G RAT LING OF MONrANA 



the trout, and not so easily scared. They will 

 frequently rise many times to the same fly. One 

 of the most charming and delightful narratives I 

 have ever read, is that written by Mr. William C. 

 Harris of the "American Angler," for "American 

 Game Fishes," dealing with both the Montana 

 and Michigan grayling. All that is written makes 

 one tingle and envious, for a time, that it was not 

 his good fortune to enjoy such a trip as is described. 

 The transplanted grayling should, however, in the 

 course of a few years, give us in our own streams 

 and rivers equally enjoyable and bewitching hours 

 of pleasure. It is for this reason that I have placed 

 him " in oil " among the large portfolio illustra- 

 tions, so he may become familiar to my readers, 

 even before his time, in this section of the country. 

 Success will in the end come, for, once known, the 

 grayling will be made welcome. Protected well 

 for a sufficient time, their number will increase. 

 If certain waters can be selected and guarded, and, 

 when opened, to be under laws that make the sea- 

 son such that the time is one when the grayling is 

 in his power of fullest activity, then I predict rare 

 sport can be obtainable at an unusual time of year, 

 when it will be all the more welcome. The 

 United States and the State Commissioners, with the 

 encouragement of the best sportsmen, will accom- 



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