The New York herald., 1921-10-09
ROD AND GUN NEWS
Pike and 'LunGe In Late Autumn.

Pike and 'LunGe In Late Autumn.
By o. w. 8.
MY friends have dubbed me "the winter
angler because stick to the rod and reel
SO late in the fall. Now the fact OF the
years best angling because they abandon lon
their tackle at the first chill oreath out OF
the northland. I have tried to Impress ang-
the best angling occurs after Jack Frost
has sent the brown leaves turtling earth
singing into rs e bmSasy
marooned by the wind In sons bay. or held
prisoner by q circling eddy. To do battle
ann s's l. e"asnz Pss In
Pike and 'Lunse Fall Fish.-By pike I. Of
course. moan true pike. and not waii-eyes,
the ''pike-perch'' Of the culturists. In my
forthcoming work. The Pike Book" Stew
art, art Kidd s, 4 Co; vii advocate calling the
E,emsmbe, that the 'iunss is true pike.
so snS to snS
for great pike as 'lunge. in the Same en-
a cold northern lake is q fighter. every inch
OF him. 30 what say OF fall fishing for
great pike win apply with equal felicity
the latter can be construed as applying 10
the former. 30 when l say great pike the
when snus 's say .iynse he can " whispers xrest sa
pike
II my contention be true that tempersturv
and condition Of water has . great deal to
40 with - appetite and nd, combntvsnsss: then
November pike. providing the season !:
favorable, should show greater activity and
more willingness TO take lure or bait. For
years have mado careful Investigation.
studying the subject from autumn TO autumn.
and with the records OF those years before
me am ready 20 affirm that after the
fV0 ornV m tc tHa hnux rtI luxa
Looking over those records. their terso
statements bring 70 mind many a glorious
afternoons sport. for somehow ! have found
that from noon TO or o'clock has proven
tho most remuncrative. few occasions
have enjoyed great sport from 10 Of the
morning on, but. as already stated. as a
cessful. II has made little difference
whether I have been In the extreme north
after 'lungc or In the middle West and East
after great pike, almost uniformly have
scored and scored big. Naturally I have
esch ewed the cold. rainy days that come,
though once had splendid sport In the
Let no reader fear to try his luck then. even
when weather conditions are seemingly any
thing but favorable. Indian summer days
are high days for the ambitious and stick-
Lures-onc cafnot. or rather need not. add
much 10 what has been said upon THIS toplc
for tho late season pike Is not particular as
10 lures; he Is cut for game. and anytn,ng
the surface lure nor yet the surfacc-under-
water. where tho simon pure underwater
bottoms where All underwater lure 10 sure
70 tangle II left moticnless for even tlie irac-
tion OF a second. and as even the best cast
ers sometimes manufacture something that
appears very ilho n backlash II would be
iinwise 70 employ anything but surface
ndsrwater, u iurc that hurrios TO tire sur
face the instant tansion is released upon the
line. with spoon or plug the net results
are for the man who goes down after them.
deep down. As think / pointed out some
weeks ago IN this department. In trolling
The average angler moves too fart. Slow up.
brother. slow UP, and catch the Dig ones
mcnt which 10 slsc true Of the spoon. There
Is no necessity for the overly largo lures
hook Is attached 20 your attrsctcr. that II