16 WET OR SUNK FLY-FISHING. 



stream. This done, yet another cast should be 

 made almost straight up, the flies being simply 

 allowed to light on the edge of the current next the 

 angler. It is useless in this cast to keep the line 

 in the water for any time, as the stream at once 

 forces the gut back in coils. If a trout rises, but 

 does not touch the hook, another throw should be 

 made a short distance above where it broke the 

 water; and every trout seen rising "to itself" 

 should be cast over in the same way. 



When a strong wind blowing down stream 

 makes fishing up impossible, the best pkn is to 

 keep well back from the water's edge, and cast as 

 nearly straight across as circumstances permit. 

 The line should never, unless when no other 

 course is practicable, be cast down stream, and 

 should only be allowed to travel a few yards. 



Elvers of this kind, which are generally rapid 

 running and shallow, and contain great numbers 

 of small fish, should be fished as rapidly as 

 possible. Except when a trout has risen but 

 missed the fly, a cast in any particular spot 

 should seldom be repeated, and the angler should 

 walk as quickly as possible from one stream to 

 another. Where the basket has to be made up of 

 small trout, quick fishing is absolutely necessary. 



How TO FISH A EIVER OF MEDIUM SIZE. 

 Streams of a larger size, such as can only be cast 

 over with the aid of wading, ought to be fished in 



