Show SPORTS AFIELD r 4 by td ted kang 1 with properly matched ma tc ted tackle e some idea of where to fin find fis fish h and a light tread so as no not t to scare the daylights out of them anybody can catch trout on flies claims jason lucas an angling gling editor of sports afield magazine now practically all except anglers agree that the size of the fly is the most important thing in trout fishing granted that one has some knowledge of how to fish it the successful angler uses flies which are too large for trout found in most places are the biggest that will get good results while and even smaller down to are sometimes better skimpily dressed flies are best you may have to buy overdress ed ones and trim them with a scissors dont bother too much about patterns but get some no 10 or 12 wet flies that are mainly black white gray and brown later after youre catching trout well get some of the same colors in smaller sizes still later you can start playing around with patterns that may not get you any more trout but its lots of fun lucas says hed like to print be cautious in red letters an inch high in the feeble hope that it will make some impression on careless anglers here are some good general rules in this matter 1 if you are where you can sec see a trout he can see you too but he saw you first so hes he s gone 2 the calmer the surface of the water the farther he can see you 3 the higher you are above the surface the farther he can see you 4 its a danged sight better to be too cautious which cant keep you from catching them than to be just a shade too careless which sure as heck can no matter how broken the surface nor how low down you are dont get closer than 30 feet to the spot you are going to fish A word about leaders the finer and less visible the leader the more trout will take your fly use a tapered leader one 6 to 7 ai feet lucas feels that leaders fire are more moie productive duc tive |