APRIL. 



April showers do something more than " bring forth 

 May flowers." They bring forth those early croakers, 

 the frogs, telling in hoarse yet happy voices to the world 

 in general and anglers in particular the glad tidings that 

 the Spring rise is in the brooks and the trout are rising 

 too. In most of the states trouting begins in this variable, 

 vernal month, and it is held in high esteem accordingly. 



MAY. 



May is the month pre-eminently intended for and 



dedicated to the disciples of Izaak Walton. It seems to be 



universally accepted by the fraternity as the brightest, best 



and balmiest of the twelve changeful cycles of the year. 



Local or special restrictions excepted, brook trout may be 



legally taken in most of the states and territories. May is 



stinguished, also as being probably the best for tarpon fishing in 



southern waters. It is the time when a majority of anglers feel a 



keen desire to " fight it out on this line if it takes all summer." 



JUNE. 



June may be termed the month of the salmon, although it is almost 

 equally famous as the month of the black bass, which are in season and 

 rise readily to the artificial fly in most sections at this period. The tarpon 

 fishing is also in its prime, and mascalonge fishing of the finest kind may 

 be had in the St. Lawrence River, about the Thousand Islands, and in the 

 Northern states, particularly Wisconsin and Michigan. June is a favorite 

 month for bluefishing along the Eastern coast. 



JULY. 



Patriotic anglers will find almost universal freedom to go a-fishing 

 for any and all kinds of fish, and in all sections of the Union — except upon 

 preserves, leased or purchased. Salmon, brook trout, mascalonge, black 

 bass, pike, pickerel, etc., are all in season, ready to be taken by hook — but 

 not by crook, except in the form of a gaff. 



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