GENERAL REMARKS. 



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worm equally for the beautiful trout and the hideous 

 cat-fish, cannot claim to be a sportsman. Occasion- 

 ally there is a person who will use the bait with 

 wonderful ability, and entice the reluctant fish 

 against their will to an unwished-for meal ; but he 

 never experiences the higher pleasures of his pur- 

 suit — his enjoyment in making a neat and killing fly, 

 his satisfaction at its success, his delight in putting 

 it properly upon the water, and his gratification 

 when Avith it and his frail tackle he shall have over- 

 come the fierce and stubborn prey. Therefore to 

 his many other qualities, the true sportsman must 

 add a thorough knowledge of fly-fishing, and only 

 can the use of artificial fish or fly, or casting the 

 menhaden bait for bass, be termed supeeioe risHi]s^G. 



TIIS FIRST VllIL. 



