96 TROUT-FISHING IN BROOKS 



and the flies will go up and fill the pocket carrier. 

 This is a most useful invention. 



Also good are common bluebottles, though it 

 might not be easy to procure a sufficient number 

 of them. 



As a matter of fact, any large fly or moth found 

 along the banks will kill. Preference must be 

 given, however, to the three first-named. 



Besides live flies, it is essential that the dapper 

 should also carry a supply of gentles (stored at 

 home in sand, and kept in a cool, dark place) as 

 adjuvants to his flies, and for whatever reason, 

 there can be no doubt of their value. 



One No. 8 shot is pinched on exactly at the end 

 of the upper hook-shank, or it can be pinched 

 between the two, which sinks the bait more 

 directly than if placed higher. To bait, run 

 one of the hooks through two flies between the 

 wings, leaving the barb exposed, and put two 

 gentles on the other. The hook is just nicked 

 into the blunt end only of the last. 



Appropriate places for this form of dapping will 

 be all dead, deepish spots or any quiet parts with 

 some depth. Overhanging bushes or branches are 

 a great advantage, as they not only afford shelter 

 to trout, but also food in the shape of larva and 

 flies dropping down. They also help to screen the 



