and Affectations 



which the sensible rank and file of the 

 fraternity ought openly to expose and 

 repudiate. Our irritation is greatly 

 increased when we recall the fact that 

 every one of these super-refined fly- 

 casting dictators, when he fails to al- 

 lure trout by his most scientific casts, 

 will chase grasshoppers to the point 

 of profuse perspiration, and turn over 

 logs and stones with feverish anxiety 

 in quest of worms and grubs, if haply 

 he can with these save himself from 

 empty-handedness. Neither his fine 

 theories nor his exclusive faith in fly- 

 casting so develops his self-denying 

 heroism that he will turn his back 

 upon fat and lazy trout that will not 

 rise. 



We hear a great deal about long 

 casts and the wonderful skill they re- 

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