Trout Wet-Fly Fishing. 



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then back away, and return again 

 immediately ; next he rose nearer 

 to the surface, and finally pounced 

 on the fly with a dash of positive 

 anger. If a trout stirs at all, it 

 is advisable to stick to him like 

 grim death. He may have 

 attempted to take the fly and 

 missed it, or he may be interested, 



indicated by a swirl in the water 

 made by the tail when the trout 

 turns back after following the fly 

 some distance. In that case, put 

 down your rod and wait for ten 

 minutes, smoke a pipe, meditate 

 on the scenery ; do anything but 

 show the smallest apparent in- 

 terest in that fish. On trying 



HOW TO CAST. 

 Position of the arm in backward action of the rod. 



but suspicious. If you think he 

 missed the fly, offer it again with- 

 out a moment's delay ; he is 

 probably looking round and won- 

 dering what became of it. The 

 rise that means business has a 

 boldness about it that the angler 

 soon learns to distinguish. 



The suspicious rise is usually 



again, do not cast immediately 

 over him, but let the fly show 

 itself two or three times a few feet 

 higher 'up stream, then let it 

 gradually work down to where 

 the swirl appeared. If he is still 

 obdurate, change the flies. Put 

 an alder on the tail, instead of a 

 March brown, or try and whet his 



