68 LAKE AND STREAM GAME FISHING 



face, in midwater and at the bottom; he is, however, 

 mostly a surface feeder and dotes on flies, grass- 

 hoppers, insects, worms, small minnows, and even 

 small frogs. 



TROUT HAS KEEN SIGHT 



Undoubtedly, he has the keenest sight of any fish, 

 and evidently he watches his prey before it strikes 

 the water, as he will close his jaws on a fly the in- 

 stant it hits the water, often leaping up and catching 

 it on the wing. It's a pretty good guess that he 

 watches the flies or insects as they fly over the water, 

 and this same sight makes it necessary for the rod 

 wielder to match his wits against those of Mr. B. 

 Trout. 



Trout are caught with artificial flies, grasshoppers, 

 worms, minnows, crickets, grubs and almost any 

 small insects that are found along streams, and also 

 with very small spoons. When fishing with a fly it 

 should be kept in motion, imitating as nearly as 

 possible the movements of a fly that has dropped on 

 the surface and is struggling to rise again. This 

 can be accomplished by a slight broken twitching of 

 the wrist. When a trout takes the fly, strike quickly, 

 but not with a heavy jerk, as only a slight move of 

 the wrist is necessary. In taking a fly he snaps his 

 jaws together over the fly, but is quick to throw 

 out the artificial feathery substitute for a square 

 meal. 



