CHAPTER VII. 

 USING THE WET FLY. 



In the west country A licence Casting the flies Need 

 for practice Making the rod work Fishing up stream 

 Arise Hooked and netted Unhooking trout Nettles 

 or paper for the creel A samlet How to distinguish it 

 from a trout " Hung up " Watching the line Dead 

 water Haunts of trout Down-stream fishing, when 

 necessary How to do it Short rises Advantage of 

 up-stream method. 



THE young angler is by now, I assume, safely 

 installed in some modest hostelry in the fair west 

 country, vastly pleased with the air, the scenery, 

 the cream, and the soft broad speech that he hears 

 around him. Also he is prepared to begin his 

 campaign against the trout which inhabit the bright 

 stream flowing but a few yards from the inn door. 

 He has his waders on, his tackle all ready, the 

 landing-net being screwed into the long handle, 

 and the necessary conservators' licence has been 

 purchased from the little shop which combines the 

 duties of post-office and grocery. The procuring of 

 this licence is an important matter, for without it 



