41 TROUT FISHING 



that bait or means of capture which is of all others 

 most conducive to our sport. Obstacles, though 

 great, and difficulties apparently insurmountable, 

 may be overcome, provided we compete with an 

 energy and determination to conquer ; and when 

 nearly every circumstance is against us, when we 

 have to put forth all our ingenuity and bring 

 all our knowledge to the test, the trial will be the 

 more exciting, and success sweeter when obtained, 

 since it is attended with the satisfaction to the 

 mind, which surely follows a mastery over extreme 

 opposition. 



