NATURE LURES FOR SUMMER FISHING 



daytime has little chance to go far before it is seized 

 by the first large fish in sight. If you hook one and 

 float it alive — nay, if you do so half a dozen times — 

 you will see how cleverly the fish nip the grasshop- 

 per off without touching the hook. This smart 

 trick is not so easy with my nature lure grasshopper, 

 which is made to float standing upright on the sur- 

 face. If you cast it out where trout lie, either on 

 a clear, glassy surface, or down a rippling runway, 

 you should use a fine six-foot gut leader strong 

 enough to hold a bass or trout. Attach the leader 

 neatly to the bait without any additional feature — 

 spoons, sinkers or other attractions — playing the 

 rod-tip so that the bait skips along in short jumps, 

 to imitate the natural insect when by accident it falls 

 on the water. Strike instantly the bait is taken; 

 for the fish can immediately tell the difference be- 

 tween artificial and live bait. 



The advantage of grasshopper fishing is that none 

 but large fish will go for it. Also, you may fish 

 with fairly good success on hot, sultry days, when 

 flies are not so effective; though evening fishing is, 

 as always, the best, because both trout and bass are 

 at that time more active in their search for food. 



The dragon-fly, of which there are two sizes 

 made, will be found best to use as an ordinary fly. 

 Cast it out on the surface to float a while, whip it off 

 again without being wetted, and keep repeating the 

 cast to different places. This fly is so light that it 



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