" All the charm of the angler's life would be lost but for these 

 hours of thought and memory. All along a brook, all day on 

 lake or river, while he takes his sport, he thinks. All the long 

 evenings in camp, or cottage, or inn, he tells stories of his own 

 life, hears stories of his friends' lives, and if alone calls up the 

 magic of memory." — W. C. Prime. 



"It is a mooted question among the very best ' fly-fishers,' 

 whether an exact representation of the living insect is neces- 

 sary to insure success in angling with the fly. The Scotch flies 

 are not imitations of living insects ; and the best anglers in 

 that country maintain the opinion that it is absolutely useless and 

 unnecessary to imitate any insect either winged or otherwise." — 

 "Frank Forester." 



" Sometimes, of course, the loss of fish, or even fish and tackle, 

 cannot be avoided : but good, careful work and the best materials 

 will frequently obviate so annoying an ordeal. However, having 

 struck your fish, the tackle and your own coolness are generally 

 responsible for the issue, and woe betide you if careless knot or 

 indifferent tying should have been made in constructing your 

 leader or fly." — Parker Gilmore. 



"It is well known that no person who regards his reputation 

 will ever kill a trout with anything but a fly. It requires some 

 training on the part of the trout to take to this method. The 

 uncultivated, unsophisticated trout in unfrequented waters pre- 

 fers the bait ; and the rural people, whose sole object in going a- 

 fishing appears to be to catch fish, indulge them in their primi- 

 tive taste for the worm. No sportsman, however, will use any- 

 thing but a fly, except he happens to be alone." — Charles Dudley 

 Warner. 



