WHERE AND WHEN TO FISH 117 



stream it will pass close to the boulder which is 

 deflecting the deeper and stronger part of the cur- 

 rent. As the fly passes the boulder it should be 

 lifted quickly but quietly from the water. A false 

 cast or two should be made to dry it, and then 

 it should be placed in exactly the same position 

 as before, this procedure being continued until 

 a rise is effected or the angler is prompted to 

 abandon the spot. The fly may then be ad- 

 vanced a short distance at a time, the longi- 

 tudinal position remaining the same, until the 

 water in a straight line up-stream between the 

 boulder and the head of the pocket is covered. 

 The other side should then be fished in the same 

 manner, and this without the angler having 

 changed his own position, which should have 

 been assumed at the start with reference to the 

 availability of all parts of the water. 



Each pocket will present practically the same 

 features. The depth may be greater in one, the 

 current stronger in another, but the boulders 

 at the head and tail should be the objective 

 points for the angler's fly in every case. Where 

 the depth is great or the current strong, more 

 persistence upon the part of the angler is de- 

 manded compensated, as a rule, by a larger 

 fish. Where the water, with but a gentle wrin- 



