114 ON TROUTING WITH THE FLY. 



of the pool you will generally get most trout, 

 the main current must by no means be neglected ; 

 indeed in it you will frequently capture the best 

 fish. By fishing in the way we have described, 

 throwing a yard or two further up every cast, the 

 flies may be brought in a wonderfully short space 

 of time over every foot of water where a trout is 

 likely to be. 



Streams should be fished in exactly the same 

 manner as pools ; fishing the side you are on straight 

 up, and the opposite side partly across and partly 

 up. All quiet water between two streams, and 

 eddies behind stones, should be fished straight up, 

 and the flies just allowed to remain sufficiently long 

 to let the trout see them ; and in fishing such places 

 care must be taken to keep the line out of the 

 current. It is more difficult fishing streams than 

 pools, as it requires greater nicety in casting ; and 

 on account of the roughness of the water it is not 

 so easy to see a trout rise. 



In fishing still water with no breeze upon it 

 you should wait until the motion of the line falling 

 has subsided, and then draw the flies slowly towards 

 you ; as, if they were allowed to remain stationary, 

 the trout would at once detect their artificial 

 nature. 



Casting partly across and partly up stream, for 

 a variety of reasons, is more deadly than casting 

 directly up. The advantage of having a number 

 of flies is entirely lost by casting straight up, as 



