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just where the current spends itself, or under 

 and below the little eddies to the side. These 

 eddies should be scrutinised closely if insects 

 are upon the water. The presence of the fish 

 will be indicated by the rise to the flies which 

 collect there. Should there be no insects about, 

 the fish may be induced to rise by casting re- 

 peatedly in the quieting water. 



Perhaps no water on our American streams 

 appeals more to the average angler than a beau- 

 tiful pool; and yet rarely does this water fulfil 

 the promise it seems to hold out. That pools 

 do contain trout, and sometimes very large 

 ones, is true; but the fact that the fish may re- 

 main unmoved, after every artifice of the angler 

 has been exhausted in an attempt to induce them 

 to rise, is very discouraging. This not unusual 

 experience may be the foundation for the belief 

 many anglers have that the larger fish have 

 ceased to be surface feeders and cannot be 

 persuaded to rise to a small insect. To get 

 one of these big fish with the floating fly the 

 angler must have "luck" that luck which 

 brings him upon the stream when the fish are 

 near the surface. Success on waters of this kind 

 depends quite as much upon the mood of the 

 fish as upon the skill of the angler. 



