Fish and Fishing 



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

 little 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. T^he 

 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 



Cap d ture f the 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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