The trout-fisher at his best is one of the happiest of mortals. His 

 lines are surely cast in pleasant places, along the cold spring brooks, 

 where the mingled murmur of winds and woods and waters makes low 

 music to his ears, the changeful scene affords a succession of pleasing 

 pictures to the eye, and the velvet turf is like a carpet to the feet. Or his 

 steps may wander near the foamy cataract, the deep river, and quiet lake, 

 for the haunts of trout are found in a wide diversity of places. In the 

 vicinity of Ashland, Wis., for instance, a long rocky ledge overhangs the 

 shore of Chequamegon B^y, a short distance below the mouth of one of 

 the favorite trout streams of that locality, and some of the largest speci- 

 mens have been caught by a method known to the natives as "rock-fish- 

 ing," which consists in fly-fishing from a boat carefully propelled along 

 near shore, giving the angler opportunity' to cast his lure beneath the 

 beetling crags where the lurking trout lie in wait. 



The science of fly-casting — -and it is certainly a scientific attainment 

 — may be partially mastered by tournament methods and practice, but 

 the critical test must be made at the trout-stream, where it will be found 

 that the angler has ample use for all his resources of accuracy and deli- 

 cacy, though he may usually dispense with the long distance cast that 

 wins all the grand-stand applause. The Chicago Fly-Casting Club very 

 properly gave precedence to points of delicate and accurate work, in 

 summing up the respective merits of contestants at the World's Fair 

 Tournaments, thus recognizing the most essential requirements for suc- 

 cessful fly-fishing, particularly for brook-trout. 



In his practical treatise entitled " Where the Trout Hide," the 

 author. Kit Clarke, gives many excellent suggestions as to how, when 

 and where to fish with the fly, and the book therefore furnishes a valu- 

 able lesson for the novice in trout-fishing. To the V)Ook and the brook 

 the amateur may safely go for instruction. 



