ON WADING 141 



unaware of it, while we are engaged in fishing ; 

 it is only when we are condemned to walk in them 

 a mile or two on the road that we notice these 

 unfortunate features. Seeing that they are so 

 valuable to the angler, he should take care of them, 

 drying them inside and out as soon as possible 

 after a day's fishing, and they will last for several 

 seasons. 



Therefore we counsel the angler to wade, but to 

 remember at the same time that the pool that 

 is yielding him sport can yield him more, if he 

 will exercise as much care over his wading as he 

 does over his casting, and that following in his 

 wake are other anglers who also hope to find happi- 

 ness beside the river. 



