. The book of fish and fishing; . Exact size of dry flies for trout and grayling. highly scientific branch of angling, which has beenpractised on English streams for some time, andis yearly coming more into favor in ourFishinc^ ^^^ country. It is only possible here togive a slight inkling of it. To get a thor-ough knowledge of the science the reader shouldconsult the works from the pen of Frederick It consists of casting a single fly, per-fectly dry, upon the surface of the water, andfloating it passively down stream over a rising fish,instead of submerged, and guided hither and yon
. The book of fish and fishing; . Exact size of dry flies for trout and grayling. highly scientific branch of angling, which has beenpractised on English streams for some time, andis yearly coming more into favor in ourFishinc^ ^^^ country. It is only possible here togive a slight inkling of it. To get a thor-ough knowledge of the science the reader shouldconsult the works from the pen of Frederick It consists of casting a single fly, per-fectly dry, upon the surface of the water, andfloating it passively down stream over a rising fish,instead of submerged, and guided hither and yonacross the current. The flies are made speciallywith cocked wings, and are exceedingly small, yetmore like nature than the average wet fly. Theyare marvels of neatness and sombreness,and so natural are they thrown, that theydeceive any fish, particularly large ones. Theangler is supposed to cast only when the fish are194 How to Get Them visibly feeding. He tlien selects his fish, gets be-hind it (that is, below it), and pre})ares
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