TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 



duration of time; second, the line must be necessarily 

 slackened, the extent of which is determined by the length 

 of line run off the reel when a strike is made; third, a 

 slack line, even when the trout is well hooked, means in 

 most cases, especially with the Brook Trout (Salvelinus- 

 fontinalis), its loss. 



After all is said in favor of either method, the fact 

 remains that the proper method for any angler to adopt 

 is the one best suited to his own peculiar make-up, and 

 with which he has the best success. For the truth is, that 

 success, and success alone, must determine eventually the 

 ability of every angler, be he a wet or dry-fly fisherman. 



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