Finding the Fish

TROUT - The fisherman who catches fish will, ifIn June and July the salmon is in deeper water
he is on a trout brook, pay as much attention toand farther off shore - use a little lead. In August
the unlikely looking places, as he will to the invitinghe is down deep and you are lucky indeed if you
pools, on the theory that any fool has enoughget one a month in surface trolling. Instead of this
sense to fish in water that looks good, whereasanchor in 50, 75, or 100 feet of water and plug
he would pass by that uninviting little hole as adeep for him with a hardy, live bait, which the
waste of time. But the uninviting little holes arewater pressure won't kill. Have a long anchor line
the ones that often yield the catch, especially inand the gentle wind will give you considerable
any brook which is commonly termed "fished out."fishing latitude.
Don't slur over that part of a brook which windsIn September go back to trolling and keep off
through the meadow, and whose banks are bareshore in 10 or 15 feet of water; also don't forget
of shade - the other fellow didn't stop there.to troll back and forth across the brook mouths,
When you are on a mountain brook don't takebecause now the salmon is pluming himself for his
anybody's word for it that there are no troutspawning tour up stream again and is following the
above the falls - find out for yourself. They mayshore line until he finds the brook.
not have run the rapids going up, that's true, butBLACK BASS - Troll for them just after the ice
a wood duck or a snipe might have carried somemoves in the coves or in the vicinity of log
fish spawn above the falls on his feet.booms, which bring them wood worms and other
In lake fishing, it is more of "an open field and nofeed. Early in June, you will find them getting
favor," and yet the old rule of "persistence andready to go to housekeeping in the rocky bottom
common sense" wins out in the long run againstshallows along the shore, and now is the time for
"faint heart and poor judgment."the fly. Don't neglect the sandy coves either,
SALMON - After the ice goes out troll back andbecause year after year the same bass spawn
forth off the mouths of the brooks which feedthere. Often they are big fellows and much lighter
the lake, because there this lordly fish will bein color than their rock bottom brethren. The
feeding on the tinker smelts and other small fry,larger bass along all shores make their spawning
which are going and coming up and down thebeds in deeper water and the smaller ones
brooks on their spawning tours.farther in shore. Cast accordingly.