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beauty of the red, gold and silver 

 spangled trout so dear to the angler's 

 heart. 



In business life, rainbow chasing is 

 almost certain to prove both disap- 

 pointing and disastrous, while follow- 

 ing the rainbow along the trout 

 stream is delightful, and dear in the 

 best sense of the word. The cobble- 

 stones of the stream are, therefore, 

 preferable to the curb stones of Wall 

 Street, so far, at least, as chasing the 

 elusive rainbow is concerned. Even 

 at the worst, a broken rod signifies 

 less than a badly broken bank bal- 

 ance. 



The tackle and methods employed 

 in fishing for the mountain trout are 

 practically identical with those used 

 in brook trout fishing. As both spe- 

 cies inhabit the same streams in many 

 if not most cases, in Eastern streams, 

 special instructions or suggestions 

 are not required, beyond those offered 

 with reference to the speckled trout. 



Referring to the game qualities of 

 the rainbow trout, Prof. Evermann, 

 a close observer and keen angler, 



