Show Bait Often Used to Advantage When Weather Is Unfavorable Hungry Trout Usually Take l Vet Flies Should Always Be Dark Colored Editors Editor's This Note Is the fifth lith of six st stories ries on fish population and food of Utah's streams and lakes While fly ly fishing is conceded by many fishermen to be the best type for streams M. M J. J Madsen or of the United states bureau or of fisheries says that bait batt can very often be used to a a. marked advantage In general the best type ot of bait batt is the larvae of the aquatic Insects or minnows although the usual run or of grasshoppers angleworms and prepared bait is good For whitefish try a piece of angle angleworm worm orm or caddis worm hooked on a fly using careful judgment ns as to the pattern and let it rest along the torn tom Trout will usually take minnows or worms If the bait baiL is properly cast letting it enter the top of the pool just justoff off olf the rime riffle or 01 on the deep side of a ahole hole underneath an overhanging bank A baited spinner is sometimes very good Weather Is Important Types of lies flies will have to depend on the judgment of at the fisherman and the food fish are taking at the particular par par- time Some ot of the best flies for Utah waters according to Madsen Include Quill flies grey brown and yellow hackle with ver very small bodies evening dun whirling dun grey and brown drake black gnat or any varl var- of these general types I Weather conditions nrc mo important It If the da day is windy casting is dUi I cult for flies and the insects are off the streams hence bait baft is iS preferable In rainy and cold weather natural insects are arc not noL emerging md and until conditions are arc more favorable bait is again better lh The ideal da day for dry fly fishing is a bright warm one and the best hours arc tram from 7 to 10 in the morning md and late afternoon and eve eve- ning If the day Is rather dark the lighter patterns pattern are arc better such as the rey grey drake dusty miller or white miller The wet fly is to imitate the aquatic I insects and should be dark cOlored The flies with a brown black or even dark red hackle are arc most productive although the groys greys and yellows sometimes some times come corne In for theIr share or of the results Recommended patterns are seth green brown hackle with peacock pea pea- cock yellow jellow or orange body grey hackle with a yellow sliver silver or pea cock body march brown jock scot brown stone blue bottle cinnamon and cow dung The spent wing lies flies can ean be used very ery successfully either as a wet or dry fly ly the conversion depending de de- pendIng upon the use of a waterproofIng waterproof waterproof- Ing preparation Taper Your Leader Madsen Voids avoids automatic reels since most ot of them destroy the balance bal bal- anee ance because they lie flush with the pole Instead of at right an angles les I If the pole is light the line should a also o be light licht and preferably tapered The TheUne Theline line Une should be treated during the season sea son to prevent cracking by the use ot of either deer fat or any anyone one of severa several sev- sev era eral preparations on the market The leader should also be tapered and what is overlooked by most fishermen fish fish- ermen treated to make it float DOnt DOn't try to use a wet fly ly as a dry fly Iy b by merely waterproofing since the real dry fly ly Is ic strong and dainty and built to resemble the terrestrIal Insects and not the aquatic varieties |