British sport past and present . ing of a hot day, you will have sport. . Cottons advice on daping, dabbling or dibbling (it is dapping in Ireland unto this day) holds good in the main aswhen he gave it : First, then, of the Natural Fly ; of whichAve generally use but two sorts ; and those but in the twomonths of May and June only ; namely, the Green-drake, andthe Stone-fly : though I have made use of a third, that way,called the Camlet-fly, with very good success, for Grayling, butnever saw it angled with by any other, after this manner, mymaster only excepted, who died many years ago, and wa
British sport past and present . ing of a hot day, you will have sport. . Cottons advice on daping, dabbling or dibbling (it is dapping in Ireland unto this day) holds good in the main aswhen he gave it : First, then, of the Natural Fly ; of whichAve generally use but two sorts ; and those but in the twomonths of May and June only ; namely, the Green-drake, andthe Stone-fly : though I have made use of a third, that way,called the Camlet-fly, with very good success, for Grayling, butnever saw it angled with by any other, after this manner, mymaster only excepted, who died many years ago, and was oneof the best anglers that ever I knew. These are to be angled with a short line, not much morethan half the length of yoxu: rod, if the air be still ; or with alonger, very near, or all out, as long as your rod, if you haveany wind to carry it from you. And this way of fishing we calldaping, dabbing, or dibling ; wherein you are always to haveyour line flying before you up or down the river, as the wind 184 Trout Fishing.
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