Show 9 By RHODY When to Fish We have proclaimed often in this department that the time to go fishing fishing fishing fish fish- ing is any time you can get away to go Naturally there are many who wont won't subscribe to that pointing pointing pointing point point- ing out that weather conditions too frequently determine wh whether ther or not nota a man may go fishing That is true of course and we dont don't mean a man should always go fishing in freezing weather a roaring gale or when the rain is streaming down in torrents However However However How How- ever there are times when what would be considered bad weather for fishing pays of off h handsomely It did for us and a couple of companions companions companions com com- only a few weeks ago when with streams high and muddy we set out to a nearby pond to do some Our companions were equipped with minnows and worms We toted a fly rod and some No 14 trout flies When we reached the pond the day which already h had started out windy turned into one wherein the wind was almost of gale The wind waves ves on the pond were almost a foot high and whitecaps whitecaps whitecaps white- white caps were running The wind was so strong that a fly rod held vertically vertical vertical- ly in the air took a bend as if a heavy fish were on On that particular day and under those specific conditions we would have wagered that our flies would not have enticed a single strike allday all allday allday day and our companions agreed with us Despite the velocity of the wind we were able to lay a respectable length of line occasionally and and to to our amazement whenever amazement whenever we did we got a strike The bream and crappie were hitting furiously at flies which h one would have thought they couldn't even have seen in that kind of water The men using minnows and worms caught three fish between them We point this incident up here to bolster a contention we have made before that no one will ever get angling down to an exact science A A A U U U About Lead II By now the in many states will be out after rabbit quail grouse and other upland game There will be many hits many misses and those who miss will always al always always al- al ways be wondering how come The answer is not a simple one Millions of words have been written and spoken on this subject and there has been much discussion as to whether good wing-shooting wing can be taught It can be taught of course course but but only to a degree That instinct in ina a hunter which makes him swing his gun muzzle the right distance ahead of a flying bird or a hurtling hare is a mystical something which cannot be completely gleaned from tram books The only answer as we believe any honest instructor would tell you is sufficient practice in the field Held to become a good wing shot by instinct But with our waning fowl and game supply the modern hunter hunt hunt- er doesn't have the chance to get getgood getgood getgood good that his dad and granddad had The next best thing then is skeet and trapshooting These are only substitutes and we do not guarantee guaran guaran- tee that religious application to trap or station will make you a good gunner but it will help to some ex ex- ex- ex tent Learning to lead which is the secret of successful wing-shooting wing must be done in the field for best results and in the end wing shoot ing is an instant reaction to the three factors of at speed distance and alignment which must be correlated properly if the bird is to be downed or the bunny stopped A A A U U Q Boys Boy Guns The q question estion of when to give his hisson hisson hisson son a gun and when to turn the youth loose in the field with it is a recurrent and serious one for all an fathers who sincerely want their offspring offspring offspring off off- spring to enjoy the pleasures of at hunting And it is one which each father must decide for himself but there are a few guIdeposts which if it kept in mind might simplify the lem They are If there is any doubt about the boys boy's sense of responsibility and awareness of safety dont don't let him take the gun out unless you or some other adult is along Try to instill instill instill-by by repeating as often often often of of- ten as possible the possible the cardinal rules of handling gun safety into the boy Dont Don't let the boy take his gun out with just other fellows of his own or even older age along A A L Weight of oi Reel The weight of a fly reel In tn the classic specifications should be one ln and one-half one times the weight of the fly rod That's what sportsmen u used ed to think But after the trial and error method proved the fallacy of that thinking fly rod users came to the commonsense conclusion that the reel should weigh whatever It takes to make the assembled outfit feel right in the hand hand balanced balanced so as to as-to to per perform form a D maximum of service with a minimum of |