Il6 ON TROUTING WITH THE FLY. 



strong; fishing it in the same manner as you 

 would do the opposite side, and always as you go 

 up taking a cast or two straight up, as close to the 

 edge as possible. 



On all occasions cast your flies about a yard 

 above where you think the trout are likely to be 

 found, as if on alighting it attracts their attention, 

 there is much less chance of their discovering its 

 artificial nature at that distance. For the same 

 reason, if you see a trout rise at a natural fly 

 throw above it, and in general it will meet the fly 

 half-way. If a trout rise and you miss it, cast 

 again, and continue doing so until it ceases to rise ; 

 a small trout will frequently rise four or five 

 times in succession ; but the large well-conditioned 

 fish are more wary, and if they miss once or twice 

 will sometimes decline returning, however tempt- 

 ingly you may throw your flies. 



A breezy day is generally considered favourable 

 for fly-fishing, and no doubt it is so if the wind is 

 blowing up stream ; but it is equally likely that it 

 may be blowing down it generally blows either up 

 or down, very seldom across in which case the 

 angler would be very much better without it. 

 Because the wind is blowing down, the angler 

 should on no account fish in the same direction, 

 but must endeavour to cast against it as well as he 

 can. He may, however, stand a little farther 

 back from the water, and fish more nearly opposite 

 t3 where he is standing than would otherwise be 



