22 TROUT FISHING 



water escaped the side of some prominent rock, 

 stone, or sandbank, rather than in the current 

 itself. 



When the breadth of stream is much broken up 

 into minor eddies, we do not throw our fly at once 

 into the midst of the rapid, for should the fish see 

 the fly from his lurking place by the side, he will 

 most probably be unable to take it, or having taken 

 the fly, we should be unable to capture him ; should 

 the stream in its whole breadth form one gently 

 undulating pool, it is reasonable to suppose that 

 the trout would be able to seize his fly in any part ; 

 yet even here, the sides beneath the banks if deep, 

 or the shelving shallow edges if sandy, will be 

 better suited to his feeding than the more central 

 portions of the water, and often in very shallow 

 water a good fish may be found, and with proper 

 care caught ; indeed, in little shallow sandy places 

 the trout are fond of lying, they there rub them- 

 selves and procure grubs as well as flies ; hence 

 these peculiar little sloping edges of sand are good 

 sporting places for any bait. On this head it will 

 be only necessary further to mention that we have 

 but to remember that the trout, when feeding on 

 the fly, will be sure to be found where they can catch 

 the greatest numbers it requires no special know- 

 ledge, no peculiar judgment to discover these spots, 

 a little reflection will bring any one to a correct 

 conclusion as regards the most of them at any rate. 



Having then, after a proper survey of a spot, 

 determined where the different trout are lying, the 

 next point for consideration is how we are to cap- 



