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pelled to fish against the wind, he will at 

 once recognize the advantage under such con- 

 ditions of a stiff, resilient fly-rod, and a fairly 

 heavy line. It is often hard and trying work, 

 but the beginner should keep pegging away, for 

 he is not proficient in the angler's art, unless 

 he can perform respectably against a breeze. 



5. " Keep your flies in the water" 

 If you are out to make a record bag an 

 object that most anglers fondly hope to 

 achieve every time they sally forth always 

 " keep your flees i' the wather," and fish as 

 if you expected a rise at every cast. Angling 

 has been called " the contemplative man's 

 recreation " ; but the fly-fisher who spends his 

 time in contemplation will, I am afraid, return 

 home oftener than not with an empty basket. 

 Certainly if trout absolutely refuse to rise, or 

 you are tired fly-fishing can be extraordin- 

 arily hard work at times, especially under a 

 hot sun a rest and a soothing pipe are admis- 

 sible ; but a wary eye should be kept on the 

 water for the first sign of change or movement. 



6. Dry fly fishing : Outfit and method. 



The majority of would-be anglers begin 

 their fly-fishing career by using wet flies, but 

 sooner or later they are attracted by the 

 promise of the dry fly method, As previ- 



