Favorite Fish and Fishing 



Fly Fishing as readily as the trout or grayling, if fished 

 for intelligently. The trout takes the fly 

 at or near the surface, while it should be 

 allowed to sink a few inches at nearly every 

 cast for black bass, the same as for gray- 

 ling. As to flies, any of the hackles, brown, 

 black or gray, are enticing to bass, and such 

 winged flies as Montreal, polka, professor, 

 coachman, silver doctor and a dozen others 

 are very taking on most waters. The most 

 important rules for fly-fishing, or casting 

 the minnow, are to cast a nliT.i^ht line, keep 

 it taut, and to strike on sight or touch of 

 the fish ; that is when the swirl is seen near 

 the fly, or when the fish is felt. Striking is 

 simply a slight turning of the rod hand 

 while keeping the line very taut. But more 

 important than all other rules is to keep out 

 of sight of the fish. The flies should be 

 lightly cast, and by slight tremulous mo- 

 tions made to simulate the struggles of a 

 live insect, and then allowed to sink a few 

 inches or a foot. From five o'clock in the 

 afternoon until dusk is usually the best time 

 for fly-fishing. 



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