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vent the fly from drowning. The flies used are very 

 small and in most cases exact imitations of the preva- 

 lent insect life of the stream. When expertly prac- 

 ticed the method is a very deadly one. Some dry-fly 

 fishers do not insist on waiting for a rising fish, but 

 fish the best of the water in the manner of the wet-fly 

 caster, a method more appealing to the American an- 

 gler. Without going into the subject further it may 

 be said that there are occasions when, if you have a 

 few dry flies in the fly-book, you may be mighty glad 

 of it. A list of approved patterns, selected with 

 American streams in view, is given below. Dry flies 

 are usually tied upon eyed-hooks without snells. 



Most of the tackle dealers now supply the most 

 popular trout flies dressed on eyed-hooks, that is, 

 without snells. This style of fly is 

 constantly increasing in use among ex- Flies on 

 pert anglers for many good reasons. As 

 a general thing when using flies whipped 

 to snells the first part to wear out is the gut at the 

 head of the fly, when the fly itself, no matter how 

 well preserved, is no longer of any use. Flies on eyed- 

 hooks may be carried in greater quantity and lesser 

 space than the ordinary sort. For the flies on snells, 

 if they are carried in any quantity and they usually 

 must be a bulky fly-book is necessary. But a large 

 number of eyed-flies may be carried on clips in a small 

 metal box. The custom of tying flies on eyed-hooks 

 is not a new thing but recently their use has grown 



