PART th“ FLYV-FISHING 
CHAPTER ‘VI. 
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. 
THE SYSTEM OF ARTIFICIAL FLIES. 
Present systems of artificial flies—‘ Colourists’ and ‘ formalists’ ; both 
theories unsound in part. Fishing up-stream, &c., erroneous. 
True theory of artificial flies—Application of to practice; form; | 
colour ; size. Three typical Trout flies described and recommended to be 
substituted for all others for Trout, Whitetrout, and Grayling fishing. 
Salmon flies—The same arguments applied ; theory of Salmon fies ; three 
patterns of flies for Salmon and Grilse recommended to be substi- 
tuted for all others. Theory of Whitetrout fies. 
Summary—Six flies only necessary for every description of fly-fishing. 
ENGLISHMEN are as a race decidedly conservative in 
their habits, and very slow to move out of the beaten 
track—phlegmatic is the term used by their continental 
critics,—and I shall be sorry if anything I am about 
to write should give offence to this in many respects 
excellent instinct. Conservatism, however, in the largest 
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