34 2 The Trouts of America 



where the slight knot or loop attachment con- 

 nects the reel line with the leader. Striking the 

 water at this point, the leader is thrown upward 

 and forward making a curve -^, and the end fly 

 falls very gently on the surface, followed by the 

 dropper (I use only one), hence the name, "grass- 

 hopper cast." 



The long, still stretches should be fished fine 

 and thoroughly, particularly where the water has 

 washed under the banks, and wherever there is a 

 shadow thrown by an overhanging bush or tree. 

 There, at midday, trout will be found avoiding 

 the glare of the sun and reluctant, because of it, 

 to forage, and appease the gnawings of a growing 

 appetite. 



In fishing at the foot of a fall or dam where 

 the white water is foaming, the flies (dark ones) 

 should be cast on a short line, say twenty to 

 thirty feet, and as near the wood or stone work of 

 the dam as possible, for trout often lie between the 

 dam and the volume of down-pouring water ; here 

 and there interruptions may occur in this volume, 

 which will enable you to get your flies beyond it. 

 Don't be afraid that the trout will see you, if the 

 extent of the foot space of the dam be small and 

 the water is churning into flecks of foam. 



