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dry fly oil bottles and vaporizers are sold by 

 the various tackle-making firms. . . . Hav- 

 ing marked a rising fish, the requisite length 

 of line to cover his position is drawn out by 

 a series of false casts. The cast proper is 

 then made, and the fly alights softly as a 

 snowflake and floats down over the trout. 

 He comes up quietly, sucks it in, and then 

 your rod assumes a delightful curve, as a 

 two-pounder plunges desperately across the 

 stream in his efforts to seek shelter amongst 

 the weed. There ensues a battle royal, but 

 in the end you prove the victor, and as you 

 admire your captive's plump proportions, 

 and brilliant colouring, you begin to think 

 there is something in this dry fly business 

 after all. 



7. Dry fly technique. 



The dry fly, like the wet, can be used in 

 every variety of water, from the placid lake 

 to the turbulent burn. On a typical wet fly 

 stream, you are of course handicapped to 

 some extent by using a single fly, but as 

 already mentioned you can, if you like, 

 fish with a mixed cast of wet and dry flies. 

 On most rivers there are certain reaches 

 admirably adapted to sport with the dry fly, 

 and during the course of a day's fishing it is 

 interesting to ring the changes with wet and 



