How to Get Them 



possible; don't attempt to })ull the line in, so that 

 it falls down in the water. It is sure to get entan- 

 gled in the stones at the bottom or your move- 

 ment will be retarded by getting the line round 

 vour feet. If the fish makes a sudden leap, lower 

 the tip at the same time, about the same distance 

 as the leap from the water; as it goes down again, 

 at once have the tip up back in place. This move 

 is important; if not done to a nicety the trout gets 

 off, and the cast comes flying back toward you. 



A trout is sooner subdued if worked down 

 stream. When a large trout is hooked, and it 

 cannot be pulled on shore at once, pull it down 

 stream, as the current is in the angler's favor and 

 will choke the fish sooner. But keep the rod up 

 to exhaust its fighting powers. Never let the line 

 out far if it can be avoided. It is obvious that 

 with a short line better command over the fish is 



attained. At no time let the line be 

 Lin^'' '^ slack; if it is, and the hook is not 



securely fixed, but merely resting on 

 some bone (a thing that frequently occurs) the trout 

 will throw it out of its mouth. Should the trout 

 be a large one and the cast of flies small, wade 

 do\vTi stream, or better still, work toward the shore; 

 then, w^alking swiftly, follow the fish till its fighting 

 gets less and less. If the edge of the stream be 

 unfavorable for beaching it, the hand net is the 

 only sure way to land it. Reel up the line as far 

 as possible, even up to the six-foot leader; then 

 with the rod lead the fish toward the net, which 

 always should face the trout; it should go in the 

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