ioo THE DRY FLY AND FAST WATER 



to get closer, because the chance of having the 

 fish come to the fly is greater than that of his 

 taking, after the line has been seen. 



When the prevailing conditions indicate that 

 the trout are not in the open in other words, 

 are not fully engaged in feeding or in looking for 

 food they will usually be found lying near the 

 bank. In such cases, the first attempt should 

 be made at the tail or down-stream end of the 

 swift, the fly being gradually worked up-stream 

 a foot or so at a time and about a foot from the 

 bank. It should be allowed to drift down to 

 the foot of the stretch each time, and the cast- 

 ing continued until the entire length of the bank 

 has been thoroughly searched. If the bank 

 should be of gravelly or earthy formation it 

 may be an overhanging one, having been under- 

 mined by the action of the current. The angler 

 may be certain that this is so if that part above 

 water shows a mass or network of bared roots. 

 In this case the same procedure is followed, 

 with the exception that the fly should be placed 

 two feet, or even more, from the edge of the 

 tangle, so that it may come the better within 

 the angle of the fish's vision. It is quite obvious 

 that a fly placed too close to the bank will be 

 unseen by a fish occupying the hollow under it. 



