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catch" hooks will prove a saver of 'hoppers. 

 Note, sinker is again left out. I never could 

 understand why some anglers use sinkers in 

 trout fishing: they result in bottom snags, broken 

 hooks, and cuss-words. As to how to handle 

 grasshoppers, I need only say handle them just 

 as you would dry flies. 'Hopper fishing is sur- 

 face fishing always. Cast from a distance and 

 be ready to strike with the rise of the fish. If 

 in an open pool you find the fish unduly wary, 

 then cast to the edge of the far bank and wait 

 until the memory of the shadow cast by the fly- 

 ing line has departed from the brain of the per- 

 due trout; then with a gentle jerk, cause the 

 'hopper to fall naturally upon the surface of the 

 water. Few fish, if the angler has kept himself 

 out of sight, can resist that natural hop of the 

 'hopper. All that was said in the paragraph on 

 kinks for worm-fishers may be studied with 

 profit by the 'hopper-fisherman. Remember 

 that you are dealing with the most wary fish that 

 swims and learn to efface yourself. For best 

 result in 'hopper-fishing you should become so 

 familiar with the stream that it will be unneces- 

 sary for you to show yourself until a fish too 

 large to land without the net has been hooked. 

 I by no means have said the last word upon 



