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fortunately no difficulty in doing this when once the science of 

 casting is acquired, while there exists many sound reasons 

 in favour of such ambidexterity. Many a good rising fish, 

 and many a difficult but likely spot in the stream, may be 

 reached by he alone who can cast with either hand. 



There is always the danger of a disabled right or left 

 hand or arm, and even when both arms are sound there 

 are times when a change of hand is not only pleasant but 

 necessary. I remember in 1897, while fishing on the Wutach 

 stream at Bad Boll, getting an acute attack of fisher- 

 man's elbow in my right arm, and for several days at a 

 time the ability to use my left hand in casting enabled me 

 to enjoy my sport with the greatest comfort and pleasure, 

 when to use my right hand gave me considerable pain. 

 The committee of the International Tournament, 1904, 

 very wisely introduced an open ambidexterous competition 

 among their fly casting events. It resulted in a very excellent 

 exhibition, Mr. Lauri Hardy, of the firm of Hardy Brothers, 

 being first, and I having the good fortune to be second. 

 Mr. Hardy's average with six casts, using each hand alternately, 

 was twenty-seven yards. The contest was exceedingly 

 interesting, and it is to be hoped that it will be repeated at 

 the future tournaments. 



WHERE TO Go. 



Trout fishing as a sport is rapidly gaining ground, and 

 if an equal amount of attention were given to the adver- 



