5 8 FLY-FISHING. 



which in lakes is apt to lead to awkward results, 

 unless pursued with great care. 



The boat should be allowed to drift before the 

 wind, the flies being cast out in front and at the 

 bow and stern, according to speed. 



A ripple on the water is almost a sine qua non 

 in lake-fishing, and a good curling breeze an ad- 

 vantage. When the water has been quite calm, 

 however, I have sometimes caught fish by throw- 

 ing the flies into the centre of the circle caused by 

 a " rise." 



SELECTION OF FLIES. 

 SIZE. 



The considerations which regulate the size of 

 flies to be used on any given lake are in many re- 

 spects similar to those given under the head of 

 River Fishing ; and on this point the opinion of a 

 local practitioner may usually be taken with ad- 

 vantage. Loch flies, however, as a rule, are con- 

 siderably larger than those applicable to streams ; 

 the sizes most commonly used varying from No. 7 

 to No. 10. 



COLOUR. 



For some reason which I have not succeeded in 

 fathoming, the Yellow fly always seems to kill best 



