Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-27 | Page 9 | Pointers on How to Fish

POINTERS ON iE X iE 7 h 7 H HOW TO FISH By DORSEY BURGESS The battery should consist o of no nomore nomore nomore more than thaT two flies Some anglers use more but two should be the limit The leader should be at l least ast six feet in length and only heavy enough to hold your fish A heavy leader besides besides be be- besides sides being hard to cast frightens the fish Having selected the he stream the next thing Is to fish it it properly so as to obtain the best results Here in Utah particularly many of ot our our fishermen claim the best success is obtained by fishing up the stream Their reason for this is that the fish lI lie with thelt heads upstream and can not see the fisher as as' as he Is nearly neady on a level with them and below and does not alarm them b by making the water roily Others fish downstream and arid seem to meet with equally good success While the former former- have the better of the argument argument ar aI- ar- ar from a scientific standpoint on most streams I p personally prefer preter wading and fishing downstream Anglers have different methods of handling the fly Some drag It across the water In imitation of the Insect struggling to reach the shore others cast and allow the fly to drift with the current Both methods have their advantages and the novice will do well not to confine himself exclusively to I either I I When the fish strikes hook book him with witha a slight snap aUght snap just sufficiently hard to bury the hook In his month It If he Is a a large one he will Immediately make male a rush for the for the deep water Hold a stiff stitt rod on him and let him go The fact Is Isyou isyou you rou will have some some difficulty In preventing preventing pre pre- venting renting his going If It there are are- sunken logs or brush near near be careful to keep him from reaching these Steer him out Into the open water A favorite trick of large trout is to head for a rapid as to o free themselves by the force of the current B Believe me me they will wUl do it too If you do not prevent them Keep your your fish In deep water and let et him have have- havea a little line dragged out stingily This will tire him out sooner sooner sooner soon soon- er than letting him lun run around in hi a circle on one length of line Une If It he keeps pulling and gains an Inch or two of line now and then he will the sooner tire When you find him gradually slackening up on the line reel In Be careful that be he does not come towards you with a rush In order order- to grain gain slack then s shoot oot off ff sideways and tear tsar the hook book out If It he be starts towards you elevate the tip of the rod and reel in watching that he does does' not make his rush when the line Is taut and free tree the hook In that way If It fact tact to land a lusty trout the angler must be wide every second of ot the time after arter the hook sets An Instants Instant's trance a slack line and your big fish Is gone Many fish h have ve a a. trick of of breaking water Look out for that A large trout or bass will sometimes leap Into the air all shake his head like a dog with witha a bone then fall faR back trying to fall faU across the line and Jerk the hook out in that manner If It he be leaps suddenly ly lower the tip of your rod and let him fall back with a a. slack line Une Instantly raising It again when he strikes the water The oftener he leaps the sooner the battle battlo will be over A few leaps tires him hint worse than several minutes' minutes fighting beneath the water The fish seem to know this too and only look lookas as a last resort Having played your piscine captive to exhaustion now you must get him Into the creel I 1 have known anglers expert In fly casting accomplished In playing their fish w who o could not net neta a fish to save them Do not try to put the net over the fish but try to put the fish into the net Gently lower the net Into the water below the fish which should be held with his head up upstream upstream upstream up- up stream wait for tho the water to open the thenet thenet thenet net then let him gently float backward backward backward back back- ward into the op h pouch Do not make snake a sweep with the net and above all things do not try to net him front from the head He n may ay b be tired out and ready to give up but when h he sees tell th the thA Continued o t C eoj a as 34 1 54 POINTERS ON HOW Continued from page Z 2 i net coming he lie will wi bring all aU his reserve energy Into play to escape and about nine times out of ten he ha will wi succeed S Suppose pp e you OU are angling for smaller fry try and have no o net and should a acci accidentally ei- ei dentally hook a a. big biS one Tire him out as before bring him h alongside your leg stand perfectly still lower your hand In the water and bring bring- It I upstream up- up stream fingers finger on one ona oe side thumb on the other or on his back If 75 I you move quietly he will wi not stir str even though your fingers touch his lila body Grasp him tightly right back of the gills gis and ad lift him with wih a sweep of the arm arm Do not attempt to rise raise him straight up and don dont fight tight with him hi If I he pets gets Jets a leverage with wih his hs tall tail tai fins he will wi break away Handle him so he cannot away get iet any solid soUd thing to work a against Jn ln inthe inI the air he is helpless I