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fishing in Lake Superior can be studied with ad- 

 vantage by all lake fishermen, for the tastes and 

 tactics of the fish of small lakes do not differ 

 materially, save that large flamboyant flies are 

 not apt to prove enticing. More and more I am 

 coming to pin my faith upon small flies. For 

 lake fishing I employ flies of regular size and 

 pattern, for the most part. Nine times out of 

 ten the fly that takes fish in the streams empty- 

 ing into the lake, will take fish in the lake itself. 

 I hold, you see, that there is a close connection 

 between the lake fish and stream fish. A half 

 dozen standard flies will be sufficient. Fly-fish- 

 ing, save at the mouth of streams, will be well 

 below par except in the early morning and at 

 night. One will need a boatman if he is to fish, 

 the shore successfully: one that can manage the 

 boat in silence and not become "rattled" when 

 the unusual fish rises. Skirt the shore within 

 easy casting distance, casting inward. Moor the 

 boat in deep water at the mouth of streams and 

 cast inward. Trout lie with their heads pointed 

 toward the current, and you will be casting over 

 the fish, an important matter, as every stream 

 fisherman will realize. Then, too, four out of 

 five fishermen wade out and cast into the lake; 

 the other method is somewhat unusual and there- 



