Show men excel in fishing outclass women by two to one ohe according to michigan expert women are not as good at trout fishing as are men three thre years eyears of research on michigan trout streams by the institute for fisheries research of the state department of conservation and the university of michigan reveals says the detroit news creel censuses taken on a random selection of michigan lakes and streams tor for the last three years show that while women do just about as well as men in lake fishing th they cy c catch a tell only about halt half as many trout in streams over the three year period said dr R wil llam ham eschmeyer ot of the institute men have caught almost one trout per hour of fishing while women have had an average catch ot of only 05 of a trout per hour the average catch for all fishermen he added was 08 of a trout per hour of fishing there are a number of reasons tor for ill luck when it comes to stream fishing said dr eschmeyer and these do not include any mention of a ability in the first fir st place he pointed out stream fishing alay may be compared to solitaire while lake fishing is more comparable to bridge the former is nonsocial the latter social women he said prefer the company of oth ers a condition that is supplied by lake fishing which Is generally done from a boat containing several persons then too he continued s some ome of the best fishing Is near or otter dark at which time most women have probably left the stream another reason he said is to be found in the tact fact that trout fishing fish I 1 ng particularly in rapid streams demands considerable careful wading and always offers the possibility of getting wet in relatively cold water in the last place he concluded according to those addicted to the pipe chiefly men pipe smoking while fishing permits one to give more attention to trout and less to mosquitoes |