TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 



Then again, weather, wind and water conditions also 

 play an important part, as well as the time of day the fish- 

 ing is done, the latter condition, in my judgment, how- 

 ever, not as much so as has been generally supposed. 



Probably next to the ability of the angler to play the 

 fly comes the ability of the angler to select for color the 

 fly that is best adapted to the particular kind of day the 

 fishing is done. 



How many flies, one, two or three, shall be used by the 

 angler when fishing is a matter he must determine for 

 himself. As this is a point about which anglers differ, 

 and inasmuch as each angler can do as he pleases, it is of 

 very little moment from the personal standpoint. 



Experience and the results attained are after all the real 

 basis upon which all anglers must necessarily rely in de- 

 termining this question of the number of flies to use. 



When I was a beginner at fly-fishing and for a num- 

 ber of years afterward I used three flies, as was customary 

 in those days. Later I used but two, and sometimes only 

 one. For the past five or six years I have used one and 

 two flies for lake fishing and some large streams, and one 

 for all other kinds of water. 



Judging from my own experience and the experience 

 of many angler friends I would suggest that the best suc- 

 cess is to be attained by the use of not more than two flies 

 at any time, and when fishing is very good by the use of a 

 single fly. 



If you fish with one fly for salmon, one fly for bass 



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