52 FLY FISHING 



spends of course to the rise of fly, and there will 

 probably be some duns upon the water all day, 

 but at no time in such quantities as during the 

 few hours into which the hatching is concen- 

 trated earlier in the season and in colder weather. 

 This is what makes June such a good month: 

 the fishing is spread over a much longer period 

 of the day. It is true that the trout are not 

 so greedy, but on the other hand, partly for 

 this very reason and partly because the flies are 

 less numerous at any one time, they are not so 

 likely to do nothing but rush about after larvae, 

 and it is better to be casting over the most 

 fastidious trout which is taking flies on the 

 surface, than over the hungriest one that is 

 " bulging." On a bright warm day such as this, 

 the angler will go -very quietly, watching the 

 water, always expecting to see a rise, but know- 

 ing that a trout may be well on the feed and yet 

 rising slowly at comparatively long intervals of 

 time. The little light coloured places with a 

 gentle swirl of water immediately below a patch 

 of weed are very favourite spots, and in these it 

 is often possible to see a fish very clearly. On 

 a bright day, the angler should therefore not only 



