48 THE DRY FLY AND FAST WATER 



that the fly will approach the trout approxi- 

 mately as the nymph would, i. e. y under water 

 and rising. If no attempt be made to impart 

 motion the fly drifting with the current will be 

 more natural in its action than the angler can 

 hope to make it appear by manipulation. Be- 

 sides, the trout is an excellent judge of pace, and, 

 making for a natural looking morsel, is sorely 

 disappointed and not likely to come again if it 

 is jerked away from him at the moment he is 

 about to take it. One fly only should be used, 

 and quite as much care is required in its de- 

 livery as would be necessary were a floating fly 

 being presented. Errors made in casting are 

 more readily concealed by the current in the 

 case of the sunk fly. 



When the attention of the fish is fixed upon 

 insects beneath the surface it is difficult to at- 

 tract his notice to a floating fly, except, perhaps, 

 at such times as the fly appears before him 

 when he is close to the surface; but it can be 

 done and in two ways. Fish so feeding are 

 moving about, darting here and there taking 

 nymphae. A swirl made by the fish in all likeli- 

 hood only marks the place where he was, and 

 he may be a yard or more up-stream, or to right 

 or left, where he went to secure the nymph. If 



