TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 



Such trout are the hardest to play and land, but not 

 to strike and hook, for being in fast running water they 

 in many cases hook or help to hook themselves. 



The angler's ability is shown after the trout is hooked 

 and "the fight" begins. And it is well for the angler to 

 bear in mind the fact that trout as a general thing are 

 loath to leave their habitat, knowing every snag in their 

 domain. It behooves the angler to be alert and steady of 

 nerve if he wishes to land his fish. 



Next in order we have the trout which live most of the 

 time in "The Shallows." They are the trout that are prone 

 to stay under the banks, on the lower side of rocks or boul- 

 ders and near hassocks, waiting for their food, either on 

 the surface or in the water, for which they dart when it 

 comes within eyesight with the speed of an express train 

 and with such accuracy that it seldom gets away. 



These trout, while game and "snappy" to a great de- 

 gree, are not to be compared to their brothers of "The 

 Rapids" in their agility and ability to put up such a grand 

 struggle for life. And they do not so greatly tax the an- 

 gler's strength of wrist and patience in handling them, in 

 spite of the fact that they know all "the tricks of the trade," 

 because their realm of action is more favorable to the 

 angler. 



Now we come to "The Pools." It is in such places 

 that we find the largest trout, not that large trout are not 

 caught occasionally in "The Rapids" and "The Shal- 

 lows," but it is here where the large trout "most do con- 



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