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Favorite Nooks of Favourite Fish
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In the brooks the larger trout establish themselves in their favorite pools and the little fellows take whatever locations are left. As the speckled beauty waxes long and lusty he betakes himself to a favorite pool and if it suits his taste, and he can drive out the other fish he finds in the pool, there he will stay and become a recluse until he is caught or driven out by a bigger fish. He is the sovereign of that pool and will defend it against all comers.
Such a pool must have a shady nook beneath the water in which the old fellow can "loaf" his days away, as he lies in wait for whatever food Fate or the current may bring into the pool or for any hapless fly that may drop on the surface. And as to flies he becomes exceedingly wise. Possibly he learns by experience. It may be he found a barbed hook in a fly that looked innocent enough, but managed to break away with no worse result than a bad fright and a torn lip. In the lake, try for the bass down among the recesses of big boulders which loom up below the surface. If there are no rocks, there must be stumps and snags—try there. If there are no stumps and snags you may find the game fellow at the edge of the canopy of lily pads. If you are fishing for bass in streams, a favorite place of his is about the abutments of bridges, or in the pools below the dams. It is a gamble where you will find the salmon in lake waters. He is governed by no set rule and about the only clue you have to his whereabouts is that when he is hungry he follows the feed. In the early spring he will be off the brook mouth and in midsummer down deep. If you are willing to spend the time plumbing the deeps of the lake with baited hook, you will find his lair sooner or later, because down there are the little cold water smelts and the big fellows stick pretty close to their "meal tickets." In swift water streams the salmon is more often found in the pools where the water enters with a rush, headed up stream, fanning away to hold his own against the current, than he is under shore cover like the trout. For the big trout and the dogue of the lake you must go down deep. With the exception of the salmon, the favorite nook of favorite fish combines light and shade, and with this general rule in mind you should be able to find his abiding place. More about fishing. |
Extracted from "Tricks and Knacks of Fishing"
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