TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 



well, and this may also be true for the day following, but 

 on the third day no trout are in evidence, and so far as 

 indications go not a trout is in the section of the stream 

 or lake you are fishing. 



At such times one will frequently hear anglers ex- 

 claim, "There are no fish here!" or "Where in the devil 

 have the trout gone? We were catching them here yes- 

 terday." 



The wise angler, however, knows in most cases that 

 the trout have not left their habitat, but are quietly rest- 

 ing after feeding until nature again asserts itself in the 

 form of hunger, when the trout will once more be in evi- 

 dence much to the angler's delight. 



There is a condition that is found during September 

 in the pools of lakes and streams, of large trout coming 

 to the surface and "Rolling," not unlike the way a por- 

 poise rolls ; but this condition is not often observed, except 

 in the waters of the Rangeley region, where year after 

 year in certain pools it occurs regularly. 



These are the Brook Trout (Salvelinus-fontinalis), and 

 they indulge in this particular form of amusement to the 

 great disgust of many an experienced angler, for at such 

 times they will rarely take the fly, irrespective of whether 

 or not it is a natural or an artificial one. 



These "Rolling" trout range in size from two to over 

 eight pounds, and as it is close to the spawning season 

 they are usually highly colored, the most marked colora- 

 tion being on the smaller, not the larger fish. 



These large fish, at this time, will not take a fly that 



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