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• By Phil White r'JL^i H S
• Emarcld Sport* Wriur V—l-» J
'I'lii' will Ik- the last of our three articles on methods of fish
inj' for trout. In this article we will try to present some of the
popular ways to fish a fly fur trout.
There are four main types of trout flies—wet flies, dry
flies, nymphs and streamers. We arc including bucktails
with streamers.
Throughout the season, but especially at the start of trout
sea un one of the most deadly fly rod artificials is the nvmpli.
A nymph is a fly tied to represent the suhaquatic stage of the
aquatic insects that provide much of our dry fly fishing later
in the season.
I o be a successful nymph fisherman requires spending a lot
of time observing insects in the stream, and devoting a lot of
patience to your fishing. We believe that nymph fishing is the
hardest method of all to catch trout. It is comparable to fish
ing a dry fly under the surface.
It may be hard, but for those who master it, nymph fish
ing is the most productive method. It has been proven that
trout find over ninety per cent of their food under the sur
face. The greatest percentage of this food is nymphs.
f >ood results can be had by casting your nymph across
stream and letting the current swing it around below you. It
can then be retrieved in a series of short jerks. Hut better re
sults are usually obtained by casting upstream and drifting the
nymph down, drag free. This calls for careful observance of
the line-leader attachment point, looking for any unusual
movement and then a quick strike.
Wet Flies Easier
\\ t t flic- arc also good throughout the season, and arc some
what easier to fish sucessfully than nymphs. Thev can he
fished in the same manner as the nymph. There are literally
thousands of wet fly patterns, hut some of the time-tested ones
are the Lead Winged and Royal Coachmen, the Grey and
I’«rou u Hackles, the W oily \\ urms and the many Palmer-tied
wet flies, such as Ouecn of the Waters. Brown Sedge, etc.
Dry flies float upon the surface of the water, and there
fore. contrary to popular belief, are rather easy to fish. The
dry fly is tied to represent the emerging aquatic insect,
whereas the wet fly imitates a drowned form of the same in
sects, or a small minnow.
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Dry flics are conventionally fished upstream, the angler trv
ing to achieve a drag-free float of the fly. More recently some,
emphasis has been put upon floating the dry fly downstream,!
which eliminates the drag problem.
Some good dry flies for this area are the Royal Coachman,
the Beetle-bug Coachman, the Cahills, Bi’Jtisibles, Grey
hackle and others.
1 he fourth type of fly is the streamer fly. It is tied to repre
sent a minnow, and is therefore very effective on large trout.
More good sized trout are caught on streamers than any other '
type of artificial fly.
Streamers Fished Like Spoons
l'i-h your streamers exactly as you would a spinner or spoon
—cast across and drift the lure down ; retrieve with a series of
short jerks.
Some streamers we would suggest are the various mara
bous—the Golden Shiner, Black Dace, Muddler Minnow,
and Royal Coachman marabou.
There are a series of events which should be understood by
all fly fishermen to aid them in the choice of which type of flv
to use. The insects upon which the trout feed are present in
three forms, and you should pick your fly depending upon
which form the trout are feeding on, to save a lot of unproduc
tive casting.
The first form which the trout feed upon is the nymphal
stage. This usually occurs, in early season, in mid-afternoon
when the water is warming up. This is when the insect is
about to shuck its nymphal case and become a dun, or adult.
At this stage the nymphs are floating to the surface and the
trout feed heavily upon them.
Later in the day, the nymphs hatch in abundance, and liter
all) clouds of flies can be seen hovering above the water. It is
at this time that the trout and the angler turn their attention
to these floating flies. It is now that the dry fly comes into the
picture.
The duns usually live for a couple of hours, days, or in
rare cases a week. At the end of this time they lay their eggs,
fall to the water and die. Now is the time to use the wet fly
with killing results.
It is impossible to cover the subject of fly fishing in one
article this size, but we hope that this has enlightened some
neophyte anglers who are confused by the multitude of flies
and terms.
Bevos Shut Out in Delayed Opener, 1-0
PORTLAND (APi Marino
Pieretti shut out Portland on five
hits Tuesday to pitch .Sacramento
to a 1-0 victory in the delayed
“official" Coast league opener
at Portland.
Rain washed out the first three
scheduled games last week, so
Portland officials set back the
opening day ceremonies to the
start of the Sacramento series
Tuesday.
A disappointing crowd of 1513
turned out. There were bursts
of sunshine, but much of the
afternoon was overcast.
Before the players got chilled,
however, Sacramento pushed
over the lone run of the game.
Jack Tobin, first man up,
whacked a single, moved to sec
ond base on an infield roller and
scored on Nippy Jones’ single to
right field.
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