40 A GOOD DAY 



may use his sunken lures in vain, but when the fish 

 will eagerly take the floating fly ; especially is this so 

 on a late summer's evening. Both wet and dry fly 

 can be used with success on the same day. The 

 Rev. Hamilton Young, of Alne Vicarage, Yorkshire, 

 and the inventor of the Ham- Young salmon hook, 

 caught in one day, on the Deveron, 44 pounds 

 of trout, using both wet and dry fly methods. Here 

 is the entry from his diary : 



" The Deveron, May 10, 1899. Fished from 9.30 to 1.30 with 

 wet fly, using the Hareslug and Yellow Cotterel. Wind south, 

 rainy and squally ; then sun came out ; wind dropped. Fished 

 with Olive Quill, dry, and got most heavy trout. Total weight, 

 44 pounds." 



It will be readily admitted, however, by those who 

 are skilled in both methods that not only is the dry 

 fly more successful in southern waters during May, 

 June, July, and August, but that, as a means to sport, 

 it is infinitely more fascinating and delightful than the 

 wet fly. The tendency of every wet fly fisherman is 

 toward dry fly fishing, and the often repeated state- 

 ments, " Oh, it is too scientific for me," " I should like 

 to learn," etc., are my apology for dealing mainly 

 with the dry fly method. The dry fly enthusiast may 

 find in this work some points with which he disagrees, 

 yet I trust that the attempt to explain my views of 

 the science of dry fly fishing may at least be of use to 

 the wet fly fisherman and the student. It will be, 

 therefore, the art of dry fly fishing to which I shall 

 first turn the student's attention, dealing with the wet 

 fly later on. 



