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THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. —GRAVURE SECTION —APRIL 5, A cast into the pool, where Mr. Trout is thoroughly at It is often the lone and quiet fisher- home and where he fights a man who is the most successful. The battle with that advantage. water is a sound conductor and the trout has an acute sense of hearing “Don’t hurry the fish,” says the man who knows a thing or two about the great outdoor game. “The harder and longer he fights shows just about where you stand as a sports- man. Keep cool; don’t get the least bit ex- Most game fish haunt the edges of riffles, where hidden stumps, bowlders and ited.” cited. bushes make the game worth the candle for the fisherman. That bit of whirling water at the base of the fall, where many a big one has given battle—often winning his fight, too. Full weight of the first rush. The fish is boring for the bottom to get It does not make much difference whether there is a fish in F;r from the madd’'ning crowd. The evening shadows are away. The trick is to lead him out of the broken water, where he can be the pool or not. It's a good picture, anyway. growing long, the night bird calls—and the glory of that April played in more or less safety. day is almost gone.