Fish and Fishing 



gle in the water. In fishing for sunnies, there is 

 httle advantage in moving from place to place — if 

 the fish stop biting, throw a few worms in the 

 water to attract them to the bait, as sunfish shoal 

 together in large numbers; throw the bait in 

 gently without much splash. 



The outfit for fly fishing is similar to that of 

 brook trout, but two flies are sufficient on a three- 

 foot leader; use the smallest of flies. They 

 should be cast on the surface of the water, as 

 the fish dart up from below to seize them. The 

 best flies are black gnat, gray or brown palmer, 

 and the coachman, but any flies will do, if they 

 are of the smallest possible size. As 

 Caoture ^^^ sunfish has a particularly hard and 

 bony mouth, it may not be hooked firm, 

 often being held by a thin skin; so that it will be 

 safer if a small hand net be provided. In fish- 

 ing a stream, cast the fly down a runway, and let 

 it go into quiet water, for sunfish choose to lie in 

 still places; wherever the force of the water takes 

 the fly it will turn off and circle around the sun- 

 ny 's hiding place. In such runways, a worm is 

 just as effective, indeed more so, because nature 

 is imitated exactly. 



Another good fishing ground is near the shores 

 of large lakes; throw the line in between the weeds 

 in open places — the float will keep the line from 

 getting entangled. The best time for fishing is 

 from sunset to dark. A nice string of a dozen 

 sunfish, weighing a half pound each, makes a 

 very agreeable and palatable dish, if fried in hot 

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