DAYS ON THE NEPIGON. 



the currents and cross-currents will carry it 

 with a little kindly advice to the desired place ; 

 and best results are obtained in these thor- 

 oughly aerated waters by slightly submerging 

 your flies; but they will attend to that detail 

 themselves. 



Practically all the trout caught in the 

 Nepigon during July and August, are from 

 the rapids. This gives them a better fighting 

 chance and adds zest to your sport. Here the 

 ripples and the currents and rapids frequently 

 make caution unnecessary; and sometimes if 

 you are too respectful and polite, the trout 

 may ignore you altogether. There are thou- 

 sands of anglers, accomplished ones, too, who 

 take pride in their sport, who will testify from 

 experience that oftimes the most effective 

 way of catching trout is to wake 'em up. 

 They believe in advertising. If honeyed 

 words and delicate methods fail to arouse 

 him, get him mad; it's worth trying; only 

 keep cool yourself. The great art here is not 

 casting the fly, nor the minnow, nor setting 

 the hook, but rather in the battle that fol- 

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