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again and again. I will admit that trout are 

 not taken from the white water in this way by 

 the dry fly as frequently as they are with the 

 sunk fly, but when one is taken it is usually a 

 good fish. 



On either side of the brink of the miniature 

 fall above the white water may be seen boul- 

 ders, seemingly acting as gatemen, directing the 

 running waters to pass between. The current 

 gliding swiftly toward them, deflected to right 

 and left, reminds one of a flock of sheep all trying 

 to get through a gap in the fence at the same 

 time, those caught against the edge of the open- 

 ing making little headway; and so it is with that 

 part of the current which spends most of its 

 force against the boulders. If this water be 

 examined it will be discovered that consider- 

 able dead or back water is formed under the 

 surface just above the boulders. Such places 

 are among the selected retreats of Salmo fario. 



A fly floated down from a point two feet above 

 and retrieved just as it is about to go over the 

 fall may produce a very pretty picture for the 

 angler. If the fly upon its first appearance has 

 been seen by the trout, he is often induced to 

 rush at it, and, missing, goes headlong over the 

 fall, instinct telling him, perhaps, that he may 



