1S4 HOW AXD W1IERE TO CAST AFTER DARK. 



seldom so dark but that the angler can see a little ; and 

 although he will not detect perhaps the exact rise, yet he 

 will see a slight ripple, which will be sufficient to guide 

 his fly to the right spot. If, however, he cannot see the 

 rise, let him listen carefully, and now and then he will hear 

 a faint tinkle like the falling of a big water-drop ; that is 

 the rise of a trout, and his ear must then guide him to the 

 right spot. He will often hear a ' suck/ like a slobbery 

 kiss ; that is not a trout feeding, but an eel. How to get 

 the exact distance of line required I cannot lay down any 

 rule for, but judgment and practice alone will help the 

 fisher. One thing it is very advisable not to do, and that 

 is, when he has got out a length of line which he works 

 well, to lengthen or shorten it. In some places now they 

 go to the length of fishing with a dry fly at night time. 

 This, I confess, evidences a civilisation and progress on 

 the part of the trout which I cannot understand at all. 



