THE FLY FISHER'S GUIDE. 57 



The best times of the day for fly fishing, as 

 before mentioned, are morning and evening ; but 

 when the rivers and brooks become narrow and 

 low, by long droughts, it is of little use to 

 attempt this method. In such state of the water 

 the most successful way of taking trout is by 

 means of a pair of wings made from the fea- 

 ther of a landrail, or the mottled feather of a 

 teal, with a well cleansed gentle fixed upon the 

 hook ; which bait proves very alluring, if sunk 

 about two inches under the water. 



