no Wet- Fly Fishing 



the Tay or Tweed, even in a low water; 

 for, remember, there are rivers and rivers. 

 Wading up stream, which may be a perfectly 

 easy matter in one, is such hard work in 

 another, when fairly full, in particular, as 

 to be only a waste of time and throwing 

 away of energy. Beyond these considera- 

 tions is the fact that wading against a very 

 strong current makes twice as much dis- 

 turbance in the water as wading with it ; 

 and it is folly when it comes to that. 



While advocating wading and fishing 

 up stream in a large river, I do not wish 

 my meaning to be misinterpreted. Take, 

 for example, the lower portions of the 

 Tweed. How could any man wade all 

 day against the force of that grand old 

 river when full ? and even if he could, 

 wherein would he benefit? Nothing 

 so absurd shall be recommended by me. 

 One must use common sense. Parts of the 

 lower Tweed, even when running full and 

 clear, can, of course, be waded up ; others 

 must be waded downwards yes, even when 

 our flies are being thrown upwards, or up 

 and across, and when the fisherman's face 

 is turned towards the source. At the very 

 beginning of the season, in bitterly cold 

 weather, with hardly a fly to be seen, you 



