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the swirl is made by his tail at the time he 

 starts for the insect and not at the moment 

 he takes it, there is little knowledge as to his 

 actual position to be gained from the distur- 

 bance; the only indication is that he is feeding. 

 The angler must be able to distinguish between 

 the disturbance made by a bulger feeding under 

 water and that made by a fish taking a winged 

 insect upon the surface often not a very diffi- 

 cult thing to do and he must conduct his cam- 

 paign accordingly. The signs of the surface- 

 feeding fish are easily discernible to the quick 

 eye. The gentle rise in slow water, or the 

 swifter rush where the fly is in the current, 

 starts a ripple immediately from the centre 

 made by the nose or mouth of the fish, and, of 

 course, is unmistakable where the actual taking 

 of the insect is seen. In all cases the surface is 

 broken. The commotion made by the bulging 

 fish is started under water, and, while the dis- 

 turbance is ultimately seen upon the surface, 

 the form it assumes is more of a swirl or boil 

 and is quite unlike the concentric rings that 

 mark the actual breaking of the surface. 



Occasionally, as I have said, the "fielder muffs 

 the fly," and this is the moment that, if the 

 angler be alert, an artificial fly dropped im- 



