46 THE SCIENCE OF DRY FLY FISHING. 



Now, a few words as to the rise. It does not follow 

 that the size of a "rise" bears any relative proportion 

 to the size of the fish making it, and "the bigger the fish 

 the more gentle the rise " is almost an axiom. The reasons 

 for this are simple. The dignified assurance with which a 

 big trout rises at a floating fly is due, not only to his 

 greater experience, but to the fact that he is more often in 

 the deeper and more slowly running portions of the stream, 

 and the floating fly, therefore, comes into his ken and towards 

 his station slowly, and permits of a well-regulated and 

 leisurely approach. 



His smaller brother, on the other hand, is more often 

 found in the shallow and rapid running portions of the 

 stream, and hence, not only from the uncertainty of a 

 lesser experience, but from the greater rapidity with which 

 a floating fly travels, and possibly from having a keener 

 appetite, he is galvanised into a more impulsive action when 

 taking the fly. This rush will, of necessity, disturb the 

 surface more, and make it appear a more important rise, than 

 will the self-controlled action of the older or bigger fish. 



See there again, under the bank in the deep water, 

 about thirty yards higher up. Just a dimple^ no more. We 

 will now try the Blue Quill as there are no Red Quill on 

 the water ; we can go back, if necessary, to the Red Quill. 

 We can now dispense with my patent self-contained telescopic 

 butterfly net, which is closed in three seconds and placed in 

 the fishing creel ready for use when required. 



