6o BROOK AND RIVER TROUTING 



greater part in regulating his actions, and the foregoing 

 hints are merely given as some small guide to the 

 beginner. But let all who try the dry fly beware of 

 drag ; it will ruin the chances of the most artistic cast. 



Anyone with designs on dry-fly fishing on Northern 

 streams may well confine himself to a few of Mr. 

 Halford's patterns, say the Olive Dun, Dark Olive Dun, 

 Iron Blue Dun, and Black Gnat, with the addition of 

 the Ginger and Red Spinners, Nos. 35 and 36, the Red 

 Quill, and the Silver Sedge, and a fancy pattern or two, 

 such as the Coachman and Pink Wickham, for use on 

 occasions described above. 



A great debt of gratitude is due to those who intro- 

 duced the dry fly and developed its use so whole- 

 heartedly, for there is a charm about dry-fly fishing 

 which is distinctive, and a fascination that almost 

 defies description in watching a neatly cocked artificial 

 fly approach the rings made by a rising trout. A 

 moment of suspense, intense excitement, followed by 

 joy supreme when a timely strike is rewarded by a 

 tightened line. So, apart from its being an asset in 

 the filling of the creel, the dry fly increases the pleasures 

 of the gentle craft to a very great extent, a craft as 

 unique in its scope and variety as it is intriguing in 

 its difficulties. The whole setting of the craft enhances 

 its enchantment and give it a hold upon its followers, 

 powerful as that of friendship, converting them into 

 ardent devotees for life. Whether one follows its 



