CHAPTER VIII 

 NIGHT FISHING 



1. The anglers opportunity. 



At midsummer, when the days are broiling 

 hot and a pitiless sun beats down upon the 

 shrunken river, fly-fishing is altogether at a 

 discount, except in the evening and during 

 the dark hours of the night. It is pleasant 

 to sally forth with the rod when the sun 

 begins to sink, for the air is then cooler, and 

 the angler feels more energetic than earlier 

 in the day. 



At night there is a concerted movement 

 of the trout towards the very shallowest 

 portions of the river, where very often the 

 water is barely deep enough to cover them. 

 As the dusk fades into darkness, the fisherman 

 can discard the flies he uses in the daytime 

 for larger lures ; and he may also use a 

 shorter and stouter cast. But before attempt- 

 ing to fish at night, he should be perfectly 

 familiar with every hole and corner of the 



