And the Preacher Didn't Swear? 



it comes, are to be found the finest of all game fish, 

 if I am to be the judge the red sides, or sometimes 

 known as the rainbow trout. The swiftness of the 

 river, its temperature, the nature of the fish and their 

 size, all combine in making it a stream of wonderful 

 possibilities for the one who delights in trout fishing 

 of the very finest type. 



But that tragic moment ! I had spent several weeks 

 on this stream and had been successful in adding to 

 our possession many fish, all ranging from ten to six- 

 teen inches in length, but I had not been able to " con- 

 nect " with one that I would be willing to name " the 

 daddy of 'em all." 



One day, after fishing upstream for about two miles, 

 I found to my deep sorrow that somewhere in my 

 travels during the day, working in and out through 

 the brush, I had lost my fly book containing five or 

 six dozen of the best dry flies obtainable. So after 

 an early dinner I started on the back trail in search 

 of the book. 



About two miles down the stream is a rock known 

 as " Fish Rock " by the fishermen in this vicinity. 

 It rises perpendicular from a deep pool, where many 

 of the finest fish imaginable have been obtained 

 hence the name. Extending out from below this rock 

 is a drift, known as the " big drift," distinguishing 

 it from another of similar character yet not so large 

 and known as the " little drift." 



163 



