CHAPTER VII 



WET FLY FISHING, SPINNING, KNOTS, WEEDS, AND 

 GENERAL INFORMATION 



Wet fly fishing up-stream Striking Arrangement of flies on cast 

 Spinning during the summer months The single-handed 

 spinning rod and reel Casting from the reel Ambidexterity 

 Knots Sex of trout Weeds Fungus Selection of flies when 

 by the waterside The cap as a fly holder Dry fly fishing with 

 three flies Moths The broken rod Whipping a broken rod 

 Bulging trout Keeping the line clear Changing the fly after 

 dark. 



WET FLY FISHING UP-STREAM 



WADING is almost imperative in open water when wet 

 fly fishing up stream, and though this style of fishing may, 

 during the earlier and colder months of the year, be more 

 productive than dry fly fishing, it is not every one who cares 

 to invite rheumatism or endure the cold inseparable from 

 wading during March and April. 



When fishing up-stream with the wet fly, the line, after 

 the flies have touched the water, should be kept straight. 

 The tail flies should not as a rule sink more than a few 

 inches below the surface, the first dropper only an inch 

 or so, and the upper dropper should skim the water. The 

 cast being made, the fisherman should take in the slack as the 

 flies come back with the stream, and a slight jigging motion 

 may be imparted to them. The rise of the fish is almost 

 invariably seen, and success depends, therefore, on four 

 things the choice of flies, the fisherman's ability to throw 

 a line, his quickness in striking, and his knowledge of a 

 fishing stream. This method of wet fly fishing is not only 



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