Favorite Fish and Fishing 



most successful under all conditions. This 

 would include not only the imago, but the 

 larva, as represented by the various hackle 

 flies. 

 Dark or Light The old rule to usc light-colored flies on 



dark days and high or discolored water, and 

 darker flies on bright days, or with low and 

 clear water, has been followed for centuries, 

 and in the main is true and reliable. As 

 some anglers have found that a reversed 

 application of it has been successful, at 

 times, they are inclined to doubt it alto- 

 gether. However, they do not look at it 

 intelligently. With clear water and a clear 

 atmosphere a light-colored fly will show as 

 plainly on the surface as a dark one to the 

 fish below. If we gaze upward during a 

 fall of snow, the flakes appear quite dark, 

 while on a level or below the eye they ap- 

 pear white. Apparently, then, there are 

 other conditions that must be taken into 

 account. With a sunken fly, for instance, 

 the case is difi^erent, for a dark fly then ap- 

 pears more distinct than a light one, in clear 

 water; but with milky or discolored water 



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