108 FISHING WITH THE FL7. 



The trout- fisher needs no special directions nor 

 tackle to fish for grayling ; he may cast in the usual 

 manner, only remembering that the fish has a very 

 tender mouth, and must be treated with this fact ever 

 in mind. The Michigan grayling streams are not 

 suited for wading, and, therefore, fishing from a boat 

 is the rule. This may not suit some anglers, to whom 

 I can only say, every one to his fancy, but no wading 

 for me ; dry feet are more comfortable than wet ones, 

 and boat-fishing or bank-fishing are more suitable to 

 my taste, than to be immersed up to my hips in cold 

 water for half a day. 



I have killed, I believe, every game fish in America 

 east of the Kocky Mountains, except the salmon, for 

 which I have a rod in readiness, that I hope to use 

 soon, and I can say that while I do not think the 

 grayling the superior of all of them for gameness, yet 

 there is something of romance in the remembrance of 

 the grayling, a kind of sentimental retrospect, that 

 endears the fish to me above all others. Whether it 

 was owing to the pine woods and the genial compan- 

 ionship, I do not care to consider ; but each year there 

 comes a longing to repeat the pleasant experiences of 

 the Au Sable and its delicate grayling. 



