110 ALL ABOUT TROUT FISHING. 



The boat should be rowed slowly and 

 quietly along the windward side of the 

 loch in about seven to eight feet of water, 

 letting out about forty yards of line from 

 the stern of the boat. 



For blow-line fishing or dapping with 

 natural flies, the most suitable length of 

 rod is about fifteen feet, light, yet fairly 

 stiff. 



The reel must have an easy ratchet and 

 run smoothly, the drum being well filled 

 with backing with about seventy-five yards 

 of fine gossamer silk -spliced on, and a 

 trace of fine gut three yards long, together 

 with a thin wire hook. 



PREFERENCE FOR NATURAL FLIES. 



The natural flies are sweetest and best 

 when freshly gathered, and whenever 

 possible it will repay the angler to have 

 them collected in the early morning for 

 the day's fishing. This can easily be done 



