Trout Dry-Fly Fis/iiug. 



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Knightsbridge, who has a reputa- 

 tion for supplying exact colours 

 and neat patterns. Well-made 

 flies tell in dealing with shy fish. 

 One has to pay a good price for 

 them, but there is compensation 

 in their alluring powers. The fly 

 is attached to the gut by passing 

 the point through the eye and 

 forming a running knot on the 

 end. The loop is passed over the 

 bend of the hook, carried down 

 and drawn tightly on the shank, 

 just above the eye ; care must be 



procure. Its speciality consists 

 in its buoyancy. A twisted make 

 sinks too quickly and drags down 

 the fly with it. Most anglers prefer 

 it tapered, but when fishing a long 

 length it becomes very heavy and 

 places a good deal of strain on 

 the rod. After a time the float- 

 ing power of the line can be re- 

 stored by a rub of vaseline, of 

 which two or three coatings 

 should be applied. This should 

 be done the day before the line 

 is used. 



THE TEST. 

 (\ Dry-fly Chalk Stream.) 



tiken not to include any of the 

 hackles. The wings and hackles 

 are touched lightly with a specially 

 prepared oil, which increases the 

 fly's floating power. Any ordinary 

 rod and reel can be used for dry- 

 fly work, but there is a special 

 make, a little stiffer in action than 

 the usual wet-fly pattern, which 

 secures accuracy in casting and 

 getting out the line against a stiff 

 wind. There is a dry-fly make 

 of line which the angler must 



A pair of wading stockings or 

 trousers are an advantageous 

 adjunct. If the river can be 

 waded, more success will be 

 achieved by getting in a direct 

 line behind the fish, and casting 

 over him. In a swift river this 

 is almost essential, as in fishing 

 across stream the line drags and 

 drowns the fly before the trout is 

 covered. Waders also secure dry 

 feet, a point that has to be con- 

 sidered on the banks of a marshy 



