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leaving but few good brooks that could be fished. 

 Many of the States have recently passed laws prohib- 

 iting such leases, and as many old preserves are now 

 expiring by hmitation, and all open fishing streams 

 are constantly being stocked with trout, each year 

 will henceforth afford better fishing and more waters 

 to fish for every one. 



It is the duty of every fisherman to see that the 

 close seasons for trout, as well as all other fish, are 

 not violated ; also to aid in preventing, as far as pos- 

 sible, illegal fishing of all kinds. 



It is well to know that in all streams and brooks 

 in the open country trout can be found at all periods 

 of the open season. In large bodies of water — ponds 

 and lakes — liowever, they constantly change about. 

 This is especially true of fishing waters in the woods. 

 As soon as the ice goes out in the spring, brook trout 

 will invariably seek rapids, where they can be taken 

 as long as high water continues. In rapids that are 

 especially deep they will be found all through the 

 year. During June, July, and August these fish 

 seek the spring holes — that is, near the mouths of 

 cold brooks. Here they will be found, not every day, 

 but every few days, and at such places a catch can 

 almost always be secured. 



The lake trout is, properly speaking, a difficult 

 fish to catch. When the ice leaves the lakes in the 



