114 TEOUT FISHING 



cautious manner, and your reward will encourage 

 you. Note in your mind the exact spot from 

 whence every fish you move proceeds, whether 

 you kill him or not ; observe the manner in which 

 he took, lost, or refused your hook ; and reflect 

 on the way in which you worked for him, and the 

 different circumstances influencing your sport at 

 the time, as wind, weather, colour, and height of 

 water; if successful, think for what rewarded 

 if unsuccessful, cast the blame on yourself man- 

 fully, and reason with yourself in what way you 

 were wrong, and how in future you may be right. 

 Never lose these practical lessons by saying to 

 yourself that the fault was the trout's, but reflect 

 at all times on your proceedings, and your reason- 

 ing will soon conduct you to more successful 

 practice. Eemember that in rapid streams, rapid 

 movements are necessary on the part of the 

 trout ; his action is wonderfully rapid, so be 

 quick in eye and hand ; in the latter, the utmost 

 rapidity with the least possible force is required : 

 the trout has a force which may be either op- 

 posing or concurring with his movements, in the 

 rapid course of the water, and the voluntary 

 force he himself exerts may be towards or away 

 from you in direction ; learn, then, to calculate 

 instantaneously your advantages and his, when 

 you strike him, for your fly must be into him in- 

 stantly nor neglect these forces, if you are 

 obliged to play him out. Remember that a trout 

 sees best upwards, forward, and on one side 

 less easily backwards and upw r ards and but 



