ILLUSTRATIONS 



When the pussy-willows bloom Frontispiece 



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Adult brown trout feeding on minnows . . Facing page 10 



Minnows and young of other fish that game-fishes consume 



as food Facing page 20 



Rainbow-trout Facing page 26 



Various creatures that game-fish eat (drawn from living 



specimens) Facing page 34 



Trout food from creeper to insect 49 



How trout take underwater-creeper baits 50 



Small-mouth black bass Facing page 60 



Plan of current formations in a winding stream the haunts 



trout choose to lie in in wait for passing food .... 83 



Lake plan to show where bass and pike take their natural food 93 



Muskellunge feeding on minnows .... Facing page 100 



Atlantic salmon Facing page 104 



Lawrence spotted muskellunge Facing page 108 



Landlocked salmon Facing page 112 



How live frogs should float 123 



How live frogs usually float 123 



Floating artificial nature minnows .... Facing page 130 



Floating artificial nature lures made from living speci- 

 mens Facing page 136 



The rise-to-surface lures and return 148 



Lure fishing in deep water 151 



New tiny gold and silver body fly minnows for trout and bass 154 



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