8 WET OR SUNK FLY-FISHING. 



Autumn Red or Dun. Often very deadly in 

 September. 



Red Spider, with yellow silk body. Best in a 

 slightly- coloured water. 



Teal Wing, with (a) orange silk body and red 

 hackle (this is known as the Professor) ; (&) black 

 silk body and black hackle. Should be used in 

 a large water when coloured. 



In addition to these flies, the angler should 

 have a collection of dun-coloured spiders, of 

 different shades, made from the small, soft 

 feathers of such birds as the starling, blackbird, 

 snipe, water-hen, or sea-swallow. One or other 

 of these will afford a sufficiently exact imitation 

 of any dun for which the trout may show a de- 

 cided partiality. 



CASTING. The first, and in many respects the 

 most important matter to be learned in fly-fishing 

 is, how to throw out or " cast " the line. It is 

 difficult to give directions for accomplishing this 

 apparently simple operation which will suit all 

 circumstances, but the following general hints 

 may be found useful : 



Begin with a short line one of not more than 

 15 feet in length will suffice. Considerable force 

 should be used in drawing it from the water so 

 as to ensure that it is fully extended behind the 

 angler before the forward motion is begun ; and 

 this backward motion should also have an upward 



