FLY-FISHING AND FLY-MAKING. 



CHAPTEE I. 



THE SENSES OF FISHES IN RELATION TO THE FLY- 

 FISHERMAN. 



In order to arrive at a right method in the capture of any 

 of the fera naturce it is unmistakably necessary to first 

 become acquainted with the creature's personal habits. 

 No man in his senses would go out to trap say, beaver 

 knowing nothing of the tastes, faculties and general in- 

 telligence of the animal, nor would the ordinarily sensible 

 man expect to get much sport with his gun unless he pos- 

 sessed at least an elementary knowledge of the game he 

 sought. Yet this is precisely what a majority of anglers 

 do, with regard to fish. Fishes depend exclusively on 

 their senses for safety against the wiles of the fisherman, 

 and yet he uses, for the most part, entirely what is pro- 

 vided for him in the shape of tackle, and does as he is told 

 in the arrangement of baits, and his own comportment. 

 Verily, such an one has usually too great a reward, but he 

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