INSTRUCTIONS 93 



issue is uncertain, until the pair of beauties lie 

 side by side high up the gravel. So fine a bit 

 of sport we refuse to make impossible, and when- 

 ever we encounter an easy flat we affix again the 

 dropper-fly to the cast, if perchance we have just 

 previously been poking about cunning nooks of 

 the stream. 



Now the angler who is after fish and nothing 

 else does not want to capture two trout simul- 

 taneously; it would mean for him loss of time 

 and opportunity during a good rise. But he, 

 who desires sport above all, will welcome the hook- 

 ing of a double and enjoy himself to the full, even 

 though he lose one or both in the landing. 



The beginner's lesson is being rather long delayed 

 by discussions which he may not clearly under- 

 stand, but we hope that he will yet appreciate 

 these digressions. 



Let us imagine the day all that could be desired 

 a fine day in May, with sunshine and cloud, a cool 

 upstream breeze, conditions which suggest the 

 probability of a good hatch of duns occurring 

 from time to time and causing the trout to be 

 lively. He should pass on up the river, neglecting 

 even tempting places and ignoring rising trout 

 it is only for one day that he is asked to undergo 

 such hardships until he arrives at a flat of moder- 

 ate depth, varying from one to three feet, having 

 a nice gentle current well spread over it and a 

 sparkling stream at the head. Perhaps if he knows 

 his river really well, he can go to such a place 

 without delay or much consideration. We are 

 stipulating the easiest of conditions ; but such 

 places are easy to find. We could name dozens 



