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of the sophisticated trout of the British 

 Isles ! No laborious stalking and dry fly 

 casting. No hair-fine tackle or tiny 

 lures. A variant of the Parmachenee 

 Belle on a No. 4 hook was this great fel- 

 low's undoing, and he rose within 

 twenty feet of the canoe on a bright day ! 

 It may interest brothers of the angle 

 under other skies to contrast the condi- 

 tions under which their favourite sport 

 is pursued. As against the tedious wait- 

 ing for a favourable day, and the wary 

 approach to the feeding trout, we have 

 the voyage into a wild untravelled coun- 

 try, where transportation of that exigu- 

 ous provision which it is possible to 

 make for life and comfort is always a 

 serious affair. The indispensable canoe, 

 although the lightest of its kind, is no 

 mean burden on portages of three or 

 four hours between canoeable waters. 

 Then are there the fascinating uncer- 

 tainties of finding the fish in miles of 

 river, or in lakes of such a size that it 

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