76 WHITE-TROUT FISHING. 



sacrificed without loss of efficiency ; in colours, 

 on the other hand, for some of the most killing 

 artificial White Trout flies no natural prototype 

 could be found. Under these circumstances, 

 the arguments in the preliminary remarks on fly- 

 fishing apply with full force to White or Sea 

 Trout, and the three typical flies already recom- 

 mended for Brown Trout (including the plain 

 hackle wing) dressed with a very slight variation, 

 will be found at least as killing on lakes and rivers 

 as any of the numerous -local or general flies. 



From what has been said, it would naturally 

 be inferred that colour bears a more important 

 part in White than in Brown Trout fishing. In 

 fact, as " natural imitation" recedes in importance, 

 colour advances, and the " salmon sympathies," 

 if I may so express it, of Sea Trout are principally 

 shown, so far as fly-fishing is concerned, by the 

 fact, everywhere recognised in practice, that they 

 usually prefer in flies a certain amount of actual 

 glitter as well as strength of colour. Therefore, 

 in dressing the three flies for White Trout the 

 addition of a little tinsel is desirable to the 

 Yellow, gold tinsel, and to the Brown and Green, 

 gold or silver according to fancy. The tinsel 

 should be applied sparingly, as its effect is 



