Tackle : rod of split bamboo, ash, or 

 lance-wood, with click-reel attached, from 

 twelve to sixteen feet ; line of braided silk, 

 or hair, or grass, fly-tapered, from fifteen 

 to twenty feet ; single leader of silk-worm 

 gut ; hooks, Nos, 5, 6, 7, and 8 ; of bright 

 artificial flies about six kinds of differing 

 colors. For bait use live minnows or red 

 worm. 



Successful fly-fishing demands skill, ob- 

 tained by practice and observation. In 

 casting shake the fly immediately over the 

 face of the water and throw anew repeat- 

 edly and gently. If the lure prove unat- 

 tractive change its shape and color. Strike 

 by turn of wrist, and not with the forearm. 

 Large fish must be allowed to tire them- 

 selves out in the water before being land- 

 ed. Heavy Trout hook themselves more 

 readily than small ones. It is advisable 

 to learn to use the rod with either hand. 



Like Salmon at spawning-time, Trout 

 overcome rapids and other obstacles by 

 leaps. Their natural feeding-time is at 

 dusk of morning and evening, when they 



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