

THE COMPLETE SCIENCE OF 



FLY FISHING AND SPINNING 



CHAPTER I 

 FLY FISHING FOR TROUT 



A consideration of fly fishing The necessity of learning how to cast 

 Wet and dry methods of fly fishing compared. 



IT cannot be claimed that there are any odds, as between a 

 man and his quarry, which are more evenly balanced, or of 

 more sporting a character, than the chances which lie 

 between the safety of the trout on the one side, and the 

 success of the dry fly fisherman on the other. No fish is 

 more alert or more wary than the trout, and certainly there 

 is no pursuit more engrossing, nor any sport more fascinating, 

 than this method of trout fishing, and I think it may be 

 maintained with justice that dry fly fishing takes a place 

 second to no other pastime in the world. 



The most acceptable of our successes are those which can 

 be directly traced, or even attributed, to our own mental or 

 physical efforts, and for that reason the ability to cast a 

 trout fly accurately and delicately is a pleasure which in 

 itself is a sufficient reward at the end of a day's fishing, 

 though that day may be almost barren as regards the take 

 of fish. 



The satisfaction which accompanies the perfectly under- 

 stood and successful use of a fly rod is undoubtedly increased 

 by the pleasure which is felt by the fisherman who, after 

 all too short a day spent by some lovely trout stream, can 



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