To Charlie, who taught me how to drop 

 a far-flung bait into a pocket in the 

 lily pads; 



To Dorsey, who showed me how to 

 dance a fly on a smiling pool ; 



To Bob, who told me how to draw a 

 bead and press a trigger; 



To Hughie, who guided my first awk- 

 ward attempt with a canoe pole; 



And to every Tom, Dick, and Harry 

 who helps another, tenderfoot or 

 old-timer, to enjoy the more, to un- 

 derstand the closer, that vast her- 

 itage of the outdoors which Nature 

 has left in trust with such as them 



This book is dedicated. 



