92 WHAT I HAVE SEEN WHILE FISHING 



as to their food at sea. Our immediate concern is 

 as to what they take most readily while in the Glen 

 river. 



The answer to the question can be given without 

 hesitation " Worms and flies," or, more properly, 

 " Flies generally ; worms when the water is much 

 discoloured." 



The best flies are the Claret Jay, Black Jay, 

 Fiery Brown, The Childers, and Durham Ranger. 

 I am a firm believer that the size of my flies has had 

 much more to do with my success than pattern or 

 colour. Of course I have no doubt that there is 

 need for care in selecting the colours that experience 

 teaches us are most likely to be attractive under the 

 peculiar conditions of the moment as to sky and 

 water. I have also good reason for my faith that 

 while two flies may be exactly alike in appearance 

 while in your hand, they are something very different 

 while being worked. Choose the most lively then, 

 and let it be on a No. 8 Limerick for the salmon 

 and a No. 10 for the white trout. 



The majority of my readers need only to be 

 told that the river can, in most places, be covered 

 by a moderate cast, and that the fish seldom exceed 

 iolb., and are most frequently between 6 Ib. and 

 8 Ib., to know what rod to select for use. 



I found my i4-feet whole-cane grilse rod, 20 oz. 

 in weight, by Ogden Smith, with a line just suffi- 

 ciently light not to overweight it, an efficient and 

 enjoyable instrument for the work I had to do. The 



