European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse , Nett Fry 25, 1959 the stars and strikes i never never lost a Little fish yes i m free to say. It always was the biggest fish i caught that got away. Eugene Field 1850-1805 Binning rods often make very Good Fly casting rods a when circumstances insist upon it. In most cases the butt rings will hold the Fly reel and the characteristic parabolic curve of the spinning Rod enables the Angler to do a very fair Job of Fly casting. Though nothing can Actu ally fulfil the requirements of a Fly Rod except another Fly Rod Many times on the Stream one will find that Field expedients one a keen Edge to what might have been a Dull engagement. The selection of leaders for Spring fishing May mean the difference Between Success and failure in filling the Creel. In attempting to tie tiny Duns or nymphs on silkworm gut in near freezing temperatures one finds that even the 4x tippets will shatter. It is then Best to use Nylon or synthetic tippets in the sizes that meet the situation. Streams that Are Low narrow and Elear Call for 3x and 4x Waters that Wear a Smirk of untidiness will yield Trout to a larger Leader. An excellent knot with which to affix the Winter Fly is half of the barrel knot. When this knot is drawn tight and the remaining end is snipped off close with clippers it is stronger than the Leader. Stream Bottoms strewn with bugs Trout Stream Bottoms Are strewn with fish food in the form of insects in the nymphal and larval stage. They Are found in Many shapes and sizes. The wet Fly or Nymph Fisherman can duplicate anyone of them without difficulty by tearing the wings from any dark Standard pattern in sizes 12 to 14, and then by chewing and munching it into a seductive mess. When this fraudulent offering is fished slightly upstream and allowed to sink and Drift with the current it is imitating a succulent insect in the embryonic stage that has los tits grip on the Gravelly Bottom. Warm weather fishermen Are Apt to raise an Eyebrow when other discuss dry flies being whipped in Winter. But it s True that the Trout Stream insects Hatch during every month of the year. They May no possess the bulk and Quantity of the summer species but there they Ore nonetheless. European streams Are generally noted for prolific summer hatches of mayflies stoneflies caddis flies Anil Alder Flics. The tiny Duns that appear late in the fall and All through the win Ler Are simply mayflies in miniature. The word Dun has nothing to do with the color. Duns in sizes 14, 16 and 18 correctly imitate their Jive counterparts during the Winter months. Unlike the soggy Well chewed wet Fly the Duns should be used Dryad in smaller sizes. Wet flies should be used until insect hatches Are in evidence or until Trout begin to Rise. In dry Fly patterns for Winter Trout try Montreal Pale evening Dun or Black gnat. Lack of cover in Winter because of the absence of weeds forces Trout Fry and fingerlings to evacuate the cruising areas of the Browns and rainbows with their Winter appetites. The youngsters find Refuge in the Meadow trickles where their carnivorous cousins cannot give Chase. Spinner fishermen with miniature Bronze or Nickel lures Are Likely to do very Well at this time. Smallest Sixes of lures similar to Epps Vircy and web Lex a every productive. They Are easier to control than the wobbling Type lures and if the Bottom Hook in the treble is snipped off less Trout re lost because then they cannot apply that extra leverage. Inside dope on leaders the Only reason a Leader is necessary for Fly fishing is to eliminate any visible connection Between line and lure. That is Why leaders Are manufactured of transparent or Mist coloured Nylon materials in As sorted lengths and sizes. Most avid fishermen prefer the tapered Leader because it More delicately presents the Fly to the feeding the level Leader also has its place. In Swift Waters harbouring Trout and Grayling the level Leader with an average diameter of .008 Inch Sand a breaking test of one Pound will take fish Many times that weight. In slow and Clear Waters the tapered Leader is the Choice of the experts. They usually Start with a butt diameter of about .015 inches or five Pound test which they tie to the Fly line and with a series of progressively smaller strands end up with a Tippet with a diameter of .006 inches and a breaking strength of about % Pound. Manya six Pound Trout has succumbed to a Gossamer tapered Leader of that test. Gauge Avci to Joe minimum ii Diani. In permissible of size 1,000th Inch is Nikitik test 7x 6x 5x 4x 3x 2x Ibex 10/59/5 8/5 7/56/5 5/5 4/53/5 2/5 1/5 .005 .005% .006 .007 .008 .009 .010 .011 .012 .013 .014 .015 .016 .017 .018 .019 .020 % la. % la. % lb.1 la. 1% ibs.2 ibs. 3 ibs. 3 a ibs.4 ibs. 4%/bs. 5% ibs.6 ibs. 7% ibs.8% ibs. 10 ibs. The National association of Angling and casting club s offi Cial Standard table of Leader calibrations. Standard seven foot leaders a every practical on average German streams. They taper from .015 inches 6/5 gauge to .009 inches in gauge. With one of the knots described Here it is a simple matter to add finer tippets of 2x, 3x, or even 4x, when the late summer Waters become Low and Clear and the Trout Are easily fright ened. Home made tapered leaders starting at the line end at around .015inches, should be tied with four or five step Downs and ending with a .009 inches Tippet or in. If the conditions require finer and longer Points add progressively smaller strands to meet them. High underpass Duquesne s Bernie Mathews passes off under the Arm of Dayton s Joe Sylvia run ska sets 2 world records in Medley swim Melbourne a Sylvia Ruuska a 16-year-old Blond from Berkeley calif., made a Farewell gesture in her australian tour tuesday when in a Solo Effort Over the 440-Yard Medley in the olym Pic Pool she broke two world rec ords. She covered the 440 Yards in 5 41.1 which is 2.6 seconds better than her previous world record for the 400 meters and 10.9 seconds belter than the world Standard Setfor the 440 Yards. Miss Ruuska covered the first110 Yards with a Butterfly stroke in 1 15.4. Switching to the backstroke he time for the 220 was 2 43.6. Another 110 Yards at the breast stroke Sawher touch 330 Yards in 4 24.2 and the final 110 Yards freestyle gave her the dual world record in 5 41.1. Kennelly left and Tat Allen 32 during a Gam eat Pittsburgh. Duquesne won 65-57. A photo Dressen Success key for l.a., Robbie says Miami a Jackie Robinson who always says what he thinks believes the los Angeles dodger should give coach Charlie Dressen More authority if they Hope to climb Back into the National league s first division this year. The former dodger Star who recently signed a new five year contract As personnel director Ofa restaurant Chain says one of the reasons the dodgers finished seventh last year was because they did t take advantage of Dressen knowledge of baseball. Dressen has absolutely no authority on the club Robby said. Every suggestion he made Las year was ignored. Understand i Don t know this first hand. That what i be been told but i got this information from a pretty reliable source. Any club that is fortunate to by Joe Reichl Jar orioles like unknown Rookie Miami a Don Dingwerth a 21-year-old free agent walked into the Baltimore orioles instruction Camp Here and begged for a try out. His size was impressive208 pounds on a 6-foot, 3-Inch Eddie Robinson said he looks Strong enough to go Bea Hunting with a but the youngster apparently was about to get the Brushoff until he said he ran the 100-Yarddash at Murray state by teach ers College in 10 seconds. That go Thim the uniform and he showed enough batting Power and Field ing ability to warrant a further look. Dingwerth told Oriole official she hit .360 and .340 during the last two seasons in College while playing the Outfield and first base. He said he has one More year of College to Complete. I be heard of Guys walking into Camp and begging for a tryout then winding up a Star but i veneer seen it happen grinned manager Paul Richards. Would tit be something if we found a Prospect this Way have a Man like Dressen ought to take advantage of his knowledge not hold him Down he s the great est baseball Man in the game. He can help a fellow like Alston Man Ager Walter Alston and a fellow like Becker pitching coach Joe Becker. Now get this straight. 1 Amnot. Criticizing Alston or Becker. They re Good men. But they ought to give More authority. He knows As much about the dodger pitchers As anyone on the club so Why not let him work together with Becker. After till the most important thing is Roget a winning team and Chuck can be of great help if they let retired in 1056 Robinson said he did t see single game All last year except on television but he expected to travel to Philadelphia to watch his old dodger mutes when the play the Phillies this season. Now a portly 40, Jackie retire from baseball after the dodgers traded him to the new York giant sin december of 1956. He. Has no regrets unless it is that he did get to play for Dressen earlier in his career. I was 32 when Chuck came to manage the he said. I think i d have been a better player if i had played under him earlier. He taught me More than anybody Ever worked under. If i were managing the dodgers i d give him full author Ity and i d listen to his
