CHAPTER III 



Dry Fly Fishing 



, (continued) 



ANGLERS who desire to learn the art of dry 

 fly fishing should read and study such a book 

 as "Dry Fly Fishing in Theory and Practice," 

 by Mr. F. M. Halford. I do not for a 

 moment pretend to be able to give instruc- 

 tion of value and completeness equal to that 

 contained in Mr. Halford's book, and still less 

 to improve upon it ; but there is so much variety 

 in angling and in individuals that each record 

 of personal experience has something new, which 

 may be interesting and perhaps even suggestive 

 or useful to others. The difficulties of dry 



fly fishing are common to us all, but we do not 



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