DAYS ON THE NEPIGON. 



fingerling trout in the brook is worth two in 

 the basket." A prodigious catch does not 

 make an angler; nor is it "How many did 

 you catch ?" but, "How?" So quit when 

 you have enough, even though the fish are 

 still taking the fly, and verily you shall have 

 your reward; and "blessed shall be thy basket 

 and thy store." 



The honest, conscientious angler is in one 

 respect the antithesis of himself, in perfect 

 accord with and faithfully observing all the 

 wise provisions of law relating to the better 

 conservation of game, yet untiring and un- 

 relenting in its lawful pursuit up to his just 

 requirements. He believes that the essence 

 of good angling is not to catch too many. 

 In all his actions he is consistently humane, 

 and despite his keen desire to conquer, never 

 fishes for count. He abhors that competition 

 on a trout stream which proves nothing be- 

 yond the already established fact that one 

 person may have more and longer bristles 

 than another. 



It is little wonder that the trout in many 

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