ANGLER'S FLIES AND HOW TO TIE 



or Oswego (M. salmoides) and the angle of its 

 jaws does not extend behind the eye; the Oswego 's 

 smile reaches pretty nearly to the back of its 

 neck. Black bass are valiant fighters and great 

 jumpers on the line when hooked, and the 



Leaping bass (the maximum height reached above water 

 being about 28 inches according to Dr. Henshall) 



distance they are able to reach above the water 

 has been greatly exaggerated. On the authority 

 of Dr. James A. Henshall the extreme limit is 

 little if any more than twenty -eight inches. 



Salmon fishing is largely restricted to the few 

 who can afford it, most of the productive salmon 

 waters being preserved or necessitating a long 

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