X 



WEATHERS AND ELECTEICAL 

 DISTURBANCES 



STEWART'S definitions of weathers is a most 

 valuable part of his treatise. If we take his 

 'worst of all' that combination, 'bright sky 

 and sun, with a few clouds and strong west 

 wind ' (or, we would add, down-stream wind), 

 causing a glare or glitter on the water, making 

 it too difficult for the fish to see the rapidly 

 travelling bait (or fly), we can readily see the 

 reason why, as he adds in a rider ' On such 

 a day, early morning is the best time/ 



But this fact and conclusion ' point to 

 another phase or phenomenon in connection 

 with the ' time of the take/ which is perhaps 

 more applicable under fly-fishing than worm- 

 fishing, and has also to do with the 'short 

 rising ' of both trout and salmon at fly. As 



