48 THE TROUT 



be, is thoroughly exploited. When a trout is hooked, 

 the boatman should at once row hard a stroke or two 

 up wind, away from the fish, and then hold ' the boat, 

 so as not to disturb any fresh water. 



There is no doubt that a really capable gillie, or 

 boatman, is instrumental in adding largely to the 

 success and pleasure of a day's lake fishing. Any one 

 fly fishing on a lake should carefully bear in mind the 

 following points : 



1. That the more the water is ruffled the more 

 likely it is that the larger trout will rise ; and that the 

 size of the flies should, as a general rule, be varied 

 in accordance with the extent to which the water is 

 disturbed by the breeze. 



2. That every likely portion of the lake, as far as 

 possible, should be fished, whether trout be rising or 

 not. 



3. That a certain amount of work, or movement, 

 should be imparted to the flies, in contradistinction 

 to the necessity of allowing a fly to float absolutely 

 quietly when fishing * dry ' on a river. 



4. That in a lake, the best places to fish are the 

 edges of the shallows where they abut on the deep 

 water, and round any rushes or weed-beds. The rims 

 of any lumps of foam which may have collected 

 together are always worth having a fly cast into them. 



