10 FLY FISHING AND SPINNING 



CHAPTER II 



DRY FLY FISHING. A DAY'S COACHING ON A 

 TROUT STREAM 



Preparation for a day's fishing Approaching the water The fly and 

 the rise Different aspects and methods of fishing Oiling the 

 fly Greasing the line Fishing the stream Striking Changing 

 the fly Netting the fish Methods when fishing A taut line 

 The rise and its advantages Fishing the rise Striking discussed 

 Keep your eye on the fly A jumping fish Undersized fish 

 Handling a trout A killable age The broken hook The fly 

 retriever A big fish. 



I will assume that my reader has already mastered the 

 ordinary overhead style of casting a fly,* and that therefore 

 he is competent to begin fishing for trout. He is not 

 obliged to know or acquire other styles of casting, however 

 much these would add to his pleasure and skill in fishing, but 

 as this is his first visit to a trout water, and as he may have 

 no friend at hand to answer his questions, to show him 

 where to throw his fly, or to tell him the nature and habits 

 of the speckled beauties he is so anxious to secure, I must 

 lead him still further afield in the study of this delightful 

 and engrossing pursuit, and show him not only where to 

 cast his fly, but how to determine what fly he should use, 

 where the fish are to be most readily found, and how to 

 catch them. 



With this object will you come with me for a few hours' 

 dry fly fishing. You can leave the rod and line with which 

 you have been practising at home, but first remember to 



* See instructions contained in Chapter IX., as to the method of learning 

 to cast a dry fly. 



