. The boy anglers; their adventures in the Gulf of Mexico, California, the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and the lakes and streams of Canada. Fishing; Fishes. Fish basket. Wood, Ferguson, Silver Doctor, Professor, John Mann, Brown Palmer, Bucktail, Scarlet Ibis, Jungle Cock, Beaver Kill, Baltimore, Yellow Sally, Governor Alvord, and sev- eral more. Both Tom and Jack knew how to make flies, and fre- quently on a wet day amused themselves by inventing flies, after a study of the various foods found in the stomachs of bass or trout. " There's only one way o' feeshin','' said the Com- modore,
. The boy anglers; their adventures in the Gulf of Mexico, California, the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and the lakes and streams of Canada. Fishing; Fishes. Fish basket. Wood, Ferguson, Silver Doctor, Professor, John Mann, Brown Palmer, Bucktail, Scarlet Ibis, Jungle Cock, Beaver Kill, Baltimore, Yellow Sally, Governor Alvord, and sev- eral more. Both Tom and Jack knew how to make flies, and fre- quently on a wet day amused themselves by inventing flies, after a study of the various foods found in the stomachs of bass or trout. " There's only one way o' feeshin','' said the Com- modore, " an' that's with the fly. D'ye mind the old song— Up angler and off wi' each shackle. Up gad an' gafF an' avva' ! Cry hurra' for the canny red hackle. The hackle that's tackled them a'. " That means," explained the Commodore, " that the old red hackle is the killer, and so it is; an' mony a wan I've made along the stream while the feesh were waitin'." All the tackle was con- tained in a box very similar to the salt-water box described, but now adapted to the requirements of fresh-water game. The coiled leaders had their special box; the spoons for. Felt-lined leader Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Holder, Charles Frederick, 1851-1915. New York, D. Appleton
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