European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 31, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Back Home they re Angling for Good positions and fish in . Nelson Bryant the new York times b before Dawn tomorrow in new York state shadowy forms a the Advance guard of those celebrating the opening of the Trout season a will appear along the Banks of streams that had few or no human visitors All Winter. Opening Day Fishers Are marvellously diverse youths skipping school Blue Collar workers and executives who have arranged to take the Day off retirees who have come North from warmer climes for an event they  miss no matter what the weather. Each opening Day contingent is a blend of familiar and unfamiliar faces. Some have ventured Forth for the first time others have been returning to the same Stream and even the same Pool for a decade or More. Most Veteran anglers enjoy visiting new water but in them also lurks a craving for the familiar a hunger to return to the precise spot where a and it might have happened 15 years ago a a Good fish was either hooked and lost or hooked and landed. When they approach that spot the original excitement flares anew. May and june Are the Best months for Trout fishing in new Yorkus streams but Many open ing Day anglers Are successful. For the most part Damon Wayans is part of the family affair a in living color Page 10. Sunday is a weekly supplement of the stars and stripes. Acting editor Sarah Bottorff Art direction Wes Booher production Michelle Bucher editorial assistance Louis Pierce. Marian Hamilton they Are either those who Drift earthworms close to the Bottom on a Leader weighted with split shot or experienced Fly fishermen who Are masters of the same Bottom bouncing technique with nymphs. In general you wont see bait fishermen and Fly or lure fishermen fishing the same run or Pool. The former will be Angling unrestricted Waters and the latter will be on location where Angling is limited to single Hook lure or Fly and where Only one fish or even no fish can be kept. There Are catch and release stretches on the Beaverkill and Willowe Moc East and West of Ros Coe in the catskills and most of the opening Day Fly fishermen in the area will congregate at those. Spots. A a a a a a a a a a a. A a a a a a a. April nym Phing is not for those who enjoy hooking a Trout at the end of a Long cast. It is persnickety dabbling at water close at hand with a Short line a Long Leader and a weighted Nymph. Such a Rig can to be cast in the classic fashion but rather is flipped or lobbed into the water a few Rod lengths away and allowed to Drift downstream in front of the noses of Bottom hugging Trout. You stand thigh deep in the frigid water repeating this Man Euver dozens of times and every once in a while if All goes Well a Trout will be moved to respond. The take will usually be Subtle no More than a nudge and the Angler has to learn to tighten the line every time such a message is transmitted to him a even though it May be bogus. A few Trout will be caught by those using Streamer flies intended to resemble bait fish fished deep on sinking tip Lings. Those who fish with streamers wont do As Well As the nymphets but they will at least be Able to work the kinks out of their casting arms by throwing Long lines. Most Fly fishermen would rather take Trout on a dry Fly one that is floating on the surface be contents from the cover some simple secrets to the Art of window Box gardening Are shared on the cover and Page 6feature its better to give than receive on april fools Day trends. ,. J7 the latest in pcs is the size of a Book books. 8-9 Quot american psycho Quot tries to live up to its Billing James j. Kilpatrick on the urge to Quot ize Quot Odds amp ends. 10 the concerned Parent goes on a Field trip miss manners and Horoscope Etc plus. Cable to is coming to a few More bases television listings. 12-14local, Cable and satellite schedules on television. Is goodbye Bryant a Good Floming american videos. 16 time to grab those Disney classic Hollywood shoptalk. 17 the movie scenes that almost were cause a visible strike is More exciting than a tug from the Depths. Although prime dry Fly fishing triggered by hatches of the same aquatic insects whose underwater stages Are approximated by the artificial nymphs usually does no to get under Way until Midway Small hatches of tiny insects do take place in april. They often occur in midday after the Sun if it Isnit hidden by Clouds a has warmed the water a few degrees. With that in mind the Fly Fisherman visiting streams in the catskills and the More Southern parts of the state april 1 should also bring along a floating line and a Good assortment of tiny Midge flies from size no 22 on Down. Anglers using bait and lures can get by without boots or waders. Not so the Fly Fisherman who almost always has to get out into the Stream in order to make his presentation. If you Are a Fly Fisher who Hasni to yet begun preparing for opening Day inspecting your waders for leaks should be your first project. Over the decades i have tried All sorts of Patching material for boots and waders. Of late i have turned to an adhesive sealant called goop. Some goop tubes Are labelled for shoe repair some for general household use and still others for the outdoor enthusiast. They appear to differ and i could be wrong Only in their advertised purpose.  a a a. A a a a a a a a clean and roughen up the material around the Hole rip or tear in your waders and apply a substantial gob of goop. Goop a Only disadvantage is that it takes at least eight hours to cure. Another gambit is to stride into the Stream in your Leaky waders suffer for a few minutes and then go ashore sit on a Boulder and have a few nips from a flask. There will always be someone willing to share your flask and your Boulder and you both might agree to meet at the same spot when the land is in mid May a gentle embrace. Siv some ideas for april fools Day. Pages 4 5 this weeks films. 18-19 its not a gang movie it s a Good movie Complete cafes circuit listings classified ads. 20-23 last Lugii a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a 24 Dave Barry cartoons from around the world Page 2 a sunday March 31, 1991