CHAPTER XVII 



THE DRY-FLY SEASON 



THE dry-fly may be used with consider- 

 able success throughout the Scottish trout- 

 fishing season, but naturally it gives 

 more efficient service at some periods than at 

 others. Some anglers have become so impressed 

 with its capabilities that they cannot be prevailed 

 upon to discontinue it for even a short time ; be- 

 ginners especially, delighted with the great results 

 obtained with their new lure, are not unlikely 

 to persist with it, even when it is apparent that 

 certain wet-flies would do very much better. This 

 is not surprising, for the floating lure exercises 

 great fascination over all who know it ; but any- 

 one, who wishes to catch as many trout as possible 

 above a given size-limit, must be prepared to 

 vary his lure from time to time, as the conditions 

 indicate. 



We shall, therefore, discuss the whole of the 

 trouting season, endeavouring to point out when 

 the dry-fly will surpass all other lures, and when 

 it will be worthy only of a secondary place. 



March 



It is somewhat difficult for a trout-fisher to 

 develop an enthusiasm for the month of March, 



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