FLY-CASTING FOR BASS 



Going after the husky bass with the light fly rod 

 is sure the right system of fishing, if you have a desire 

 to cultivate the tingling nerves and the thumping 

 pulse. Nothing in the game will give you more 

 thrills than to have a two- or three-pound bass take 

 the feathers and then try to shake 'em loose that 

 is, of course, if you are handling the working end 

 of the rod. And if this old bass is a stream-raised 

 fellow, he will give you more fight than any other 

 fish, weight for weight. 



A knowledge of the waters to be fished and an 

 understanding of the haunts and habits of the bass 

 are more essential when fishing for him with the fly 

 than in any other angle of the sport. Casting for 

 the bass in the deep waters when he is in the shallows 

 will simply give you practice ; you must know the time 

 of year when he haunts the deep pools, and when he 

 is found in the shallows, and this working knowledge 

 only comes from study and observation. 



STREAM FISHING SOME SPORT 



Wading a stream and whipping the water in a 

 semicircle as you go along is far more enjoyable than 

 lake fly-casting, and at the same time a stream that 



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