That old brush heap ought to be good for something. Sure enough, a rock bass! But we will put him back to propitiate the river gods and the spirits of departed anglers who brood over this beautiful stream when the wind is South.
Those overhanging willows ought to give us a real fish — a " keeper." We will get above 'em and float a fly down under the drooping branches. Very well, Mr. Bass; stay there; we will call again some other day when you are in a more hospitable frame of mind! There's a cluster of partly submerged tree stumps a bit farther down; come on, let's give 'em a trial.
Now we will lengthen our line as we did at the fallen tree as there is no likely water between us and the stumps. There! Did you see him take after it! Why didn't I stop the retrieve and let him take it? Because it's poor policy and would have aroused his suspicion and if I had continued to retrieve my rod tip would have been up so high that I probably would
