92 BROOK OR SPECKLED TROUT. 



That feels him still, yet to his furious course 

 Gives way, you, now retiring, following now, 

 Across the stream, exhaust his idle rage ; 

 Till floating broad upon his breathless side, 

 And to his fate abandoned, to the shore 

 You gaily drag your unresisting prize." 



FISHING TACKLE. 



The implements for trout fishing are a rod 

 eleven or twelve feet long, if for a single-hand- 

 ed rod ; if for both hands, or two-handed rod, 

 it should be sixteen or seventeen feet in length. 

 A landing net and kreel, or basket for carrying 

 your captured fish. Near the lower end of the 

 rod should be attached a reel capable of holding 

 one or two hundred feet of line ; the line may 

 be of silk, hair and silk twisted together, or hair 

 alone, or even linen makes a good line. For 

 myself, I prefer a silk line. To the end of the 

 line is attached about nine or ten feet of silk- 

 worm gut ; at the end of the gut is attached an 

 artificial fly, three feet above this is attached 

 another, and three feet above this, still another. 

 These are all that is necessary for fly fishing, 

 which affords by far the prettiest sport. The 

 very best of fishing tackle of every variety, can 

 be procured of Mr. Conroy, New York. His rods 

 are unequalled, and so I may say of all his 

 fishing tackle. Very many rods are sold as 

 Conroy's which are not of his make. I would 



