TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 



Kind or degree of light 

 (External Factor) 



Kind of day: 

 (External element) 





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Color: 



Surface: 



Depth: 



Temp.: 



Season of the year: 

 (External element) 



Clear day — Sunshine ; bright light. 

 Dull day — Haziness ; subdued light. 

 Dark day — Cloudiness; dull light. 



Clear water — Good medium. 

 Roily water — Fair medium. 

 Muddy water — Poor medium. 



Calm — Best condition. 

 Ripples — Fair condition. 

 Waves — Poor condition. 



Shallow water — i to 4 feet; best condition. 

 Medium water — 4. to 8 feet; good condition. 

 Deep water — 8 to 16 feet; fair condition. 



Medium — 40°-^^° ; good condition. 

 Low — Under 40° ; fair condition. 

 High — Over 55° ; poor condition. 



Late Spring, 

 Summer, 

 Early Fall, 



Late Fall, 

 Early Spring, 



Winter — Poor season. 



Best season. 



Fair season. 



A knowledge of trout coloration materially aids the 

 fly-fishing angler in becoming a successful one. And be- 

 sides this it gives him a constantly increasing sense of 

 pleasure to apply this knowledge as it is gained and en- 

 larged from season to season. 



It is from the coloration of trout that the observing 

 angler can tell much about their movements at different 



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