Fishcraft 9 



the little novice has seemingly noth- 

 ing else to wish except the triumph 

 of often making a catch. As the les- 

 sons go on the fraternal spirit exceeds 

 the paternal, possibly, on the part of 

 the tutor on the fishing stream. 



Even during these days of the pri- 

 mary course there are incidental hints 

 and helps to be given, and on the 

 other hand, the elder angler will, at 

 times, be surprised and delighted to 

 find that his pupil has discovered 

 some more or less important thing 

 concerning the fishes not known to the 

 preceptor perhaps a peculiarity in 

 the habits, or a trait of an individual 

 fish, overlooked by the preceptor. The 

 pleasure of teaching the tutor is some- 

 thing not permitted in any other 

 school of learning, but in the fellow- 

 craft of fishing such familiarity does 

 not breed contempt far from it, if 

 properly offered. 



To treat or teach of trouting is not 

 always possible in the school of pis- 

 catory. Many, indeed most begin- 

 ners, must learn their lines and run 

 the scale in studying the common 



