IO2 Wet -Fly Fishing 



of flies (and I have seen many such in my 

 experience, particularly when the March 

 Brown is well on), just do your best where 

 you are. If, then, you find (as I have often 

 done), that, during such a fly-festival, the 

 trout know the real from the artificial, how- 

 ever cleverly the latter is presented to them, 

 and that they continue feeding upon the 

 natural flies, whilst taking no notice what- 

 ever of the cleverest imitation, then it is 

 surely worth while to try the plan which 

 succeeded with me, namely, to reel up and 

 walk down to another part of the river, not 

 too far distant, and there try your luck. 



I do not for one moment promise you 

 success, for it was an out-of-the-way ex- 

 pedient ; but I am sure you will find such 

 tactics answer well, at times. 



Again, when the fly-fisher is caught in 

 a gale of wind, especially the kind of gale 

 that comes in wild blasts, how should he 

 meet the situation ? The exposed places, 

 particularly the portions of a river where 

 the banks are steep and bare of trees a 

 gorge, in fact these places are to be 

 avoided then. The best thing he can do 

 is to seek a sheltered nook, and there, per- 

 chance, he may find some trout gently 

 feeding, and be able to fish in comparative 



