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our way of thinking. Great care should be taken, 

 especially when fishing still water on the further 

 side of a strong current, to allow as little of the 

 line above the flies to touch the water as possible. 

 When this is not attended to, the middle of the 

 line curves, and before the effect of the " strike " 

 reaches the hook the trout has gone on its way 

 rejoicing. 



How TO FISH A SMALL STREAM. A river which 

 can be cast over without wading should under al- 

 most all circumstances be fished up stream. The 

 lower portion of each pool, which is nearly always 

 smooth and comparatively still, with a glass-like 

 surface, need only be fished when there is enough 

 breeze to cause a ripple. When there is a strong 

 wind blowing, however, the shallow water just 

 above where the stream breaks should always be 

 tried, as feeding-trout often congregate there. But 

 in a bright, still day, the first cast should be made 

 about the point where the rough water of the 

 stream comes to an end. The line should be 

 thrown up and across so that the tail-fly shall 

 just reach the opposite bank ; the flies, with as 

 little of the rest of the line touching the water as 

 possible, should be allowed to float down with the 

 stream until they are almost opposite the fisher, 

 when they should be lifted and the same process 

 repeated the next cast, however, being made a 

 little further up and more into the middle of the 



