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Mayfly time," he writes, "the absence of 

 either cloud or sun seems to make little 

 difference. Given sufficient warmth to 

 hatch out the fly, fish rise just as freely 

 on a sunny as on a cloudy day. I have 

 made a good basket in June on an 

 absolutely cloudless day. At other times, 

 cloud with warmth is an advantage, since 

 it makes the gut of the casting line less 

 conspicuous ; and towards the end of the 

 hot weather the evening is the only time 

 of day when one can hope to rise fish. 

 In the early part of the season, sun is 

 a necessity, since without it no fly is 

 hatched. At that time, as well as in 

 September, I have always found that fish 

 rise best between 11 A.M. and 3 P.M. As 

 with a dry-fly, I believe sun to be an 

 advantage in wet-fly fishing, both at the 

 beginning and at the end of the season. 

 In the hotter summer months, cloud is a 

 necessity, though, with a light upstream 

 wind, fine tackle, and one small fly, I have 

 made good baskets on many days, even 

 late in June." 



