. Superior fishing; or, The striped bass, trout, and black bass of the northern states. Embracing full directions for dressing artificial flies with the feathers of American birds; an account of a sporting visit to Lake Superior, etc., etc., etc . sportsman willendorse—that bait-fishing, although an art of intri-cacy and difficulty, is altogether inferior to thescience of fly-fishing ; and that the man who merelyfollows it without higher aspiration, and uses a GENERAL REMARKS. 21 worm equally for the beautiful trout and the hideouscat-fish, cannot claim to be a sportsman. Occasion-ally there i
. Superior fishing; or, The striped bass, trout, and black bass of the northern states. Embracing full directions for dressing artificial flies with the feathers of American birds; an account of a sporting visit to Lake Superior, etc., etc., etc . sportsman willendorse—that bait-fishing, although an art of intri-cacy and difficulty, is altogether inferior to thescience of fly-fishing ; and that the man who merelyfollows it without higher aspiration, and uses a GENERAL REMARKS. 21 worm equally for the beautiful trout and the hideouscat-fish, cannot claim to be a sportsman. Occasion-ally there is a person who will use the bait withwonderful ability, and entice the reluctant fishagainst their will to an unwished-for meal; but henever experiences the higher pleasures of his pur-suit—his enjoyment in making a neat and killing fly,his satisfaction at its success, his delight in puttingit properly upon the water, and his gratificationwhen with it and his frail tackle he shall have over-come the fierce and stubborn prey. Therefore tohis many other qualities, the true sportsman mustadd a thorough knowledge of fly-fishing, and onlycan the use of artificial fish or fly, or casting themenhaden bait for bass, be termed supeeior TUB! FIRST VEIL. 22 LAKE SUPERIOR. CHAPTER I. LAKE SUPERIOR. Don Pedro is descended from one of what we inour young country call tlie old and highly-respecta-ble families, and having been nurtured amid therefinements and luxuries of life, is one of the mostgentlemanly men imaginable. At the public roomsof a hotel, in the halls, on the piazza, in the saloonof a steamboat, he can never pass a lady, though shebe a perfect stranger, without in the most defer-ential manner removing his hat. To this reverencefor the fair sex he adds an easy elegance towardshis own, that at once commands attention andrespect. Never having taken an active share in the worldsaffairs, his abilities, which are far above the average,have lain dormant or run to criticisi
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