How to Get Them 



sary. Every angler finds the coachman the favor- 

 ite evening fly, but to my mind, the black gnat is 

 equal. Water flies are more on the wing at night 

 than at daytime; that is the sole reason why the 

 trout rise better, for trout have no mind to go 

 hungry. 



In fishing a trout stream, the same flies will 

 lure and be suited to nearly all the trout and 

 charrs. I have taken a mixed basket of brook 

 trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, on 

 Flies W *ke same cas * f flies; large variety of 

 flies is unnecessary. Thad. Norris said, 

 forty years ago: "Don't bother with a lot of flies. 

 Here are four that will serve all purposes: one 

 is the red spinner, the second a black gnat, the 

 third is the coachman, the fourth, and best of 

 them all, is the red hackle." I consider this to- 

 day a good selection, though much depends upon 

 the size; they must be small, smallest in hot, bright 

 sunshine and low water, larger at evening and 

 on dark days. But I have for these last two sea- 

 sons used nothing but four flies of my own inven- 

 tion, tied, at my request, by Abbey & Imbrie, 

 N. Y. Some of my friends have tried them with 

 pronounced success. I had a theory that a metal- 

 body fly would be more killing, and be seen at 

 a greater distance, because of the flash 

 ^ ^^ moving through the water from 

 Flies either silver or gold, though I find silver 

 more taking. The best fly was a silver 

 body, gray wings, black hackle and tail; the 

 next best, a gold body, with brown speckled 

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