PREFACE 



in them is sure death, the mangling of the body, and 

 the fading of the color. 



Aquatic insects — at least, those most alluring to 

 trout — have a tendency to keep themselves hovering 

 over deep or rushing water, while the maddened 

 would-be capturer stands waiting to get them 

 within reach of his net, or else, teasingly tempted, 

 he flounders about in the water, wet to the skin, 

 only to miss the object of his desire. 



Worse, far worse, are these elusive insects to get 

 within the net than the wily trout. 



Louis Rhead. 



Brooklyn, N. Y. 



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