How to Get Them 



way the gut is wet and the flies are out straight at 

 the first cast. By this means time is saved and put 

 to better use when needed. This method is invalua- 

 ble at dusk, when it is difficult to see and to tie good 

 and fast. Three flies are placed on a six-foot leader, 



and you will find loops to be a decided 

 Casts* advantage quicker to change, and not 



easily fraying the line, as when the 

 fly is tied to the line proper; then again, both 

 dropper and second fly work away better from 

 the line. Some anglers use a nine-foot leader, but 

 I find it too long in the act of landing fish ; while 

 in the water, it is difficult to lead the fish to the 

 net. It is not possible to reel the knot (where the 

 gut is fastened to the line) past the tip. At least, 

 it is not a wise thing to do if you have a large fish. 

 Approach with caution and step quietly into the 

 stream, either in the boil of a rapid, or on the 

 shallows near the bank. Never step into or near 

 a pool, but cast first short distances, especially 

 around large rocks where the eddies swirl by, 

 thereby making bubbles in a line from it. Un' 

 derneath those bubbles lie the fish, rising at times 

 for the flies floating down. These are mostly dead 

 flies, and a black-winged fly should be on the end 

 of the cast because more easily seen. It very often 

 happens that you scare away a big one just as you 

 get in the water. On the following day 

 Quietly start * n at the same place, but give a few 

 casts without being seen at the edge, 

 to get that same trout; it's more than likely to be 

 there, and if in the humor it will take the fly offered. 

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