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splendid riser, frequently throwing himself completely out of 

 water as he takes the fly, and always showing a good part of his 

 body. The small-mouth rises in a sluggit^h manner, and often 

 sucks in the fly after the manner of the plebeian sunfish. The 

 large-mouth Bass caught with the fly have been as large as those 

 caught with live bait. 



"In ten years fly-fishing for small-mouth Bass I have caught 

 very few large fish. During these years I have spent three 

 months each season by the river side, and have fished at least 

 two days each week. A large fish has occasionally been caught, 

 but I have looked upon them as lucky accidents." 



I could give fully fifty more opinions on this subject, but 

 they would be merely repetitions of the above. I advise 

 every angler to investigate this matter for himself, and 

 without bias. If he finds that the big-mouth is just as 

 good a game-fish as the small-mouth, he is just that much 

 better ofi". 



