MT FIRST EXPERIENCE 



JFirn A SALMON 



PLEASURE in life is, perhaps, most keen 

 when success has crowned a first en- 

 deavor. One is then deaUng with what 

 is unknown, and nervous excitement is 

 always a prominent factor. Especially is this true 

 in the world of sports. As we thus gain in 

 efficiency with practice, experience, and stronger 

 conclusions, are we not the losers in that intensity 

 of the first found joy of victory ? 



In angling as we graduate from the cruder 

 methods of boyhood, we almost unconsciously 

 depend upon more delicate manipulation for the 

 stimulation demanded to sustain the wavering 

 interest. The first trout lured by the fluttering 

 artificial fly — certainly the capture — brought its 

 reward just at a time when the hook, worm, and 

 sapling rod were in a certain sense powerless to 

 evoke the childish enthusiasm of the olden days. 



An early morning hour in May before the sun 

 had gained strength to warm the atmosphere. A 



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