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Show I WINCH GIVES FISHING DATA Ten Years Ago He Used 200 Flies. Nov He Gets Along With 24. A HIM. "If you find yourself a-feelln' That you'd llk- to pick a fight. If you find you're no: a-sleepln' An' you hardly cat a bite, If your head Jut keeps a-throb- : bin' At a mile-a-mlnute rate, Tou have got It; .quit your workln' An' begin a-diggin' bait." "BY CJJPT. FRANK WIM II. It's somewhat of an indoor pastime! to choose one's flies The amusing part of It comes later, outdoors. One guess seems to be about as good as another. Ten years ago I carried an, assortment of about 200, and caugh 1 Now 1 find that a scant two. diccen : lies will amply servo the pur-5 pur-5 use. As localities differ so apparently does a trout's predilection for certain! tp.od ndblts. but for the waters I have' coetod BeaverKlIl. Neverslnk, Wll- ! lowemoc, Sadler. Hackenaack, Bsopus and tho Netoong the following list is about as good as any Whirling Dup, "Wic!; man's Fancy. Pale Evening Hud, Wllow, Jenny Sprinner. Black C.r.at, Hare's Ear, Iron Blue Dun, Red Quill (pr Spinner), Sedge. Adler, May Fly ttene. Black Pulmer, Coachblustery, Oow Dung; midday, warm day, Blown 1 1 u. kle. Yellow Sally. Yellow Dun and of these my choice is: Whirling Dun, Pale Evening Dun, Jenny Spinner, Spin-ner, Blue Dun, Cow Dung. Red Spinner. Spin-ner. Stone, Black Palmer, Adler. With these I have had the beet "luck" by uning the latter list under the following conditions: On a cold, wet or cloudy day in oarly spring weather, the Blue Dun; toward dark on this day In May and June, Blacl Gnat; day that is blustery. Cow Dun?; midday, warm day, lo to 3 p. m. Yellow Dun; warm dcys, May and June. Adler and Yellow sally; clear v.ater. Pule Evening Dun wan I evenings, eve-nings, Red Bpthner and Jenny Spinner; Spin-ner; windy days around edges 01" stones In rapid waters. Stone Fly; around hedges. Blac;: Palmer. When In doubt I always use tho Whirling Dun. Captain Frank Winch for 20 years Ivjh been an ardent angler and dry fly enthusiast who knows trout fishing Conditions perfectly, and has an inimitable in-imitable manner of expressing his Ideas for the benefit of others. Captain Cap-tain Winch Is famoun as a big game hunter and acknowledged as one of tho best rifle shots in the world. Inspector In-spector general small arms practice; rt.raii of foreign wars, secretary of American Small Bore ieague. llf member of the National Rifio asso-I asso-I lafSoh: lie Is advertising manager at Slgmund Eisner Co.) |