. 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. 276 THE BOY ANGLERS tance it flowed quickly over gravel beds, hurrying around little islands of stranded brush, but soon cut its way into the mesa, where it broadened »f'~'i4i|,f. II I) and developed, and amid green fields and nodding flowers flowed silently on to the distant sea. For miles this stream, which the boys followed ^ from the mountain down, ran silently ; then it darted be- neath the cotton- woods and away into a broad laguna,
. 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. 276 THE BOY ANGLERS tance it flowed quickly over gravel beds, hurrying around little islands of stranded brush, but soon cut its way into the mesa, where it broadened »f'~'i4i|,f. II I) and developed, and amid green fields and nodding flowers flowed silently on to the distant sea. For miles this stream, which the boys followed ^ from the mountain down, ran silently ; then it darted be- neath the cotton- woods and away into a broad laguna, where cattails flourished and the blackbird reigned supreme. The boys took their first fish among the big trees that covered the range. There deep pools were frequent at the base of huge boulders, and creeping up to one and glancing through the ferns that formed a barrier, Tom saw a trout of heroic pro- portions dimly outlined against the bottom. A rift of sunlight poured down through the sycamores, illumining a spot ten or more inches in length, and in this the giant lay, taking a veritable sun bath. The question was, what would it take ? Tom had been using worms and a speckled fly with some success, but it occurred to him that this magnificent fellow might be capricious. His game was diff^erent The 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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