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while the passion for fly-casting, 

 whether for trout or salmon, grows 

 by what it feeds upon, and continues 

 a source of the highest pleasure even 

 after the grasshopper becomes a bur- 

 den. George Dawson. 



FLY-FISHING vs. BAIT-FISHING. 



The true angler is not confined to fly- 

 fishing, as many imagine. When the 

 fly can be used it always should be 

 used, but where the fly is imprac- 

 ticable, or where the fish will not rise 

 to it, he is a very foolish angler who 

 declines to use bait. W . C. Prime. 



CARE OF TACKLE. When spring 

 comes round, look to your tackle with 

 careful inspection, and see that all are 

 in perfect order. Above all, look well 

 to your flies ; reject all specimens that 

 have been injured by use and all 

 frayed gut lengths. It is better to 

 throw away a handful now, than to 

 lose flies and fish together the first 

 time you fasten to a rise. Charles 

 Hallock. 



SKILL IN FLY-CASTING. The nat- 

 ural and acquired skill actually neces- 



