XVI 



The Angler's Flies Their Seasons 

 and Descriptions 



"The speckled trout practise at vaulting and leaping, 

 - And stir the bright sand in their soft murmuri 



pool ; 

 davl 



murmuring 



From daylight to dark night and all through the 



moonlight 

 They practise the games that are taught in their 



school. 

 They dart at a gnat and jump at a ladybug ; 



High in the air they will leap for a fly ; 

 But, plumper they're growing and in the near future 

 The eager ones rising to feathers must die." 



HE old anglers tied their 

 fishing flies themselves, 

 and, in fact, made all 

 their fishing tackle, 

 save, perhaps, lines. 

 To-day few men think 

 11 when a fly is said to of tying their general 



be in season it does not 



follow that it is abroad n i e s or making any 



on every day of its ex- 11 . . -t 



i St ence.''-A LF RED tackle, owing to the ex- 



RONALDS. pertness and moderate 



terms on the part of the professional 



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