NEW ARTIFICIAL NATURE LURES 



can easily be cast among the weeds and lily pads, 

 where it will be taken greedily by large perch, pick- 

 erel, bass, and pike. For river fishing, almost any 

 plan will induce a rise where fish happen to be. 



Modern anglers do not, I believe, take a fancy 

 to caterpillar fishing, probably because there are 

 no good imitations. They do use the brown and 

 black hackle fly of various sizes, these being sup- 

 posed to imitate the brown and black hairy caterpil- 

 lars so abundant in early spring and summer. Sev- 

 enty years ago, in the time of Ronalds, excellent 

 caterpillar imitations were made and used; not in 

 the shape of a fly, but copied with fidelity and truth 

 from the natural insect. The samples here shown 

 are brown, black, and gray, the two former being 

 most plentiful in the spring and the latter in late 

 summer and fall. They should, like the grasshop- 

 per, be attached to a long fine leader, and floated 

 leisurely along the surface under which trout may 

 he. 



A short description, including the colors, of the 

 varied lures here illustrated will give the angler a 

 better idea of their value. 



No. 1 is a copy of the silver shiner or dace. The 

 belly is of solid silver, being wound alternately with 

 silver twist and tinsel. Along the sides is a strip of 

 vivid green and blue, which tones down after being 

 wet. The back is olive gi'een with black stripes. 

 The quivering side pectoral fins are black and deep 



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