TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 



In wet-fly fishing there is no such thing as the "drag," 

 consequently the fly or flies are fished with a taut line, and 

 the command of the fly is always with the angler. 



This is what Mr. Samuel G. Camp, in his book entitled 

 "The Fine Art of Fishing," has to say on this subject: 



"The manner in which the flies are fished distinguishes the fly- 

 fisherman from the mere fly-caster, whether or no the fly-caster as 

 such be expert or otherwise. 



"Fishing the fly, when all is said, is of far more importance 

 than either the formation or coloration of the fly. The operation 

 of casting may, to a certain extent or natural limit of proficiency, 

 be learned by almost anyone." 



'TIS H IN G THE FLY IS QUITE ANOTHER MAT^ 

 TER AND HEREIN THE ANGLER SHOWS HIS 

 QUALITY." 



For your own satisfaction and education, when the 

 opportunity offers, keep an account of the number of rises 

 you get when your fly first strikes the water and the num- 

 ber you get after you have begun to fish the fly, and so 

 prove for yourself what the real facts are on this subject. 



As illustrating the effect of properly '* fishing the fly* 

 on a stream I will mention a case that I had the good for- 

 tune to observe. A certain pool, where there was deep 

 and fast and slow running water, had been fished faith- 

 fully for nearly two hours by an angler who was an ex- 

 pert caster with either a short or a long line. He tried 

 both wet and dry flies, but to no avail, as not a single fish 

 (trout or salmon) rose to them. He gave up the pool 

 in disgust to another angler, who fished with the wet-fly. 



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