The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-25
The Once Over
The Truth About Trout
nv 4. I. PHILLIPS

l. The Truth About Trout a.
This ID the open season for 4reHE The
trout is very gamy fish, unlike the oyster
eelsor founder and very classy fish wherein
it. differs from the shrimp, haddQck,s porgie
and filet of sole. r. is larger thad bull
| head and smaller than the harb0f ssalV as q
rule, although its exact size depends largely
| upon the honesty of the person describing it.
Trout" Is from the Greek 'troktes,
which proves conclusively the Greeks had
tro uti naddition to their other bad habits.
| In America nobody ever thinks ~ calling
| them anything but "Speckled BeAnties.
They are a good fish to eat. bgtar used
chiefly by restaurant men VIII ostnM them,
mount them on mahogany slab. and hang
| them in the windows in order To lure Gus
toners in to get cold-storage whitefish,
Trout. fishing is the most expensdss sport
next to pony polo. Before you can become
a trout fisherman you must buy tie neces-
sary equipment and paraphernalia &And ac-
courtrements These run about Ike this:
/ steel pole, preferably imported. E
] silver plated reel. ss9i
deliberately. constructed baitshox,s IL
200 flies? feathers, metal buttpbs, ETC.,
to be used as bait. As,7
SO yards Of silk lire, made ftohn the silk
of especially well-bred Chinese wof1aE
1 japanese basket 81 nj
pair $40 hip boots.
khaki suit, sport model. #sS
trout fisherman's cap.
1 sweater.
four-passenger touring car.
copy fish and game laws.
pack playing cards.
1 cooking kit.
Two quarts of pre-war rye.
Two boxes cigars.
! megaphone.
One pack giant ,firecrackers.
One tire pump. IL
The trout are very fussy about this point
They are very fastidious and will not come
near fishermen poorly dressed or partly
equipped. It's matter of tradition.
The magaphone and firecrackers are very
important. One fisherman always goes
he bellows back, "Hey, Lester, here's big
ahead with these and when he sees trout
fellow Must be eighteen inchesi Don't
make any noise"
He then throws in one of the giant fire
crackers which explodes, driving the trout
back to hi saecomplice who wades into mid
a. - =.
stream and raps 1t over the temple with a
tire pump The blow must be directly
abeam of the right eye, as the temple of the
trout is located there unlike in the case of
the shad, sardine and Little Neck clam.
+ Shooting trout or trapping them is for
hidden as is the use Of hunting dogs, ferrets,
weasels and the like.
What makes the trout easy to get is the
fact that it is so curious. Whenever it hears
any sounds around it comes to the surface
to sc what's making them. For this reason
many trout anglers fish preceded by "a brass
band, drum corps or squad of mounted po-
lice. Often they angle from horse and
carriage driving down the middle of the
stream or along the bank.
Strangely enough, however ,trout are
afraid of motorcycles, automobiles, trolley
cars and road-rollers, They never become
accustomed to them even in captivity.
Very old-fashioned anglers still hold to the
custom % fahgling for. trout with flies"
These aRe curious looking things like the
trimmings of Swiss hat Others use the
pin ktassel off a parasol, the fringe off a
lAmp-shade or a roeette off Napoleon hat.
No wand then you, will find an angler who
uses regular bait, such as worms, CLANS and
grasshoppers Wise anglers use liver, ham
an dpork chops. If the trout DON'T bite on
this kind of bait they can eat it themselves.
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