DAYS ON THE NEPIGON. 



no coaching. He loves a feast or a fight, and 

 is never conquered until his neck is broken. 

 He does not feed as much on the surface, and 

 fly-fishing for him is to some extent more 

 difficult, as the hooks must be submerged a 

 little, and that, in connection with the bony 

 construction of his mouth, makes setting the 

 steel more uncertain. 



He may be deceived for an instant by 

 adroitly placed hook and feathers, but after 

 that understands his business, runs true to 

 form, loves to surprise you, and fritters away 

 no precious moments, for there is not a lazy 

 hair in his head. He is the quintessence of 

 fight, the personification of pluck, and for 

 altitude and fight is in a class by himself, with 

 movements copyrighted, and playing the game 

 at every stage for all it is worth. 



Perhaps one exception should be made, for 

 from what I have read and been told, the 

 ouananiche is quite as powerful a fighter and 

 possesses higher acrobatic skill. Unfortu- 

 nately I have not the pleasure of his acquaint- 

 ance ; don't know him by sight, have never even 

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