350 FLY FISHING AND SPINNING 



know a great deal of this prejudice is caused by the 

 fact that the number of anglers who are able to use 

 the spinning reel effectively are comparatively few. 



" In the upper part of the Wye I believe the biggest 

 portion of the fish are caught with the fly, though 

 there are also some experts with the worm, but in 

 the middle and the lower waters, where the water 

 is more sluggish, the fly is not of very much use in 

 the early part of the year, and I should say until 

 the end of March five fish are killed with the minnow 

 for every one with the fly. In April, the fly will begin 

 to catch up to the minnow, and in May, I should think 

 quite as many are killed with the fly as the minnow, 

 and after that the fly is far away the best bait. 



" A great deal depends on the height and tempera- 

 ture of the water. I think, when the water is very cold, 

 fish lying in deep water are not very much inclined 

 to rise to the surface, and of course when the water 

 is high, as a rule, it is hardly clear enough for a fish 

 lying in say eight or ten feet of water to see a fly 

 on the surface. 



" Yours faithfully, 



" J. ARTHUR HUTTON." 



SOME RECORD TAKES OF SALMON BRITISH ISLES 



Among the most noticeable catches of salmon with the 

 fly, and forming a record, which, in my opinion stands alone 

 as a sporting triumph, should be mentioned the magnificent 

 two days April 2nd and April 5th, 1913, on the Tay, by 

 Her Grace, the Duchess of Bedford, which certainly will 

 stand as a record for a lady's rod. No better take for two 

 almost consecutive days has ever been made by a lady, and 

 there have been but few better records for any one day. 

 Plate LI. gives a picture of Her Grace, the fish and the 

 Tay, and the following letter will give interesting details 

 of how the fish were killed. It will show, as does the letter 



