14 TROUT FISHING. 



hair. Do not fisli with your back to the sun. Stand 

 as far from the stream as circumstances will allow. 

 Always throw your line from you never whip it 

 out. Fly fishing is only suitable for pleasant weather. 

 The best time of day is early in the morning or just 

 at sunset. The line should be about half as long- 

 again as the rod. It should be thrown up stream, 

 and let the fly gradually float down, and if possible 

 fall into the eddies where the fish is apt to retreat in 

 case of alarm. Let your line fall into the stream 

 lightly and naturally, and when you raise it, do so 

 gently and by degrees. 



In trout fishing with the fly, only a small part of 

 the line, is allowed to be in the water. The end, or 

 leader, should, as before stated, be a single light hair, 

 if you can get one, as the trout is extremely shy and 

 suspicious. If you stand on the bank of the stream, 

 throw your line as far up as possible, as you cannot 

 expect to catch a trout opposite or below where 

 you are standing. If bushes intervene between 

 you and the stream, (which is all the better,) do not 

 rustle them or make a noise. 



The usual length of a rod for tr outing is fourteen 

 feet, though longer or shorter ones may be used, ac- 

 cording to fancy or convenience. The bottom of 

 the line, unless you have a light hair, should be 

 strong silk-worm gat. The size of the hook will de- 

 pend upon your flies. Nos. 4 and 5 are used for 

 worms and beetles, and 7 to 9 for small flies. If the 

 flies are too small, put two on the hook, as these in- 



