TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 



Why was it this one angler caught good-sized trout 

 when fourteen other anglers could not, although they had 

 the best locations at the pool? 



These two instances, where the angler who knew how 

 to fish his flies and consequently caught fish, are but two of 

 hundreds of instances that I have observed in many parts 

 of this country. 



The good fly fisherman, who is always the successful 

 fisherman in the long run, not only knows how to fish his 

 flies, but he knows how to select the flies to fish, and he 

 chooses them for color according to the weather and water 

 conditions and the time of day. 



In closing this chapter, I cannot do better than quote 

 from '^Practical Dry-Fly Fishing," written by Mr. Emlyn 

 M. Gill, to show that all dry-fly men are not in the same 

 class. 



"But to be a finished wet-fly angler one must possess as much 

 skill as the dry-fly fisherman. 



"There are no insurmountable obstacles in the way of becom- 

 ing a successful dry-fly angler that do not confront the user of the 

 sunken fly." 



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