THE 



FLY-FISHER'S ENTOMOLOGY. 



CHAPTER I. 



OBSERVATIONS ON THE TROUT AND GRAYLING. 



" I arrived there at dusk, and, beginning at the top of the 

 stream, fished it step by step. When I came to the middle 

 of the stream, where it was still very rough, there was a splash 

 at the fly, as if some one had thrown into the water a large 

 paving-stone, and my line flew over my head. On looking at it, 

 the sixteen hairs were staring in all directions, but the fly tvas 

 gone." — Arundo, p. 31. 



The Trout, — Salmo Fario of the Naturalist, — 

 is generally the prime favourite of the fly-fisher, 

 both for his beauty, and for the sport he affords. 

 His enamelled sides, studded as with rich gems, 

 and his tints of yellow gold, make him bear 

 comparison with the salmon in point of beauty ; 

 while the amount of sport annually enjoyed in 

 Trout-fishing far exceeds that yielded by his 

 rival in this country. 



Of the three varieties, the red, the yellow, 



B 



