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on small insects, mosquitoes say, then use the 

 small flies and do not run after bright or flamboy- 

 ant patterns. When trout are feeding upon 

 white millars, or insects of that order, not speak- 

 ing as a scientist, use your large light-colored 

 flies ; under such conditions I have found the old 

 reliable silver doctor a winner, a fly-fisher's fly 

 and one hard to beat anywhere or time. I am 

 firmly convinced that the small, inconspicuous 

 fly is the one to use on most streams in the eve- 

 ning; a conclusion I have reached only after 

 years of study, correspondence and observation. 

 I am not going to publish a list here, but simply 

 say cling to the browns and grays as a rule. 



As more and more night fishing is being re- 

 sorted to in over-fished waters, anglers are turn- 

 ing their attention to many artificial lures, a sub- 

 ject which I have not investigated to any great 

 extent though I have experimented with several 

 well-known lures. On dark nights I have found 

 the luminous lures such as Moonlight and Coaxer 

 Fly very good indeed, better the darker the night. 

 Silver, pearl, and luminous spoons are good in 

 broad, deep waters, though spoon-casting is out 

 of place in a small stream. I am of the impres- 

 sion that any lure small enough to be handled 

 successfully by a fly-rod would serve the purpose 



