THE 



PKACTICAL FLY-FISHEE. 



OUB residence on the Kiver Yore, which is decidedly a 

 Grayling stream, long since drew my attention more 

 especially to that dainty fish ; and I have marked with 

 the greatest satisfaction, the rising reputation of that 

 inhabitant of our silvery flood during the last few years. 



We are told that the " Monks of old/' renowned 

 as well for good cheer, as charitable deeds, and noble 

 works, introduced the Grayling to the streams near 

 their principal residences ; which appears probable as 

 it is in perfection when the Trout is out of season. 

 I admire their taste, and respect their memory for 

 the legacy they left. 



The fact of the Grayling being in season for 

 some months when the Trout is not fit for table, 

 and the readiness with which it rises at the fly, 

 renders it, in my opinion, particularly worthy of the 

 Fly -fisher's notice ; and although not so gamesome 

 as the Trout, yet in the Summer and Autumn, its 

 weight and strength, with the tenderness of its mouth, 

 render it, perhaps, a more difficult fish to take, than 

 even its more resolute brother, the Trout. 



