Fish and Fishing 



On the stream, neither borrow nor lend. If 

 you are a true angler you will amply provide your- 

 self; if not, patiently wait till you can resupply. 

 The careless angler mu^t be taught a lesson in 

 providing his wants, not encouraged to depend 

 on others to whom they are rarely grateful. 

 The art of dry fly-fishing is a beautiful and 



Exact size of dry flies for trout and grayling. 



highly scientific branch of angling, which has been 

 practised on English streams for some time, and 

 is yearly coming more into favor in our 

 Fishinff^' ^^^ country. It is only possible here to 

 give a slight inkling of it. To get a thor- 

 ough knowledge of the science the reader should 

 consult the works from the pen of Frederick M. 

 Halford. It consists of casting a " single " fly, per- 

 fectly dry, upon the surface of the water, and 

 floating it passively down stream over a rising fish, 

 instead of submerged, and guided hither and yon 

 across the current. The flies are made specially 

 with cocked wings, and are exceedingly small, yet 

 more like nature than the average wet fly. They 

 are marvels of neatness and sombreness, 

 and so natural are they thrown, that they 

 deceive any fish, particularly large ones. The 

 angler is supposed to cast only when the fish are 

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