DRY-FLY FISHING 



sixty-six degrees Fahr. It may not be generally 

 known, but the long Northern days warm up 

 salmon rivers greatly before night. On one trip 

 I frequently noticed a rise of ten degrees from 

 8 A. M. to 5 P. M. The dry flies used are described 

 in the chapter on tackle. The size seems to be 

 very important; at times the small flies, even as 

 small as No. 16, seem to be better while at other 

 times very large flies as big as two-inch diameter 

 seem to raise more fish. It perhaps somewhat 

 depends on the depth of the fish in the water but 

 more probably on the clearness and light at the 

 time, or the background in view from the window 

 of the fish. 



I remember one day fishing a run on the Upsal- 

 quitch with Mr. Monell. The fish were in about 

 two to three feet of water, and under a moderate 

 current running rather smooth. The bottom was 

 covered with stones of about a foot to two feet in 

 diameter. I was using a small gray hackle of 

 about three-quarters of an inch in diameter. He 

 was using a larger gray hackle of the same pattern, 

 an inch and a quarter to an inch and a half in di- 

 ameter. We took in all about forty fish in the 

 afternoon. Those I got ran from six to eight 

 pounds, while those he hooked ran from ten to 



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