" STYLE " 9 



Melvin (by Rogan), where it is the practice to 

 fish close to the surface. It will readily be 

 imagined that a fly with such a quantity 

 of dressing would tend to fish close to the 

 surface. The other pattern, however, is dressed 

 rather sparingly, and is applicable to fine clear 

 waters, and where it is an advantage that the 

 fly should fish fairly deep. 



These are examples illustrating how it is 

 possible to vary the style of a pattern by vary- 

 ing the quantity of material. 



The two higher illustrations are Silver Greys. 

 Here it will be observed that the hooks differ 

 from each other in style, and though they are 

 both the same length (viz., 2 inches), their dis- 

 similarity of proportion has the effect of 

 making the one appreciably heavier than the 

 other, even though the amount of "dress" 

 may be the same in each pattern. The most 

 obvious application of this kind of style varia- 

 tion is when it is necessary to use a big fly, but 

 at the same time desirable to keep it light. 



So much for "style." 



Now, although " character " provides a very 

 convenient basis for classification, there are 

 other considerations to be taken into account 



