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who live away from cities and the stores which 

 carry them, and for me to gather together small 

 quantities. Coupled with considerable informa- 

 tion, correspondence takes time and expense. 

 With materials at hand, a number of different- 

 sized minnows can be easily made with a little care 

 and patience, for the principal thing is cutting 

 and shaping, tying cork and wood to the hook, 

 and covering it over neatly with the metal. 



Finally, it is wise to abstain from trying com- 

 plicated baits like nymph and caddis, as they are 

 more in line of tying flies, which would require a 

 repetition on that subject, fully described in my 

 book Trout Stream Insects. 



The main object of this chapter is to instil in 

 the angler the habit of trusting more to his own 

 intellectual interest in the craft rather than being 

 at the mercy of the tackle or bait dealer for such 

 minor requirements as special baits — important 

 though it be to have them. Of course the majority 

 of anglers think they have no time to bother with 

 this interesting subject; yet the time required is 

 less than they spend in getting and keeping live 

 bait fit for fishing, including the loss of time in 

 vain effort to get sport under present conditions. 

 In any event, if you possess really good artificial 



