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from the fact that six-pounders are invariably found 

 in the Nouvelle, and varying sizes elsewhere. Besides, 

 we must be able to answer why a portion only of the 

 trout in a given stream should periodically visit the 

 sea at a specified time, while an equal or greater 

 number elect to remain behind in fresh water; for we 

 may suppose that, having equal opportunities, all 

 have the same instincts and desires. " 



But, trout of different localities do not have equal 

 opportunities; 'therefore, they have not the same 

 instincts and desires. Local conditions of Nature 

 everywhere guide the instincts and govern the desires 

 of every living thing. So, the trout of Maine, the 

 trout of Cape Cod, the trout of Long Island in- 

 fluenced by local conditions are all vastly different in 

 opportunities, instincts, desires, etc. The Eskimo 

 biped, the African biped the bipeds of all countries 

 are all species of the animal man, but who dare suggest 

 that they all have equal (similar) opportunities and 

 the same instincts and desires? 



Even individuals of the trout of one community 

 are profoundly separated in character from their 

 immediate brothers and sisters. Trout vary in their 

 tastes and antics as they vary in color, shape, and size. 

 There are hundreds of natural trout flies and hundreds 

 of artificial trout flies, imitations of the living insects, 

 used as lures in fishing. Why so many patterns? 

 Because the trout, like man, is in love with a variety of 

 foods at different times, and both man and trout 

 change in their tastes by the month, the week, the 

 day, the hour, and the minute. 



The Angler does not have to use the hundreds of 

 fly patterns at one fishing, but he does experiment 

 with a variety of the lures to find the particular pat- 



