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brook trout is usually of the progres- 

 sive order, upward from the primitive 

 form of fishing with the ordinary 

 angle worm, or "garden hackle," and 

 rod and line of simplest style. With 

 such tackle and lure the lad who loves 

 the sport soon becomes quite an ex- 

 pert, and from catching at first the 

 small, unwary members of the salve- 

 linus fontinalis family, he acquires a 

 degree of skill enabling him to hook 

 and land the elusive monarchs of the 

 brook. With increasing knowledge of 

 the fascinating art, the Waltonian 

 disciple naturally aspires to finer ap- 

 pliances, and when supplied with ar- 

 tificial flies, rod and line and reel of 

 approved make, the glory of getting a 

 rise with lure of the feather and tinsel 

 brings the enthusiast a foretaste of the 

 delight in store when he shall have 

 won the coveted degree of M. A., or 

 Master of Angling. The manner of 

 casting is briefly described in the 

 chapter, "How to Cast a Fly." 



In trout fishing, more perhaps than 

 in any other form of angling, great 

 caution is the price of success, for 



