WHITE-TROUT FISHING. 133 
casionally in very large waters the silver or gold flies 
recommended for Salmon, and dressed small, will be 
found very killing. 
As in lake fishing for the ordinary Brown Trout, I 
advise the use of the Yellow fly as the dropper, and the 
Green as the stretcher to begin with ; the Brown being 
reserved in case a change seems desirable. 
The limits within which the sizes of White Trout flies 
vary, although influenced to some extent by the common 
considerations of water and weather, are narrower than 
those applicable to Brown Trout ; and White Trout flies 
are rarely required to be dressed on hooks smaller 
thag No: 8) or larger than No, 13,-(wde. Plate,..p, 1,1): 
But size is still a point of great importance, and as 
it is desirable to exactly suit the size of the fly to 
the fish and to the water, the White. Trout. fisher 
should keep by him all or nearly all the cntermeazate 
Sizes. 
In the case of White, as in that of Brown Trout, too 
great stress can hardly be laid on the importance of 
carrying the flies loose in a box. From the moment they 
are dressed they should never be squeezed or pressed, as 
ina fly-book, for instance, as they thereby lose much of 
their crispness and vitality. 
All the larger sized flies for White Trout should be 
dressed with a loop, both as lasting much longer, and, by 
the method herein proposed (see Chapter on Salmon 
fishing), swimming much better. For the best method 
