SALMON FLY, SPINNING LURE, ETC. 341 



On page 348 will be found a letter from Captain De Winton 

 the happy possessor of one of the best stretches of salmon 

 water in Great Britain, the Nyth, situated some eight 

 miles below Builth, on the Wye. 



The successful fly used by Captain De Winton, when 

 making his wonderful spring record of 308 pounds of salmon 

 in one day, was the " Thunder and Lightning." 



This particular stretch of water cuts its way in a succession 

 of runs, rapids, and most promising salmon pools through 

 the Silurian slate of this part of Wales. The country on both 

 banks is high and well-wooded, and the bottom of the river 

 is dark and rocky. Hence, if one had to choose a fly which 

 would harmonize with the character of this part of the river, 

 one could not make a better selection than the " Thunder 

 and Lightning." This fly is generally recommended and is 

 a favourite of my own when fishing those Welsh rivers which 

 possess similar characteristics to those of the Wye in the 

 neighbourhood of the Nyth fishing. 



Some idea of the colouring of the river is shown in 

 Plate L, this part of the river, Lady Alexander Paget's 

 water, being about a mile from Captain De Winton' s Nyth. 



The letter from Her Grace, the Duchess of Bedford, on 

 page 351, shows that her successful fly, the " Black Dog," 

 was also one of a dark colouring, and that the River Tay, 

 as shown in the background of Plate LI. possesses some of 

 the dark characteristics of the Wye. 



The favourite flies used on each river should always be 

 tried, especially when fish are " running." Custom may, 

 however, stale their infinite variety to fish which have been 

 some time in the river, and in any particular pool, and thus 

 patterns which are not usually fished on such streams should 

 be tried, and will often be found effective. 



When fishing with a minnow as with the fly each cast 

 should be fished right out. A fish will often follow the lure 



