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pensity to snag on logs in the stream and trees 

 above. A single fly can cut up more didos after 

 nightfall than is possible for a cast of three in 

 daylight. Ordinarily dew rises coincident with 

 the setting of the sun, and grass, brush and trees 

 are loaded with an excess of moisture. Wear 

 hip boots and a short raincoat unless you are 

 willing to be drenched. Then, too, it is exceed- 

 ingly difficult to play a large fish when unable 

 to see the water's surface, usually obscured by 

 mist, and the advantages are all on the fish's side. 

 But then, we fish for fun and the greater the 

 chances the greater the fun, so what will you? 

 Men have tried night fishing with me and de- 

 serted within an hour, convinced that the game 

 was not worth the price. Night fishing is not 

 for all, but those who can master the art will 

 succeed in taking big fish where and when others 

 fail. 



There is certain stream-knowledge which the 

 night fisher must possess e'er he venture upon an 

 expedition. It would be the last letter in folly 

 for a man to attempt to fish a stream for the 

 first time after nightfall: it is a foregone con- 

 clusion that he w6uld return with broken tackle 

 and frayed temper. Never attempt to night- 

 fish a stream with which you are not acquainted. 



