MUSKELLUNGE AND ARTIFICIAL LURES 



ticular water to be fished. I am acquainted with one 

 lake where the yellow or perch-colored lure is the one 

 to use. On a certain river I always use, because most 

 taking, a green "Chippewa" under-water. Also, there 

 are days when the caster will find the red and white in 

 combination very taking. At present I would confine 

 myself to those three colors — yellow, green, and red- 

 and- white; that is, if going light. Though I had much 

 rather have with me as wide and varied a selection of 

 makes and colors as tackle-case and pocketbook would 

 allow. Always I would carry duplicates of known at- 

 tractive muskellunge lures in case of accident. Mus- 

 kellunge are fish with which accidents to tackle, 

 especially lures, are apt to happen. It is very annoy- 

 ing, to employ a mild term, to have a single lure prove 

 very attractive, and then lose it. 



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