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had caught on the lough the previous day. I asked him if 

 he had any materials for dressing the artificial drake. He 

 brought me a very nice assortment, and I at once dressed 

 a few floaters. We drove to Belvidere lough, and while 

 the man was getting his boat ready I put up two rods, one 

 to trail the boat with my devil killer, the other with one of 

 my floating drakes. My friend put up a cast of trout 

 flies. Pat pulled against a strong breeze for some miles, 

 and at last he pulled in his oars and let the boat drift, 

 requesting me to put out my bait. I said, " I shall be 

 fast to the bottom unless you row." He replied, "Throw 

 your bait, and look." To my surprise it was spinning all 

 right, so I let out thirty yards of line, making the rod fast 

 to the stern of the boat, and watched for a trout to rise 

 at the natural drake. As soon as I saw one do so, I threw 

 my floating fly close to the spot, 'but with no effect. I 

 threw to several, but had no rise, and then began to find 

 out my mistake. The trout in rivers keep to their rests 

 waiting for the flies to come over them ; but in loughs, 

 when they are on the feed, they rove about very rapidly, 

 taking a fly, and in a second are ten or fifteen yards away, 

 so that it is a mere chance to make a cast in their progress. 

 When I did so, I was certain of a rise. In this respect 

 the natural fly has a great advantage over the artificial ; 

 but I have often said, and repeat it again, that I would as 

 soon be placed in the stocks, as to hold up my rod and 

 watch a natural drake float over the waves in search of a 

 roving trout. I must admit it is a very deadly method, 

 and requires little or no skill beyond simply holding the 

 rod at proper angles, and, when the fish is hooked, giving 

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