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Coming now to the question of when and 

 where to fish the floating fly on water evidently 

 suitable therefor, in view of the fact that the 

 American dry fly caster of necessity usually 

 fishes the water rather than the rise, it is evi- 

 dent that the fly-fisherman must depend upon 

 his knowledge of trout haunts and habits in the 

 determination of this matter. Given a stream 

 fairly abundantly stocked with trout, either fon- 

 tinalis, the native speckled brook trout, fario, 

 the brown trout, or with rainbows, where the 

 most, the best, or any trout will be found, is to 

 a considerable extent a matter of time and tem- 

 perature notwithstanding which the careful 

 angler, and in particular the dry fly fisherman, 

 will proceed to fish all the water except such as 

 may be known to be barren of trout. 



In general, trout will be found at the head 

 and foot of riffles and rapids; at the head and 

 tail of pools; in the lee of rocks in swift runs; 

 under shady, shelving banks and boulders and 

 similar " hides" ; particularly in warm weather, 

 where small, cold, spring-fed brooks enter the 

 trout stream; and anywhere where the set of 

 the current, as in little bays and on the bends, 

 is such as to collect insect food in quantity. 

 Really the angler need only remember that trout 

 require cold, moving, and aerated water, espe- 



