n6 THE DRY FLY AND FAST WATER 



be made at an angle of about forty-five degrees 

 from either side, so that the fish, which may have 

 been under the fly and have been unmoved by 

 it, will not see the angler or his line. A sight of 

 the line moves fish in a way that is very distress- 

 ing to the angler responsible for it. 



Of similar character are those stretches where 

 the rapid current dashes against and around 

 the boulders in them. From a distance one of 

 these stretches appears to be a mass of tossing 

 water, where the dry fly might be expected to 

 be hopelessly out of place. In such parts of 

 the stream the fall is quite sharp, the water 

 tumbling over a succession of diminutive falls, 

 presenting, when viewed from below, an ap- 

 pearance of great turbulence. Upon close in- 

 spection, however, there will be found between 

 the boulders miniature pools, popularly called 

 "pockets," where the current, while strong, is 

 not direct, a great part of its force being spent 

 in seeking new channels. 



Beginning at the bottom row of the pockets, 

 the tail of the lowest is cast over with as short 

 a line as may be used consistently with pre- 

 cision. Where the water glides swiftly over the 

 lip of the pocket the fly should be placed above 

 and in such position that in its course down- 



