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Casting Flies in the Rushes 
Useful Tips for the Bass Angler 
By ALBERT E. ANDREWS 
OW do you fish a fly for lake 
H bass—over the deep beds of po- 
tamogeton, on the shallow bars 
of sand and gravel, about the dock and 
lily pads, or over the beds of marl? 
Is it shallow or deep water for you? 
And do you argue the question at 
length as you fish with your comrade 
of the outdoors? 
The answer to these questions will 
vary with the individual and his ex- 
perience. My own idea is that a bass, 
hungry for bugs, works as near the 
bank as he can, with safety. The 
largemouth of the lakes is invariably 
watchfully waiting beneath an over- 
hanging tree where gray. palmers are 
likely to drop into the water, about lily 
pads and dock where there are dragon 
flies and frogs, on the shallow marl 
beds where shore minnows abound, and 
in the rushes where insects pause at 
times and offer a target for the leap- 
ing fish. I have watched a dragon fly 
trying to pull himself up the stem of 
an aquatic plant while little sunfish 
took turns snapping and tugging at 
him. Ordinarily your bass likes the 
vegetation that strikes out above the 
water, the overhanging foliage of the 
banks, and the bare marl spaces be- 
tween pickerel weeds. One of my most 
successful places is the reeds—not the 
growth of one particular lake, but the 
growths of many of them where I have 
fished with flies and not in vain. 
HERE is no time of the season 
when the rushes are without re- 
ward. One competent angler told me 
they yield only “shore bass,” but he 
and I heard a many-pounder flop far 
back in the growth of dock when we 
were fishing deeper water. I have 
been told that no large bass are taken 
near the bank—told that by men who 
never fished the rushes. But I keep 
right on fishing them. 
Almost any bass bug will get re- 
sults in such water if he has faith in 
it. I have used plain yellow, pure 
black, glossy brown, white-and-green, 
yellow-and-green, red-and-yellow, or- 
ange-and-black—these in cork bugs of 
varying makes. I have also used the 
corkless kinds with results just as good. 
It is not the lure that makes the dif- 
ference in every case—though often 
that is an important factor—but the 
method of approach, the skill of the 
cast and your faith in the bug. 
The first of these three is important. 
It means stalking. It is not only fish- 

not rowing but 
ing but hunting; 
stealth. 
Once the man at the oars aroused 
my sympathy. 
“Let me take the boat for a while,” 
I asked, for the tenth time. 
“Now looky here,’ was his stubborn 
reply; “any damned fool can fish, but 
it takes a hen of a good man to row 
a boat.” 
He spoke the emphatic truth. Yet, 
it takes more than a fool to fish intelli- 
gently. 
[a rowing into the rushes, the best 
way is to have a stealthy, slow, 
noiseless oarsman who will pole the 
boat through inch by inch at a time 
and let it rest at the right time and 
correct position. Lacking that rare in- 
dividual, the best way is to paddle your 
own craft. You will find open spaces 
in the rushes sometimes five or ten 
vards in extent. Stop within casting 
distance of these. If you are fishing 
at sundown the breeze probably will be 
light or lacking. Therefore the fric- 
tion of the rushes will anchor the boat. 
Keep your back cast high so that it 
will not strike the rushes behind you 
and break your rod. Drop the lure 
in the open space. Let it rest a short 
while. Then make the rod tip tremble 
slightly, sending a little vibration down 
to the fly. If bass are feeding, this 
stands many chances of a strike. 
Another good cast is made with the 
aid of a bending rush. Let the fly set- 
tle over one of these, Then draw it 
It will identify you. 
