Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-31

,pens tomorrow and will not close
until July Is. There are several
streams in this part of the state
where trout are to be found. The
following article MAY help trout fish
crmen who are in doubt concerning
the type of fly to use.
BY Captain Frank Winch
Famous Angler ana Big Game
Hunter.
Wordsworth says hat angling is
the blameless sport" Had l the
temierity L would paraphrase this
and term dry fishing as the sport
superlative, for in all the recreat1ve
pleasures man will n nothing so
mystifying, so theoretically practical
suprenrely enjoyable, so persistently
and so damnably scientific.
Many writers when approaching
the cubject of using dry fly do so
in ~ sort of apologize manner, ac-
EQUITABLE perhaps to the fact that
there seems to he but few who dis
regard the criticism that we are at
tempting iconoclasm of the older
method of killing trout with the wet
fly. The methods are different, both
serving the same purpose but along
varied channels. There will be wet
fly fishing just as long as the down
streamer denies himself the trial
with dry fly. and just then the wet
fly ranks are decimated to the extent
of one angler. 1t will not be gain
said tina Americans are the most
sportiye race on earth-dry flying
is a sporting proposition to the nth
degree, and its only a matter or time
when the devotees of the floating lily
will predominant on u streams.
There are some who incline to the
1oItof that dru fiGhinO ia the n1nAcPa
for all trouty d~iffidence. There are
others, systematically adept, who
look with disdain on the wet fly and
with frock-coated horror on the gar
den hackle. This is, wrong. Dry lily
fishing has its points of vantage, also
it's limitations; it is not the best way
to get the most trout, but it is the
sportiest way to get any spangled in
mate of the whirling riff. DIR.
George p. Holden admirably sums
up the matter in this manners: Con
sidering all seasons, weathers and
waters, both native and brown
trouts. more fish will be caught on
the wet than the dry fly, but the
latter method is likely to take larger
brown trout than native. 1t is pre-
eminently the late season method
and is more artistic"
Take Your Choicee
Dry flying is worth while; the first
riS6 to the imitation insect as it floats
downstream in full view of the ang-
lefs will give a thrill never expert
enoed in any other manner of fish
ing. Endless controversial battles
have been waged as to the relative
merits of the dry and wet fly sys-
tens. The adherents of each are
strong in their convictions. 1t is
nof, however, my intention to advo-
cate the use of either to the eXclu-
sioD of the other. Times there +
WHEN both come into play, and l
concur in the views of a noted Brit
ish. angler who believes that the jul
dicfous and perfect application of
dry, wet and midstream fly fishing
stamps the angler with the hall
marx of efficiency.
u was the writer's privilege some
years ago to whip the stream with
tho Sage of Beaverkill, through
assiduously w~watching this playmate
of the stream as he put poetry and
rhythm in his casting to be able to
Learn a smattering of the art which
sfauld be the apex of every
anglers ambition, and those of you
WHO have yet to tackle the dry fly,
will later agree hat this is angling
in The fullest measure of good
sportsmanship.
Handling a dry fly cannot be
taught by description; 1t must be
seen and watched and acquired by
practice. Quickness and delicacy of
touch a mastery in managing rod
and line, alertness of limb, accuracy
of eye and strength of habit of at
terifion and observation, these are
Fundamentals for using the dry fly.
By~this mayhap it is understood that
thaxart Is difficult; in a way it is. And
yet.there are but three simple rules
forssuccess. First, practice; second,
practice, and third, everlastingly
practice. 1t should be an easy glide
forAthe wet fly angler to slip into the
dry~game. / do not know of a single
dry-tly expert who did not do his no
vitfate with the wet fly. There are
maHy books on the subject which
will give the rudiments, but the
learning will be done on the stream.
Watch a dry fly caster, study his
methods and practice. Much of the
book lore is 'buncombe pure and
simple, but there is a little volume,
notaso much on the dry fly but as a
stream pal, that ] suggest should
be in the pocket of every angler. AS
yet.~it has not been my fortune to
/ l1eet the author. a pleasure only de-
FRED, 1 trust-I refer to DR.. George
Marker Holden and his book,