' ' That hook is for a very little fly, and you must make your 

 wings accordingly; for as the case stands it must be a little fly, 

 and a very little one too, that must do your business." Charles 

 Cotton. 



"For some reason which I have not succeeded in fathoming, 

 the yellow fly always seems to kill best in the position of dropper, 

 or bob- fly, and the green when employed as the stretcher, or tail- 

 fly. The brown can be used in either position." H. Cholmon- 

 deley-Pennell. 



"Note that usually, the smallest flies are best; and note also, 

 that the light flie does usually make most sport in a dark day ; 

 and the darkest and least flie in a bright or clear day." Izadk 

 Walton. 



" No description with pen or tongue can teach you how to cast 

 a fly. Accompany an expert and watch him." T. S. Up de 

 Graff, M.D. 



"There is no more graceful and healthful accomplishment for a 

 lady than fly-fishing, and there is no reason why a lady should 

 not in every respect rival a gentleman in the gentle art." W. C. 

 Prime. 



"Everything which makes deception more alluring should be 

 resorted to by an Angler; for, let his experience be ever so great, 

 he will always find opportunities to regret his deficiencies." 

 Parker Gilmore. 



"The Bisby Lake trout are not partial to the artificial fly, 

 though occasionally one is taken. The lure of this kind that is 

 most successful is a slate-olive colored fly remotely resembling 

 the caddis fly, and this they are more likely to take when trolled 

 a few feet under water, than when cast and drawn on the sur- 

 face." Richard U. Sherman. 



"The water is full, I'll try a red hackle, its tail tipped with 

 gold tinsel ; for my dropper I'll put on a good-sized coachman 

 with lead-colored wings." Thaddeus Norris. 



