FISHERMAN'S LURES 



the water is high, which happens on very rare 

 occasions. 



To briefly summarize this chapter on how to 

 get more and larger fish for the angler's better 

 enjoyment of his sport first: Refrain from the 

 use of live bait, which, if left, will foster game- 

 fish growth. Second: Stop the capture of under- 

 sized fish by not fishing in brooks where they 

 abound and by using a method to which they 

 will not respond. Third: Agitate for the revision 

 and shortening of the trout-fishing season. 



If each angler will make a personal effort in push- 

 ing these three reforms into working order, he 

 will be not only astonished but gratified at the 

 result, that will be evident in a season or two, of 

 the wonderful growth and abundance of game- 

 fishes. 



In Chapter IX a brief reference is made to the 

 advisability of propagating and transplanting the 

 Montana grayling to Middle Western and Eastern 

 States. At the present time, for some cause or 

 other, the grayling is almost extinct. There are 

 many reasons why this excellent game-fish should 

 become abundant in every State that has natural 

 trout streams. The first reason is, this fish is every 

 bit as gamy as the trout. It rises to artificial flies 



