Notes and Sport of a Dry -Fly Purist. 105 



present grayling season I have only used old and 

 often dilapidated flies, and one has been as effective as 

 another. Lower down the ring made by a fish rising 

 fitfully from deep water caused me to kneel and 

 wait until it came up again, when, after many 

 presentations, my fly was taken and the fish hooked ; 

 but his struggles were so violent, boring low down 

 and not showing himself, that I thought a trout 

 was on, and therefore I was less careful in dragging 

 him toward the net ; but when within reach I saw 

 he was a large grayling instantly the net was used, 

 the hook giving way, but he was safely lifted out, 

 weighing IJlb. 



Again working steadily up to where I caught 

 the first fish, I saw several breaks on the surface of 

 a shallow glide the best rise of the afternoon was 

 developing, and a fair number of pale winged olive 

 duns were floating down. Among these naturals it 

 is no wonder that my counterfeit was seldom risen 

 to, but on two occasions it was taken with a snatch, 

 and a brace of lOin. grayling were added to the now 

 weighty creel. From three to four o'clock the 

 Ephemeridse gradually left off rising ; but in the 

 last few minutes, before I had to hurry away for 

 the train, I made a fortunate finish by landing 

 another good- sized grayling, making three and a 

 half brace, taken in two and a half hours. 



From the above date for the next fortnight, 



