1 82 The Angler's Secret 



obstruction ; then, taking the line about 

 two yards from the bait, they swung it 

 around several times at their right side 

 and let the heavy sinker go. 



Woodland Compasses. The bark of a 

 tree is always thickest on the north side. 

 So is the moss upon its trunk. A mouse's 

 hole is invariably on the south side of the 

 tree. The tops of pine trees always bend 

 to the north. The wall of the muskrat's 

 house is the thickest on the north side. 



Care of Rod and Tackle. If the tackle 

 is dried up or out of repair in any way, by 

 having lain on a damp shelf or been stored 

 in an overheated corner, the misfortune 

 should prove a practical lesson, and if 

 you are an earnest angler you will profit 

 by it. It should teach you that which 

 every careful rodman well knows that it 

 is better to spend an hour or two at the 

 end of the fishing season in putting away 

 your rods and lines, flies and leaders 

 properly than to spend days over them 

 at the beginning of the season. The 



