224 THE GRAYLING. 



first fortnight of September when trout and 

 grayling are in together. Even on August 

 evenings, when sedge-fly fishing becomes so 

 attractive, it is far better to keep to trout : to 

 make no cast at any rise which you know to 

 be a grayling's. By thus giving her the very 

 fairest play she will give you the very fairest 

 sport. She will jump out of water for you 

 when struck, in a manner utterly beyond her 

 power in April or May, when taken by accident 

 on trout tackle. Grayling fishing par excellence 

 dates from the time when trout is finally 

 barred after 3oth September. 



Anglers who honestly cannot afford, cannot 

 get access to, or cannot get away early enough 

 in the year to take up or keep up trout fishing, 

 may look forward keenly to their opening day 

 in October, when they first visit a river on 

 which they have acquired the right to fish. 

 As schoolmasters know, the weather in October 

 is sometimes perfect; and during every day 

 there is a full hour as a rule during which 

 grayling are taking surface food in a thoroughly 

 meaning manner. Therefore it is necessary to 

 keep on the water from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., 

 if one wants to miss nothing. I have generally 

 had my best baskets after an early tea : that 

 is to say I have found the deadest part of the 

 day to be between half past two and four, so 

 have acted in accordance. 



Excepting with the dry fly, my practical 

 experience is nil. The wet fly lure may be 

 far more successful. 



