Show I I J B By 11 T Jut Jast what does a trout see sec The easiest e t way to explain that Is by byi i comparing con paring his eye ce with a mans manJone The one human eye ce has sensitive clementi ce of two kinds kind rods and roBeS cones The cones seem chiefly con d with ith seeing an object dearly clearly in a good light The rods most est abundant at the sides aides give only oAly a vague image but they arc ue very sensitive U e to movement mo and to light You may know the trick of looking in a aery very ery dim light far tar to toone toone one side of an 10 object this throws its image on the rods which see sec it well eIl enough for identification when direct dl vision islon t with cones would not see sec e it at all The retina of oC a 1 fishs fish's eye con conS consists almost of rods also there is behind it a a. reflecting membrane that helps it see e still i better In a dim light Since he has mainly rod he be can tn see Me something some something thing almost alme t at tight right rl ht angles an es to 10 his pupil about as u well as u if It were directly di in front He Ue Is very try sen sm sensitive e state to movement to in a wide side range and be he can an see In dim dim- light Too because b of oC the laws of 0 re rt refraction fraction the more overhead a manis man manIs Is the more he and his movements are magnified the doser closer he Is to the surface the less a trout can un see Re him and the tho smaller he ape ap- a p I pears So Jason Lucas our favorite angling authority says all this means that In stalking trout in the open you Ou should crouch as low 10 as possible sometimes JO even CVen to the theu th e extent u nt of crawling up and casting lying on your or side aide Where here creeping up In impractical r try Hy proceeding very TUY slowly directly di dl- toward the trout avoiding a side movements when possible Then the vague va e image that he sees 5 S SIs Is getting larger luger so gradually dually that he may not notice it t When you ou are close dose a long frozen pause may lull any suspicions that youre you're oure not nota a bush mot mo moUng ng slightly In the wind ind It Is best b t to cast with wrist movement mo only the hands directly dl Uy between you ou and the fish so as not notto notto notto to show arm ann movement mo against the sky A cagey trout tro t might overlook the slender waving rod Fishing is for lor fun un and the most fun tun Is the actual catching of fish I Yet the thc reward is likely J to be in proportion to the effort Involved For sportsmen who follow follo this reasoning fly lly fishing is therefore e perhaps the most satisfying of all methods of angling The foundation of a 1 fly fishing g outfit Is the rod It is the most ex ex- expensive expensive pensive item in your our initial out out- lay 11 It Is worth some Dan Holland whose book Trout Trou t Fishing was released a fe few tew w months tells us that a fly rod is chosen more for the casting castine wor work k It must perform than for Cor the size s ire fish It is hoped it will land For in in- be he wes uses the same ume rod for black bass bus as u for water salt r fish 10 times their strength because b bus bass bugs bu feathered leatherN minnows and spin spinner ner net flies rutS are awkward a. lures lum which wt ich icha require a strong rod to handle well Or a New England trout fisher fisher- fisherman fisherman man mm who bo rarely requires a rod larger than eight feet fed te in length and four lour ounces In ID weight might If fisting in the Ro es choose lone one of nine rime feet terl and six ounces simply because b a rod which hleb will handle much more line i These Th two sizes sires by the way will ill take care of most m fly fishing condi Lions A fly dry dry fly enthusiast will want ant a lighter one and a fisher sher fisherman sherman man who Is a striving for lor distance and is Js after al r big fish fish t salmon or water saltwater fish may fish may want a larger Jaller one ODe But a fisherman should not select a rod too big and AndI I cumbersome cum for lor his fishing needs ne The rod r d Is in almost continuous operation o ration in fly fishing so a heavy heny I one will iU tell ten on a man As M for lor rod action one still hears bean talk of fly dry and wet fly wet fly action These terms are arc meaning less today The called so-called ed wet fly fly action was as an on old old fashioned fashioned type rod that bent fairly uniformly from t butt to tip It went out with the Model T. T A good rod of or modern design I will wUl u handle fondle a Q great variety of con con- lions It starts to work primarily In the tip and as more and more pressure Is applied it shifts shUts the strain down to the stronger middle and butt sections A rod designed with a soft mid die dle or butt section is Inefficient because the lower part of the rod takes over o bolero before the most benefit has been derived ed from the tip rip The difference In a fishermans fisherman's luck Juck is often oCten the difference between a well designed hook and anda a 1 poor one The importance of using good slap shap ed and md of keeping them needle- needle sharp cannot be bc overemphasized o Unfortunately most meat nI re judge hooks as as ai they they d' do women women- w m by b pretty curves But commercial fishermen who cannot afford to indulge in such ic notions know better They use mainly hooks with the nearest thing to a plain round bend that they can find and with ith the back of the point parallel to the shank According to Jason Lucas whose book on bass is bible to many fish ish fishermen fishermen ermen ennen this parallel point is un the best for lor but butor for or an ing where one must drive home the barb at t just the right in instant stant slant he hc prefers a hook with a avery avery very VCr slight out point In penetrating ing tissue deeply this is not so efficient as a parallel pa lIel point point but but it starts in faster instead of slid slid- slidIng sliding ing from the fishs fish's mouth with with- without without out pricking him A hollow point will bet ter than a spear spoor point In some hooks an inward lard turn o or of the point 1 I or barb gives the illusion of a true I i hollow point but it doesn't give give- as good results Watch out for that When fishing test your our frequently for sharpness by pas pas- ring ng the ball of the thumb lightly light light- ly Iy down behind the barb not barb not across the top of oC it If IT the point doesn't dig in easily it is too dull For sharpening hooks at home use a small round half file of smooth cut When out fishing carry one of the small whetstones whet whet- whetstones stones made for the purpose pU pose For that first quick penetration always alwa s 's sharpen from rom the inside and rides of the point only Never touch the back except to remove a wire ire wire edge However some people like a very slight wired edge for or the first quick start sta in Keep the side of your our stone or o file almost parallel to the tip to make a long thin point which will nat nat- penetrate much better than thana a point Some persons are arc unemployed unemployed at the present time in the San Joaqun Valley of California Cal ornia Many of these have no money and little food rood A number of public works projects have been started to relieve relie the situation and dozens of centers have been set up to dis dis- distribute distribute dis- dis distribute tribute government go surpluses of potatoes apples eggs and powdered milk The problem was created because of the fact that the cotton crop matured in December last year ear As a result the workers will ill be bc idle until I spring crops arc are ripe Normally the I cotton harvest hanest carries curit them through the winter months Many an of or the workers are arc not able to qu qu- qualify qualify qualify for work re e jobs fobs which under the state sUte law b go 10 only on to per per- persons persons persons sons who have ha resided in the state three years The workers are liv liv- living living ing in temporary temporal labor camps shanty towns and small I ties tics ti I An exchange tells of a 1 man who came to town to do some s me shopping When it came time to go home he was unable to unlock the car door He lie broke out a window o and craw craw- crawled crawled crawled led in After he got inside he dis discovered dis- dis discovered covered that it was not his car His Ills car cu was parked puked two stalls fur further fur l fu futher r ther up the street Bountiful children will have ha the opportunity to see ee and be enter enter- entertained entertained by radios radio's Story Princess Saturday May 20 at al 1 pm p.m. at the Stoker school gym The entertainment and dance to follow are arc sponsored by the Amer ican Legion auxiliary of the George e R. R R Day post A small ad admission mission charge will be made and refreshments will be bc sold |