May, 1922 
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The following are the dates as given in 
the Almanac I have before me for 1922 : 
Jan 7, 8, 9 July. . . 17, 18, 19 
Feb 4, 5 Aug 14, 15 
March.. 3,4,30,31 Sept.... 10,11,12 
April.. 1,26,27,28 Oct 7,8,9 
May 24, 25 Nov 4, 5 
June 20, 21 Dec. 1,2,28,29,30 
I know two professional fishermen who 
net for a living, except on the above 
dates, at which times they troll, as they 
get more fish by this method. 
Although I am not a believer in the 
above theories, I must confess I have ex- 
perienced the best of luck while fishing 
when the moon was right and the Zodiac 
had the proper sign. 
So, when you go a-fishing, take an Al- 
manac with you and try it out for your- 
self, or, better still, if you are scientific 
or an Astrologist, explain to me as well 
as other readers in the columns of Forest 
AND Stream why fish should or do bite 
at such times. 
CLOTHING FOR THE 
SPORTSMAN 
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ditions under which it will be worn. 
For snowshoe work, a jacket or stag 
shirt of 28- or 30-ounce material is pre- 
ferable in weather of medium cold, while 
for motionless work while watching a 
crossing in an atmosphere of intense cold, 
a heavyweight jacket is necessary, say 
of 33-ounce cloth. Even with this heavy- 
weight coat many hunters wear a 
sweater of medium thickness beneath the 
outer garment, and a flannel shirt under 
the sweater. When one tramps all day 
with or without snowshoes, too much 
clothing causes heavy perspiration, which 
may eventually result in a fatal cold. 
Personally, I prefer a sweater or stag- 
shirt of medium weight for tramping, 
and, if any sort of watchful waiting is 
contemplated, I usually carry a coat of 
good weight in my pack to slip over the 
sweater while sitting in a motionless po- 
sition. The important rule is not to 
over-dress — one rarely catches cold from 
being cold. 
In shirts, as all who have had experi- 
ence know, flannel leads in superiority 
for wearing qualities and comfort. 
Rightly made and fitted, it is one of the 
garments inseparably affiliated with out- 
door life, and one in which every woods- 
man rejoices. 
A choice for ordinary woods use 
would be a shirt of medium weight — or 
lightweight goods of the finest procur- 
able texture — in gray, khaki or blue. An 
extremely heavy shirt may be worn be- 
neath a lightweight sweater, or vice 
versa. 
Underwear should always be of wool. 
Cotton is virtually worthless for winter 
or fall wear. The woolen is first and 
always desirable because it absorbs per- 
spiration, lessening materially the danger 
of cold. 
For early fall wear the army hat is 
ideal for the woods, and often for field 
use. However, bird hunters usually pre- 
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