136 TROUT LORE 



you. The ranks of fly-rod bait-casters will never 

 be overcrowded. 



Some of these newer trout lures are made in 

 the luminous style ; consequently they are especi- 

 ally adapted to night fishing I think not so 

 much because the luminous lure attracts the fish 

 as because the angler can follow its movements 

 upon the surface of the water. I believe it has 

 been amply proved that the radiant lure does at- 

 tract fish, when kept in motion, though I am 

 not prepared to say that it is of utmost value 

 for trout. My experiments have been largely 

 with other lures for night fishing, but the results 

 have not been flattering. That I have stirred 

 many fish to attack I know, but in the thick dark- 

 ness I have found it extremely difficult to strike 

 at the proper moment; as a result, unless the 

 fish hooked himself at the first rush, I have come 

 off second-best in the venture. What will hap- 

 pen to the average angler when he first essays 

 night fishing with the little lures will try his 

 patience and probably cause him to curse the 

 man who put the idea into his head. 



The subject of tackle may be passed with a 

 word, the matter having been fairly well dis- 

 cussed as we have worked along. The rod should 

 be slightly heavier and with a little more back- 



