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XVI BAIT-CASTING FOR TROUT ..123 



A new sport. When and where the bait-caster's art 

 will succeed. Where the sport comes in. Some- 

 thing about tackle. Night casting. Casting on Lake 

 Superior. 



XVII TROUT AND THE NEW ARTIFICIAL LURES 131 



General survey of the subject. Sportsmanship 

 thereof. Where, when and how. And in the night- 

 time. The tackle. 



XVIII FISHING WITH THE DEEPLY SUNKEN FLY . . . .139 



By the way of definition. How I stumbled upon the 

 method. Regarding flies. Tackle. General remarks. 

 Another incident. 



XIX How TO TIE ARTIFICIAL FLIES 148 



Need for the knowledge. Tools required. Tying a 

 tackle. Tying a fly with wings. Variations in form. 

 Makeshift material. 



XX TOGS FOR TROUT FISHERMEN* 156 



Why this discussion. Footwear. The disadvan- 

 tages of all waterproof wading-gear and why it is 

 better to get along without Clothing. For the 

 hands. On head-nets. On fly-dope. Nessmuk's. 

 Dr. Breck's. 



XXI THE GO-LIGHT OUTFIT OF TO-DAY 166 



Why the go-light outfit. The coat-pocket outfit 

 An illustration of its serviceableness. The suit-case 

 outfit. The ruck-sack outfit. In praise of migratory 

 camping, with speckled trout as an incentive. 



XXII THE TROUT IN THE PAN 176 



By the way of an introduction. Baked trout 

 Trout baked in clay. Planked trout. Boiled trout 

 Trout chowder. Fried trout. Spitted trout. A 

 quick method of cooking trout Dried, sometimes 

 called jerked trout 



XXIII THE EMPTY CREEL AND THE FULL 186 



The scope of this chapter. A May day. Language 

 not extravagant. And yet a troutless day. An Au- 

 gust day. August fly-fishing sometimes beyond com- 

 pare. *"High" days in August rare. But that day 

 was not one of my best days. Success or failure not 

 a matter of the basket. 



