The Trout 



naturally as possible, over the fish. There 

 being no response after a cast or two, the 

 angler switches the fly in the air to dry it, 

 and awaits the tell-tale evidence of a fish 

 before again offering the buoyant lure. 

 Now, I cannot imagine why this method is 

 claimed to be on a higher plane of angling 

 than the " chuck and chance it " method. 

 Certainly a knowledge of the habits of the 

 trout is not essential, inasmuch as the an- 

 gler makes his cast only on the appearance 

 of the fish. 



On the other hand the wet fly-fisher, wad- The Wet Fly- 



. . , . Fisher 



ing down stream or up stream, brings to his 

 aid his knowledge of the habits and haunts 

 of the trout, and casts his flies over every 

 likely spot where his experience leads him to 

 think a fish may lie. It is this eager ex- 

 pectancy, or fond anticipation, with every 

 cast, that makes up much of the real pleas- 

 ure of angling, and which is utterly lost to 

 the dry fly-fisher, who waits and watches on 

 the bank, like a kingfisher on his perch. 



While there can be no objection to dry 

 fly-fishing, per se, and which, moreover, I 



