l6 THE BRITISH ANGLER'S LEXICON. 



Scotland, Norway, and Canada, which run heavy and with 

 great swiftness. In tidal streams in this country, the usual 

 size is about four or five times larger than that of the brown 

 trout size when the water is in its normal condition. In the 

 early spring, when the rivers are pretty full, the fly is used 

 larger, and again when autumn rains swell the water. In 

 summer the flies are reduced in size, principally owing to the 

 clearness of the water. There are a dozen or more of the 

 standard flies, which are all that are required to be carried in 

 the salmon angler's book a list of these is given under 

 " Salmon Flies." There is another class of flies which 

 comes in between the salmon and the ordinary trout fly ; 

 these are the sea trout and lake trout flies. They are 

 generally tied on hooks about three times larger than the 

 brown trout flies. The sea trout patterns are composed 

 of bright coloured materials, while the lake trout flies 

 are made up of more sombre colours. Sea trout are so 

 ravenous on ascending a fresh water stream from the sea 

 that they are not fastidious in their choice, and are so 

 bold and determined in their dart at the lure that they have 

 barely time to notice what colour the fly is made of; still^ 

 occasionally it is necessary to cater somewhat for their 

 taste, and many a change of fly occurs before they can be 

 persuaded to shift the scene of their labours, especially 

 if they have been a few days in the river after their sea 

 voyage, or the water is low and clear. 



Artificial Fly Books are the handy receptacles 

 generally carried by the angler, which contain the stock 

 of flies suitable for his sport. They are usually got up in 

 the same style, with leaves of parchment divided by white 

 felt, specially prepared for the purpose. The parchment 

 leaves are made up into small pockets, each side stitched > 



