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(A yard more, and gently, or it is hung 

 up.) The breathless seconds as it sweeps 

 down over it, the restraint of the space of 

 a heart's beat before the turn of the wrist, 

 and then the struggle. These are the 

 charms of fly-fishing the bait-fisher cannot 

 share. 



There must always be differences of 

 taste as to what kind of fly-fishing is the 

 highest branch of the art. In England 

 and America trout-fishing has generally 

 been put into the first place. Certainly 

 nowhere can the skilful angler more fully 

 bring into play all his resources. The 

 game is small compared to a salmon, for 

 instance; but the trout of much-fished 

 waters becomes possessed of a knowledge, 

 a cunning, and a wariness which are wor- 

 thy of all respect, and the overcoming of 

 which adds a mental exercise to the many 

 other charms of this variety of angling. 

 On asking an experienced friend which 

 he thought the more enjoyable, salmon- 

 or trout-fishing, I got the answer, "They 

 cannot be compared. Trout-fishing is 

 like a symphony all is harmony. One 

 can enjoy the sky, the air, the trees, the 

 water, the tackle, and the fish; but when 

 one is fast to a salmon, it is 'circus' all 

 the time." This answer touches the essen- 



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