CHAPTER IV 



THE LIGHT 



Trout's Eyesight Very Keen — Deer, Grouse, and 

 Wild Duck Rely on Other Senses — Do Trout 

 Hear? — Misapprehensions About Light — Mr. 



Disraeh, P P A , and Others — How 



Things Look from Under the Water — Emotional 

 Illusions Leading to Misunderstandings — " Old 

 John's " Surprising Statement — Light Important 

 Only as a Symptom — Adverse Conditions — The 

 Ideal Morning. 



It is generally taken for granted that the 

 light in angling is a highly important 

 consideration. The assumption is reason- 

 able. Fish differ from all other game in 

 respect that in relation to the sportsman 

 only one of their senses, that of sight, 

 seems to be of service. 



Deer, for example, are at a much 

 greater advantage. Besides seeing with 



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