The Smelts Are In
A Boston artist and perfectionist, LESLIE P. THOMPSONis a master of the fly rod who has fished New England waters for more than four decades. Fishing and painting are his twin delights; and, a democrat of the rod, he takes as much pleasure in landing a carp in the Charles or a smelt in Boston Harbor as he does a two-pound trout in the Battenkill. The paper which follows is drawn from his forthcoming book, Fishing in New England.