TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 



and so made that they will float with the wings cocked for 

 a considerable length of time. After having obtained the 

 proper equipment the most important element in dry-fly 

 fishing is "The casting of the fly" 



The Wet-Fly Method: 



With this method of fly-fishing no especially made 

 flies are necessary to success, as both wet and dry flies 

 are productive of good results. 



The all-important element to obtain success in wet- 

 fly fishing is **The fishing of the fly" 



That there is a difference of opinion as to what is the 

 all-important element in wet-fly fishing, I am well aware, 

 but this difference is not nearly so great between the wet- 

 fly anglers themselves as it is between the dry and the wet- 

 fly fisherman. 



Just why it is that dry-fly anglers have so much to say 

 about this particular subject, wet-fly fishing, I sometimes 

 wonder, because, judging from their attitude, how can it 

 possibly interest them? 



As illustrative of this remark, let us for a moment con- 

 sider, along this line, what some dry-fly anglers have to 

 say. 



Taken from "Caught with the Dry- Fly" : 



"It is comparatively of little moment to the wet-fly fisher how 

 his fly drops upon the water, for a greater part of the time the fly 

 is let to sink below the surface, and if necessary yanked up to the 

 top of the water again." 



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