40 FLY-FISHING. 



TROUT. 



TROUT generally begin to come into season in 

 March ; but there are many rivers in which they are 

 not in perfect condition until May. The small trout 

 appear to be in season in many rivers and brooks 

 throughout the year. 



In fishing for trout with the artificial fly, the two 

 principal things to be observed in order to insure suc- 

 cess, are, to conceal yourself and your rod, and to fish 

 with very fine tackle. Your casting-lines or gut bot- 

 toms cannot be too fine ; but though your tackle must 

 be fine, it is not at all necessary that the artificial 

 fly should ever be smaller than the natural size. 

 You have a much better chance of taking large fish 

 by using large flies, than you would by making use of 

 very small flies : you may not probably kill so many 

 fish with large flies, but is it not better to fill your bas- 

 ket with a few large handsome fish, than to have it 

 filled with a number of small fry ? 



So many good books have already been published 

 on the art of fly-fishing, that any person desirous of 



