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circumstances the fish seem to take no notice of very 

 small flies ; not, at all events, in the very heavy water 

 where the largest fish are generally first found, before 

 they grow somewhat lazier and gradually go below 

 in the sense of farther down the stream to seek the 

 quiet contentment of the oily, scum-covered pools. Un- 

 der both these conditions, until the weather grows quite 

 hot and the water somewhat clear, fine, warm days, 

 with plenty of sunshine, are the most suitable for the 

 sport, and large flies the most likely to attract large 

 fish. In fact, at such times, I believe that the larger 

 the fly the larger the fish, so long, of course, as the 

 former is not large enough to be absolutely refused. 

 The Jock Scot, Silver Doctor, Green Drake, Grizzly 

 King, Seth Green, Professor, and Coachman, that are 

 used in such large sizes for this earliest fishing, must 

 be gradually reduced in size, even in the early part of 

 July, as the water grows clearer and lower, and the 

 temperature both of the air and of the water becomes 

 higher. In the latter part of July, the ouananiche in 

 the pools of the Grande Decharge has become an epi- 

 cure. He wants the daintiest of flies, and wants them 

 in small sizes, too. If two flies are used, the tail one 

 may be a Silver Doctor or Jock Scot tied on a No. 

 8 hook. The dropper may be an equally small 

 Professor, Queen of the Water, Reuben "Wood, or Hare's 

 Ear, or, better still, perhaps, a B. A. Scott or General 

 Hooker, about which an interesting ouananiche fish- 

 ing story has already been told in Forest and Stream. 

 Mayor B. A. Scott, of Eoberval, a leading authority 

 upon everything connected with the Lake St. John 

 country, was fishing with me upon a hot midsummer 



