THE 



FLY-FISHER'S ENTOMOLOGY. 



CHAPTER I. 



OBSERVATIONS ON THE TROUT AND GRAYLING. 



" I arrived there at dusk, and, beginning at the top of the stream, 

 fished it step by step. When I came to the middle of the stream, 

 where it was still very rough, there was a splash at the* fly, as if some 

 one had thrown into the water a large paving-stone, and my line 

 flew over my head. On looking at it, the sixteen hairs were 

 staring in all directions, but thejly was gone." AKTTNDO, p. 31. 



THE TROUT, Salmo Fario of the Naturalist, 

 is generally the prime favourite of the fly- 

 fisher, both for his beauty, and for the sport 

 he affords. His enamelled sides, studded as 

 with rich gems, and his tints of yellow gold, 

 make him bear comparison with the salmon in 

 point of beauty ; while the amount of sport 

 annually enjoyed in Trout-fishing far exceeds 

 that yielded by his rival in this country. 



Of the three varieties, the red, the yellow, 



