhe fishing
conditions along the Nevcrslnk River
How can / catch trout2 Where can ] catch
trout What kind Of bait must ! use - set
trout? what Kind OF flies must ! use 70
catch trout? What arc the most succession
flies used n trout fiahing? And nam otneF
every day and have been since the days OF
izaak Walton.
In answer to the many questions ssKed
about the nrt Of trout fishing permit me to
add my version OF the art. Assuming that
All trout fishermen are sportsmen. wheather
bait or ny fishermen, the manner Of fishing
may be different, bur tho effort is 70 i'll The
creel. while fishlng the Neversink Isive~
as, summer III the month of June on . three
drvs camping trip my partner and self used
out twenty different flies on the first two
dpys. resulting In three small fish eight or
nine inches long. 7 wish TO add that this
stream my partner and self are not strangers
az we hasc fished II together over fifty DAYS
In the last five years with varying results.
At the end OF the second day We decided
we would have TO change our tactics or 20
without fish, Now. ] suppose. the real dyed
IN the wool fly fisher man would have con
cluded that he did not have the proper fly in
his fly book and would have refused 70 use
anything unsportsmanlike ~ bait OF any
description. But not so for US.
We were i5o miles from home and we
wanted 70 ge, some trout. ] did not Try
worms, as worms IN the NeverslnN would
catch no more trout than they would in
ss~ passnic River. | learned that on nay
first trip to this beautiful stream. Rut
what the trout would take was live bait.
ard cn the third day took seventeen
trout III all all taken on small bait fish,
which we bought from a native fishermen.
One OF tho worst mistakes mnde hv heRin-
uerr IL 10 fish too many streams. stick 70
some stream that you know 70 be good and
learn every boulder, llffle, rock AMI pool
and you win soon be~ble 20 improve YOUR
scoie aud also your ability 70 fil the freei.
The Neyeraink River is. in my mind. one
Of the best trout streams W tho country cast
Of the Rocky Mountains. Fish this stream
for three or four days, and be sure 40 camp
or It's shores. Motor to Liberty. sullivan
county. New York: 30 north from Liberty
10 the town Of Neversink. arriving st the
covered bridge at Neversink. Don't ctosa
bridge but keep on the left Side nf river
and 90 north, passing through Tie small
hamlet OF Bitter Sweet aud continue north
about two miles and inquire for Mr.. Law,
y 10 owns the old lumber camp. and agk
him fot permission 20 use one or the oi1
shr cl,s which will make fine camp and
afford fine protection from bad weather.
MIR. Law is man Of few words. hut \
fine gentleman and also true blue ny
fisherman, who has fished the river for
over forty years. The lumber camp Is
about 200 yards back from the river, which
is easily forded AZ this place.
IL fishing this part or the Neverslni,
cross the ford ut the lumber camp and fol-
low the OLD wood road or cast eide of iiScr.
goiis north Tor about ono mite To Big Bend
poo1 You VIII feast your cyts on the most
wonderful pool IN eil Of the NevetslnR. II
IL ABOUT 500 feet long. and in SOME places
ah,u' " feet deep. with great rush of
water that comes off run about half q mile