12 THE FINE ART OF FISHING 



using small, dark colored flies in the rapids it is almost 

 impossible to tell just where the cast is. A good strong 

 fly-book to hold at least four dozen flies is necessary. 



In addition to the flies named above the angler plan- 

 ning a trip to the famous trout waters of Maine and 

 Canada, the Rangeleys, the Nepigon, and other lakes 

 and large streams should add to his collection the 

 Parmachene belle (first tied by Henry P. Wells, the 

 writer of that best of all fly-fishing books, "Fly-rods 

 and Fly- tackle," with a special view to use in Maine 

 waters) and the silver doctor upon hooks of larger 

 sizes than those above suggested; it should be stated, 

 however, that even in wilderness streams flies dressed 

 on small hooks are often the only successful ones. The 

 last named flies are also good for sea trout and ouana- 

 niche. 



Latterly American anglers are taking up to some ex- 

 tent the English method of dry-fly casting, using a float- 

 ing fly which is always cast dry and fished upon the 

 surface of the water a very effective method for fish- 

 ing still-waters and large, quiet pools. It does not seem 

 advisable to discuss dry-fly fishing at this point, since 

 we are now speaking only generally of fly-fishing 

 methods. Dry-fly fishing is an extremely specialized 

 form of the sport and is described in a later chapter on 

 "Fishing the Pools and Still- waters." 



Other fly-fishing requisites are leaders, leader box, 

 creel, landing net, and waders. On the trout fly-rod 

 leaders longer than six feet should not generally be used 

 on account of the danger of reeling the leader knot 

 through the tip-guide and thus locking the line fast. 



