108 THE SCIENCE OF DRY FLY FISHING. 



Had he entered for the International Tournament held 

 a week before, it is probable he would have taken the 

 championship. 



Now, I believe I am correct in stating that Mr. Lawrence 

 had at that time never caught a trout, but had gained all 

 his experience in casting a fly while chub fishing ; and yet, had 

 he been as successful in the International Tournament, he 

 would then have held the title of the champion of the world 

 in trout fly casting, a title which I have the honour of at 

 present (May, 1906) holding. 



FUNGUS ON GROWN FISH. 



A trout may be caught at times suffering from a fungus, 

 or a growth on the head, shoulder, or other part of the 

 body. The student will be well advised, after netting such 

 a specimen, to destroy it at once, taking care not to return 

 it to the water or place it among his clean fish. Mr. 

 Stone has proved that fungus can, at times, be cured by 

 dipping the fish in a strong solution of salt, but that fungus, 

 when left alone, appears invariably to kill the fry and also 

 any weak fish which are not situated in healthy and rapid 

 water. Ordinary fungus is a vegetable growth which 

 attaches itself to any bare spot on the trout's skin, caused 

 by a wound or the accidental loss of slime the natural 

 slime on a trout protects the skin from fungus, in exactly 

 the same manner that Peacock Paint protects the bottoms 



