30 THE SCIENCE OF DRY FLY FISHING. 



wet fly streams when the wet fly expert may use his 

 sunken lures in vain, but when the fish will take eagerly 

 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, forty-four pounds of trout, 

 using both wet and dry fly methods. Here is the entry 

 from his diary : 



" The Deveron, May loth, 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, forty-four Ibs." 



It will, however, be admitted readily 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 statements : " Oh, 

 it is too scientific for me," " I should like to learn," 

 etc., are my apology for dealing mainly with dry fly 

 fishing. The dry fly enthusiast may find in this work 

 little that is new and some points on which he disagrees, 

 yet I trust that the attempt to explain my views of the 

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

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



