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surely every disciple of Father Izaak will 

 admit the truthfulness of this statement why 

 not the new lures if they will win fish? I 

 possess a tiny silver minnow, weighing only a 

 fraction of an ounce, that I can cast from the tip 

 of my four-ounce fly-rod as easily and lightly as 

 I do flies. Now I have demonstrated again and 

 again that under certain conditions that bit of 

 bright metal will take fish. Wherein am I vio- 

 lating any of the high ethics of sport when I 

 resort to the minnow? I wish some more highly 

 organized individual would rise and explain. 

 Strikes me that all the world lacks the spirit of 

 true sportsmanship, except thee and me, and 

 sometimes thou art a wee shade off color! 



Now that we have so satisfactorily settled the 

 mooted sportsmanship question, the how, where, 

 and when of the matter presents itself. Nat- 

 urally not all streams lend themselves to the 

 method with equal felicity. While the careful 

 rodster can handle such lures on a small, brush- 

 environed water, even as he can flies, it does not 

 follow that it is the part of wisdom to employ 

 the lures. They can be used upon a wadable 

 meadow stream, for there the overhanging brush 

 is not a constant menace, and the deep pools at 

 angles of the stream offer opportunities for cast- 



