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the boat, and presto! the pool is as dead and barren 

 as a burned prairie. Approach a pool from over the 

 bank with a careless tread, and when you reach it the 

 trout are gone, none know where. Crawl to the pool 

 noiselessly on all fours and you will find your trout 

 reposing without fear of danger. The avoidance of 

 concussion is the great factor on a trout pool or stream 

 in getting a satisfactory creel. Slide, rather than step, 

 in wading, and your success will be greater." Wm. 

 C. Harris 



Strike from the Reel or Hand? "The strike must 

 be made with sufficient force and no more. If in- 

 sufficient, the hook will not penetrate far enough to 

 hold the fish in its subsequent struggles, and if the 

 force is excessive the gut will break. at its weakest 

 point, and leave the fly and possibly one or more 

 strands of gut in the trout's jaws. The Angler should 

 acquire the habit of striking from the reel, i.e., without 

 holding the line in the hand. Many old fishermen 

 prefer holding the line when striking, but it is at best a 

 risky proceeding, and too likely to result in a breakage 

 of the gut." F. M. Halford, The Dry-Fly Man's 

 Handbook. "Personally I never * strike from the 

 reel' . . . because less control is had over the line, 

 likewise the fish." Charles Zibeon Southard, Trout 

 Fly-Fishing in America. I favor Mr. Halford's 

 method " strike from the reel " in fly-fishing and in 

 weakfish fishing with light tackle. In heavy bait 

 fishing, Mr. Southard's strike with the "hand-held 

 line" suits me. 



The Silver Hook. "There is a good deal of fun in 

 thinking you are going to have it. " New York Press. 



