THE BROOK TROUT AND 

 THE FLY-CASTER 



CHAPTER I 



THE BROOK TROUT AND THE 

 FLY-CASTER 



FLY-FISHING for the speckled brook trout 

 has a hold upon its votaries such as no other 

 outdoor sport can boast. The interest of your 

 simon-pure fly-fisherman in his pastime is more than a 

 mere matter of the open season, it is lasting and ever 

 present. He is a crank on the subject 

 The Lure an( j p rouc [ O f the title. If you disagree 

 ,p p 6 , with him as to the status of the sport he 

 will decline to argue the question with 

 you ignorance so colossal as yours is not to be met 

 with arguments. He is simply sorry for you. And 

 yet, no matter what may be your opinion of fly-casting 

 as a sport, you cannot but envy him. The reasons for 

 this supreme contentment and enviable absorption are, 

 however, although of the very best, somewhat difficult 

 of explanation to the uninitiated. 



