FLY-FISHING. 7 



fly a short distance, about three feet higher, so 

 that it may float to where you saw the rise, as 

 fish generally swim against the stream. 



SEASONS AND TIMES. 



THE Angler must not expect much sport until 

 March, previous to which month the weather 

 is too cold to allow of the fly being used with 

 success. 



In the Spring and Autumn, easterly and nor- 

 thern winds are very unfavourable, unless ac- 

 companied by a cloudy atmosphere* A warm 

 gentle breeze is at all times favourable. When 

 the waters begin to assume their natural color 

 after a flood is an opportunity which an Angler 

 should never let slip. Generally the best times 



for fly-fishing are morning and evening. 



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