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make a Jointed fly-rod 8-10 feet long, 4-8 ozs. in weight, 

 capable of casting a fly 60 feet. 



3. Name and describe 25 different species of fish 

 found in North American waters, and give a complete 

 list of the fishes ascertained by himself to inhabit a given 

 body of water. (15 for L. L.) 



4. Give the history of the young of any species of wild fish 

 from the time of hatching until the adult stage is reached. 



5. Make a net and catch a fish in it. 



6. Make a turtle trap and catch a turtle in it. 



*7. Make a 6-foot leader of clean gut, with smooth 

 knots to stand a strain of 5 lbs. 



*8. Take with the fly, unassisted, a 3-lb. trout, land- 

 locked salmon, or bass, or a 12 lb. salmon, on a rod not 

 more than 5 oz. in weight. 



9. Or else take on a rod, without assistance in hooking, 

 playing, or landing a trout, black bass, pike (muscallonge), 

 grayling, sahnon, bluefish, weakfish, striped bass, kingfish, 

 sheepshead, or other game fish, whose weight in pounds 

 equals or exceeds that of the rod in ounces. 



10. Cast a fly with a rod of 5 oz. or less, not over 10 

 feet long, 65 feet. Or, with |-oz. dummy frog, 5-foot rod. 

 outdoors, overhead casting, tournament style, send it 80 

 feet if under 18, no if over. 



11. Swim a hundred yards. 



12. Paddle (single) a canoe i mile in 12 minutes. (15 

 for L. L.) 



13. Row without help i mile in 10 minutes. (14 'for 

 L. L.) 



FORESTER 



{Mitigwakid) 



The Degree of Forester may be conferred on those who take 

 18 of these tests: 



