222 Br ROOK AND BY CEOOK. 



Tbe largest fish are generally captured while the 

 rise is on, as they early appropriate the most eligible 

 positions, and the smaller fish are only too glad to keep 

 at a safe distance for fear of accidents. 



The time of the rise of feed varies in accordance with 

 the temperature of the day and that of the preceding 

 night ; a frost, for instance, will much retard it ; but 

 anyone frequenting a river will pretty accurately fore- 

 cast its arrival. 



In early spring the rise of the fly is not so profuse 

 as it will be later on, and fish will rise to the artificial 

 fly all through it ; but when later on the feed rises, 

 as it were, in clouds^ the angler will do little while it 

 is thickest — his time comes shortly after. A floating 

 fly is best during the thick rise. 



If the sun come out very brightly and strong for an 

 hour, the feed all gets hatched out at once and the rise 

 is soon over for the day ; so a cloudy day with the sun 

 blinking out at intervals of short duration is much 

 better business for the angler, as the rise is thus main- 

 tained during two or three hours, and it is not so thick 

 at any one time as to prevent fish taking the artificial 

 fly right through it. 



Especially when fishing large deep rivers, it should 

 be remembered that trout upon their return from 

 breeding in the small streams and runners first of all 

 frequent slow-running water and the very tail of the 

 pool, only drawing up to the streamy waters while the 

 fly is out ; then, as by feeding they gain strength, they 



