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possible many more anglers fish for lake-trout 

 and muskellunge in the fall than they do in the 

 spring. The tendency in demand for this particular 

 minnow is for larger size and bigger hook; the 

 back feather plume is a more conspicuous feature, 

 larger and more bushy, but I am making this 

 minnow almost entirely bare of feathers, to pro- 

 duce an artificial shiner compact, durable, and 

 strong. Now that I have acquired a shining, 

 untarnishable metal for the belly, and have tied 

 the back well and firmly, the angler will have 

 the perfect trolling shiner for the heavy game- 

 fish. I have supplied it on request to several 

 Pacific coast anglers who wanted it for trial on 

 the Chinook salmon, but no reports have been 

 received, good or otherwise. This I very much 

 regret in cases where I am unable to make per- 

 sonal tests. If my baits are not effective in a cer- 

 tain locality, I ought to be the first to know of it, 

 in order to continue further efforts in perfecting 

 them from any suggestions offered. 

 Before concluding this reference to my artificial 

 minnows, I would ask the reader to carefully 

 examine the colored page of minnows and other 

 food-fish, to note how beautiful and varied are 

 the forms and color. They are only a very small 

 selection of the many species and varieties found 



