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"oily" looking spots upon which to place the 

 fly, because there is less likelihood of its being 

 drenched than if it is placed in the breaking 

 water. 



Conforming to the custom among many 

 anglers, and for lack of a better term, I include 

 in the term "rifts" those parts of the stream 

 which, in my opinion, are the finest of all places 

 to fish. I refer to the stretches where great 

 boulders, and small ones too, protruding above 

 the surface of the water, divide the current, 

 which flows quietly but steadily between and 

 around them. 



In many cases it will be found that the banks 

 on either side of such stretches, while not pre- 

 cipitous, are higher than where they border the 

 wider parts of the stream. The bed being nar- 

 rower, the depth of water will be found greater. 

 For these reasons such sections are chosen by 

 trout when the stream is low. The shady part 

 of this water, if there be any, should be 

 approached first, particularly if the weather be 

 bright and the water low. Each boulder, in 

 turn, should be carefully and thoroughly searched 

 with the fly. The first attempt may be made 

 between any two rocks, not too widely sepa- 

 rated, at the bottom or down-stream end of the 



