56 Dry-Fly Fishing. 



small Alexandra on No. 1 hook ; this properly made 

 can be fished dry, and, although I do not use it 

 myself, I see no reason why so small a one should 

 be objectionable where a silver-bodied fly like 

 Foster's fancy and other patterns resplendent in 

 gold and silver are tolerated. 



GRAYLING FLIES. 



Eed tag, Foster's fancy, honey dun bumble fished 

 dry, the Englefield quill, with and without a flat 

 silver tag, as tied by Ogden Smith ; pink Wickham, 

 apple-green, hare's ear, and dark olive dun with 

 silver-ribbed body. But you will find that Sal mo 

 fario and Thymallus vulgtiris will alike often take 

 almost any pattern of floating fly. 



It will be noticed that I do not mention Mayflies 

 in the above lists. The simple reason is that I am 

 not an authority on the subject, and do not care for 

 the excessive " slaughter of the innocents " so easily 

 (it appears to me) effected. And that opinion is 

 consistent with my practice, for never, except in 

 June, 1895, have I fished with an imitation of the 

 great ephemera. Nevertheless, I can well appreciate 

 the enthusiasm for the sport of its many devotees 

 while the brief rage for it is on ; nor may I presume 

 to find fault with them for their full enjoyment of 

 it. I decidedly expect you to try it, and I know 

 that the imitations of EjjJtemera danica and 



