CHAPTEE I. 



WET OR SUNK FLY-FISHING. 



THIS style of angling is almost universally 

 adopted in Scotland, and is also common in many 

 parts of England. Although it may not call for 

 such minute study of insect life as is considered 

 necessary by the votaries of dry fly-fishing, it 

 demands an even greater knowledge of the habits 

 and haunts of trout ; while in point of excite- 

 ment and variety it falls in no way short of the 

 rival method. 



EOD. For wet fly-fishing we prefer a light one- 

 handed rod of moderate stiffness, measuring from 

 9 to 12 feet in length. For a few of the broadest 

 rivers, however, where it is sometimes necessary, 

 to cast a very long line, a two-handed rod, 13 or 

 14 feet in length, may be found more serviceable. 



Opinions differ so much as to the best material 

 for rod-making that we think it advisable to 

 leave this matter entirely to the taste of the 

 angler. There is one point, however, as to which 

 it is impossible to be too emphatic,- and that is, 

 in warning the beginner against the use of a rod 



