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out to be scrubbed ; and a little leather pouch no 

 larger than a cigar-case carries all my fishing tackle 

 when out bait-fishing. Of course fly-fishing is 

 another story, and we shall have a great deal to 

 consider beyond the foregoing when we come to 

 that fine art of angling. 



Fig. 31. — Tin Worm-box, with Safety-pin Attachment. 



Now, in fishing in a stream, no matter how large 

 or how small it may be, here are some maxims 

 you must bear in mind : — 



Don't get nearer the water than you are abso- 

 lutely obliged. Reach as far as possible with your 

 rod. 



Don't go stamping around as if you were cold. 

 Tread lightly ; trout can hear by means of the 

 nervous apparatus attached to each scale (you 

 didn't know trout had scales ! Well, they cer- 

 tainly have ! ) ; and they feel, if they don't hear, 

 as you do, the tread of the heavy-footed angler. 



