TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 



Would it not seem at this time that it was a fair state- 

 ment to make that, everything considered, the wet-fly 

 method was a more comprehensive method of fly-fishing 

 than the dry-fly method? 



And also, is it not a truthful and impartial statement 

 to make, that, before dry-fly fishing can be practiced with 

 success, certain absolutely fixed requirements or condi- 

 tions must be supplied either by mankind or by nature, 

 and are not these the five requirements? 



First — ^The angler must use only such flies as will float. 



Second — The flies must very closely resemble the natural flies 

 they are intended to imitate. 



Third — The flies must be fished "always on the surface." 



Fourth — The Angler must have the proper water to fish suc- 

 cessfully. 



Fifth — ^The physical conditions must be such as to enable the 

 angler to apply his art properly. 



The wet-fly angler is not restricted to these five re- 

 quirements as is the dry-fly angler. As a matter of fact, 

 he is restricted in no sense of the word, and only requires 

 fishable waters of any kind in order to apply his art of 

 angling. 



The wet-fly angler is not restricted as to time and 

 place, as he is not restricted as to kind of fly, or as to any 

 particular rules for fishing it, would it not appear as if 

 the wet-fly fisherman was the more versatile, and would it 

 not follow that he was also the more skilful for the same 

 reason? 



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