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book by Dewar, for, while we of America cannot 

 agree with all he says regarding tackle* it is a 

 practical work. Naturally in this country men 

 have been writing upon the topic, and we have 

 "Practical Dry-Fly Fishing," by Emlyn M. 

 Gill, a splendid book and safe guide for the be- 

 ginner as it is written with that particular in- 

 dividual in mind. The thoughtful angler will 

 agree for the most part in what the author says 

 regarding tackle and the use of it. Then there 

 is "Fishing With Floating Flies," by S. G. 

 Camp, a complete manual which the angler can 

 ill afford to be without. I do not know whether 

 Mr. G. M. L. La Branche has put out a work 

 upon the subject, though I understood that he 

 was planning to do so, but his magazine articles 

 are eminently practical and always helpful. 1 



We are often asked to define the difference 

 between the method of the dry-fly fisherman and 

 that of the wet-fly user. Says Mr. Dewar in 

 his work, "The best short description of the dif- 

 ference between wet and dry-fly fishing is that 

 which describes the first as 'fishing the stream' 

 and the second as 'fishing the rise.' ' A state- 

 ment which fairly clears the ground, though as 



i Mr. La Branche's material upon the subject now is to be had 

 in "The Dry Fly and Fast Water." 



