a rainbow." "What lure?" I asked. He replied, U A little 

 artificial crawfish." I was sure he would land the trout 

 because the bait had a good, stout sneck hook to hold. 



This success gave me considerable pleasure because the 

 lure was made for bass, and the capture of a good sized 

 rainbow was a feat of additional satisfaction, having pre- 

 viously captured the bass on the same little bait. The craw- 

 fish was allowed to go anywhere with the water flow and, 

 passing over the fish, possibly near the bottom, it succeeded 

 where a cast of flies would have surely failed. I mention 

 this as one of many instances to prove how important bot- 

 tom fishing is to furnish sport when results are poor under 

 ordinary fly fishing methods. 



Fishing conditions in England are so different from our 

 own we cannot always adapt their new ideas and sugges- 

 tions as to methods, although I am conscious of the fact 

 they have always been ahead of other countries in the fine 

 art of fishing indeed, almost every outdoor sport. In the 

 problem of scientific study of new methods to advance the 

 art of angling they are pioneers in the right direction that 

 calls forth our respectful attention. 



To recapitulate the chief points. I want ta see anglers 

 getting as much sport and fish on the bottom as they 

 do by fishing the surface. To make their trips not so much 

 fishing for fish as fishing for pleasure, by including a study 

 of fish food, fish habits and general nature research along 

 a trout stream. To capture and land many fish all the time 

 would become wearisome, especially small fish, but you can 

 take a just pride in making with your own hands an artificial 

 copy of the food trout eat and with it deceive and capture 

 the wary, adroit antagonist, which is something worth while. 



One great advantage in fishing these bottom lures is that 

 you are more sure to get the large sized fish than small 

 ones, and the method is so easy and simple as to make your 

 day's fishing a delightful experience, and more often a fuller 

 creel of trout. 



Several letters have been received from anglers who 

 have difficulties to get trout in the waters they fish, and they 



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