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of greater specific gravity than the water, will certainly 

 be profitable. It will, in all probability, consist of 

 different sorts of Ephemeridse nymphs in their earlier 

 stages, caddis of different sizes and enclosed in cases 

 of diverse materials, fresh-water shrimps, water wood- 

 lice, snails in great variety and very possibly minnows, 

 stone-loach, miller's thumbs or even trout fry. It will 

 give him ocular demonstration of the omnivorous 

 nature and wonderful appetite of the fish, and show 

 how bountiful a store nature has provided of highly 

 nutritious food among the weeds growing in the bed of 

 the river. It may also parenthetically serve to teach 

 him why our wet-fly fishing brother can at times get 

 such good sport, and it might possibly convey hints to 

 the fly- dresser for new and perhaps killing wet-fly 

 patterns. 



