92 THE DRY FLY AND FAST WATER 



the casting, he lay outside of it. The fly should 

 be dropped lightly on the foam and permitted 

 to remain there until it is snatched away by the 

 current. 



It may happen that this particular part of 

 the stretch does not contain one very large fish 

 that "lords it" over a considerable area, but a 

 number of fair-sized ones which, if feeding, will 

 be somewhat scattered, and should be looked 

 for in each of the places described. 



Before or after the foam, backwater, and 

 eddies have been tried, preferably before, the 

 water on either side of the swiftest part of the 

 current should be cast over, the fly being placed 

 just at the bottom and at the side of the"lumpy" 

 water. A fly cast to this position is extremely 

 effective, dancing most naturally as it comes 

 swiftly down-stream. This water should be 

 tested thoroughly, the fly being placed always 

 in the same spot and permitted to follow the 

 same course for as long a distance as possible. 



As daylight wanes, the fish often drop back to 

 the tail of the stretch, sometimes feeding upon 

 the very lip, or just above where the water be- 

 gins to quicken before it spills out. This habit 

 of trout may be due to their becoming less 

 wary as dark approaches, and, consequently, 



