The Fishing of Rivers with the Wet Fly 1 1 5 



breeze, is blowing across and in my face 

 from the opposite bank, I cast the fine 

 gut collar in the teeth of the wind ; and 

 what may seem unaccountable and strange 

 is that I have often found the zone of calm 

 close to the other bank which the wind 

 cannot strike, as it is blowing towards me 

 the deadliest place of all. From the over- 

 hanging bank, perchance, insects drop, or 

 are blown, into the water. 



So, if you cast your fly (by " cheating 

 the wind") right under the further bank; 

 you will probably be rewarded. It is very 

 pretty fishing, but it needs an experienced 

 fisherman to do it well. 



How naturally you find yourself stoop- 

 ing as you attack any shallow piece of water, 

 every foot of which must be fished up. 



Here judicious wading greatly aids the 

 angler. 



It is a common thing to see an other- 

 wise good angler wading ashore with each 

 good trout, when, by such a plan as the 

 one I use (and invented) the trout can be 

 netted and basketed just where he is wading, 

 and with perfect ease too. He thus loses 

 no time, and can fish uninterruptedly 

 an advantage too obvious to be open to 

 criticism. 



