Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29
Americans Found on Roster of Men Who Fish for Sport

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stones at the lowly "cat." In our pin
hook days he was good enough for us.
But we left the valleys once upon a
time for the hills and we came to know
the bronze back" small-mouth bass,
and the many varieties of trout. We
discovered that there is something be-
sides weight or even flavor to fish,
and that there is an art" Of fishing.
The very patience 1t develops is worth
much to the world in this hurryinz
age. You recall the retired colonel who
was fishing in quiet stream, when
there approached yokel who remarked
with a yawn:
Time amt very valuable to you, Is
It? Here I've been a-watching you
three hours an you amt had even a
bite"
We'll" drawIed the fisherman, my
times too valuable, anyhow, to waste
three hours of 1t watching man that
isn't even getting a bite"
But Is this your only conception OF
angling? Just wait.
1t has been quiet, hot three hours
for the colonel. But suddenly a cur
rent Of air stirs. There's gentle ripple
on the water. And that cork begins
slight current? Watch closely. The
cork Skips along the water for few
feet. The colonel grips his rod. reels
in some line-not much, for suddenly
the cork has vanished from sight. And
then--a battle, real battle, gentle
men The fisherman has learned pa
tience; he'll not be flurried. The fish
rusfles and sulks in turns, comes to
the surface and shakes his head at the
man. dives again, for he knows the
Jagged rocks, the sunken logs, the
weeds-all the snags that will tangle
or break line Try to pull him bod
lily out and there's a broken rod. No,
it's q case Of meeting every rush Of
the fish with mans intelligence and
quick adaptation to circumstances.
And man is not always the victor.
Sometimes the fish goes off with your
hook in one cheek and his tongue in
the other"
ON, pshaw, who can adequately de-
scribe the pleasure that surrounds
the angler? He pursues his recreation
amid scenes Of natural beauty. 1t
may be the quiet meadow with the
breeze blowing In over following
corn. Or he may halt amid the soli-
tude of the silent depths of the river,
with overhanging trees. Or he may
stand in the brilliancy Of its shadows
| and cast into the pool Rustling
sedges make music in his ear. He may
watch the mist being rolled from the
surface of the water, or observe the
dew being kissed from the grass by
the suns rays.
Or he may be big fish angler. and
then the scene is changed. Who can
say he has never been tired who has
wrestled with 200-pound shark or
big tarpon?
Or, If he is a ny fisherman there are
still more of natures moods for him.
The greens and browns OF the slower
stream now run the gamut of color TO
silver and white in rapids and cascades.
Every turn Of the stream gives diff
ferent picture. He may be in the land
of white birch, and green-black ever
greens, with rug2cd hills or towering
mountains about him. Hip-booted or
| in waders he's beside the water, rush.
| ing here in powerful torrent, ripping
there in an eddy, or gurgling under
/ ledge with a depth unguessable and
almost certain to hold good 'un." A
| butterfly hovers over the stream, water
/ witches skim across the surface ,of
| CLASSY sheets, camp robber" gives ~
/ shrill cry. squirrel chatters. Gods
/ sky says there's no war there. An in
| sect fnltterS near The angler notes
/ its size and color and shape, and
| quickly picks from his book or box
| small hook with a few feathers on Ii
made up to resemble the insect. and
| attaches this to leader that Is fas-
tened to his line. Quietly he steps into
/ he Of HrI@ - S~
through the air several times as ne
lengthens his line and then. at the
proper distance, the fisherman lets his
tiny fly drop lightly on the surface
Of the water There may be a flash of
silver and In response a quick turn of
the wrist-and agitated water: or there
may be a quiet twirl. hardly noticeable
even to the keen-eyed caster But
that sudden turn of the wrist has
set the tiny hook in the NOUN Of
| two-pound trout. The thin rod Is
now trembling bow. the reel is
/ whirling.
The river runs on and on to the sea.
But there's a war on. The survival Of
| the fittest is the issue Man. with his
science. is fighting on the most beau
aful creations in nature-a trout
sShapeiy and strong. beautiful as the
/ rainbow In color, wary and willy. The
/ rlSh VIII wage a good fight and. II the
man is fairminded. the fish will often
be the victor in the contest There is
a wide difference between a fisher
man" and fishing hog" Every Speci-
man of the latter should be disciplined.
according to his age; If a youngster a
gentle padding; If a man fine or
even jail sentence. Only by such
discipline can we preserve in this
country our fish supply. And as q con-
server of the finest qualities OF man
hood, to say nothing Of an economic
food supply there must be ample Ash
laws and insiStance upon their uni
verSal observance.
How many Of us have 10 be content
with lust dreaming our dreams9 We
can't find the time or spare the money
10 go afar for the good time Lucky
are they who hear the sound Of the
tapping Of lake waters. or live hard
by streams inhabited by hsheSl