INTRODUCTORY 9 



angler will say, "what's the use of me putting 

 small fish back when I see lots of others catching 

 them?" Then is the right time for propaganda, 

 persuasion, and advice to those who need it — 

 small beginnings in the end find great things. 



In a nutshell, the point is this: We take our 

 vacation, supply ourselves with a fair stock of 

 artificial flies and lures, arrive at our destination, 

 and have no delay or worry of buying or digging 

 baits. We fish with a method safe to catch in a 

 humane and sane manner, and enjoy a greater 

 personal triumph in fishing a higher style with 

 far better results than before. 



The last, though not the least important, sug- 

 gestion to encourage the growth of fishes is that 

 each and every angler bestir himself to form as- 

 sociations or committees to have the laws revised 

 concerning the opening and closing of the trout 

 season of every State on a wise and rational basis. 

 I am not familiar enough with conditions to speak 

 with personal knowledge of the Middle West and 

 far Western States, but I do know by experience 

 of the harm being done in the States of the East- 

 ern seaboard, particularly New York State, which 

 I use as an example. It is very difficult to find 

 out who is responsible for making the date of 



