TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 



The aim being to cast accurately the greatest possible 

 distance and to accomplish it in "good form." 



Requirements in Dry-Fly Fishing: 



This method has four requirements, three more than 

 fly-casting, and they are: 



The casting of the fly, 

 The striking of the fish, 

 The playing of the fish, 

 The landing of the fish. 



Requirements in Wet-Fly Fishing: 



This method has five requirements, four more than 

 fly-casting and one more than the dry-fly method, and they 



are: 



The casting of the fly, 

 The fishing of the fly. 

 The striking of the fish, 

 The playing of the fish. 

 The landing of the fish. 



Primarily there are, between the wet and the dry-fly 

 method of fly-fishing, only two radically different require- 

 ments in the successful application of both methods, 

 namely, The casting of the fly and The fishing of the fly. 



The Dry-Fly Method: 



To fish properly by this method it is necessary to use 

 especially-made flies that embody two all-important fea- 

 tures, likeness to the natural flies found upon our streams, 



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