WHERE AND WHEN TO FISH 125 



there are no kindly boulders to help the angler 

 in his deception, a chance though a remote 

 one may be taken by presenting the fly in the 

 hope that it may be taken at once, because of 

 its accurate delivery, and before there is any 

 drag upon it. 



If, at the moment of the angler's arrival at a 

 pool, there are no insects upon the water there 

 will be no rise to indicate the position of a fish. 

 But it does not follow that one is not in position 

 and ready to feed. In this case even greater 

 care should be exercised in approaching the 

 lip of the pool than if a rise had been actually 

 observed. If the angler does his work well, and 

 has a sharp eye, the fish may often be seen lying 

 along the side of the current as the water spills 

 out, or just above some small boulder or other 

 obstruction to the water's course. Sometimes 

 the boulders may be completely under water, 

 but their presence is denoted by a wrinkling of 

 the surface, and the fish may be looked for just 

 above them. 



The angler must work out the problem of 

 properly presenting the fly at each pool. In 

 no case, however, where the fish is seen or his 

 position is indicated by his activities should 

 the fly be cast directly over him. It should 



