140 Fisher aft 



trout rush at the lure like a flash, leap- 

 ing clear over it in their eagerness. 

 They are difficult to hook then. 

 Charles Hallock. 



CASTING IN THE RAPIDS. When I 

 come to rapids I cast far down the 

 foaming yeast of waters and draw my 

 dancing, leaping flies swiftly up 

 stream. The water throws the flies 

 hither and thither in the most natural 

 way, and often from a single cast in 

 such a place I have three trout on. 

 Ned Buntline. 



A WADING COSTUME. Long woolen 

 stockings, reaching midway between 

 the knee and hip, and supported by 

 elastic side garters with breeches but- 

 toning or buckling just below the 

 knee, is the perfection of wading cos- 

 tume. Fitz James Fitch. 



SKILL THAT DOES IT. Skill, and 

 trained skill at that, does the good 

 work, and the angler's score is in pro- 

 portion to his knowledge of "how to 

 doit!" Wm. C.Harris. 



PASSION FOR FLY- CASTING. A 

 gray-haired bait fisher is very rare, 



