TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 



Region and particularly in the upper section, there is one 

 subject that must not be overlooked, and that is the guides. 



These guides are licensed and registered, and are a 

 most remarkable lot of men. They are in most cases skil- 

 ful fishermen, willing workers, courteous and obliging to 

 a degree, patient with their patrons under trying circum- 

 stances, and they know where and how to fish on lake and 

 stream at all times. 



The guides of this section are largely natives and come 

 from families where the fathers and grandfathers before 

 them, in many cases, have been guides. So it is not strange 

 that they know their business of guiding, and know it well, 

 and nearly always have the "fish sense" well developed. 

 In addition, they are such efficient boatmen and powerful 

 canoeists that any angler (male or female) is absolutely 

 safe in their hands. 



When fishing Kennebago Stream below the Falls (the 

 lower section of the stream) , it is compulsory for the an- 

 gler to have a guide, and he must fish in the presence of 

 this guide. 



On all other waters it is not compulsory to employ z 

 guide ; but if the angler wishes to have the best sport and 

 obtain the greatest amount of pleasure and success, a guide 

 is essentially desirable and absolutely necessary if the 

 waters are to be properly fished. 



The open season in Maine begins when the ice goes 

 out of the lakes in the Spring and lasts until the first day 

 of October in each year, except in a few places where 

 special restrictions are imposed by law. 



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