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taken many small mouths that did not 

 leap conditions govern everything but 

 there are exceptions to the rule, and per- 

 haps with the big mouth the leaping is the 

 exception. Still, he leaps just often 

 enough to upset the theory that denies 

 him this sporting proclivity. 



A Good General Fly. The March 

 Brown has the merit of killing every- 

 where. Fish with two flies of this pat- 

 tern on the one leader one ribbed with 

 gold twist and the other without. The 

 fish take these for the two sexes of the 

 fly. When the natural fly is out upon 

 the water, and fish are voraciously taking 

 it, angle with three flies on your foot-line, 

 varying them slightly in size and color. 

 A light cast on a dull day, early in the 

 season, should prove everywhere success- 

 ful, and whenever the angler is in doubt 

 during summer let him flail a March 

 Brown. 



Haunts of the Trout. Clear, swift 

 streams, large and small, are homes of 



