CONTENTS 



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THE BROOK TROUT AND THE FLY-CASTER.... i 



The Lure of the Trout Pools I 



The Brook Trout 3 



Fly-tackle 7 



Stream Fly-fishing in General 14 



Some Brook Trout Eccentricities 20 



FLY-FISHING FOR BROWN AND RAINBOW TROUT 24 



The Brown Trout 24 



The Rainbow Trout 34 



FLY-FISHING THE MOUNTAIN BROOK, THE 



POOLS, AND STILL- WATERS 38 



Small Stream Fishing 39 



Fishing the Pools and Still-waters 46 



Dry-fly Fishing 52 



FLY-CASTING AND FLY-FISHING 56 



How to Improve your Fly-casting 57 



How to Fish the Flies 65 



THE BAIT-CASTER AND THE SWEET- WATER 



BASSES 73 



The Natural History of the Black Bass. ... 74 



Bait-casting Tackle 79 



Casting from the Reel 83 



Some Practical Suggestions 85 



When the Bloom is off the Water 87 



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