3O THe Determined Angler 



Brown Hen, Queen of the Water, King of the Water, 

 Squires, Black Gnat, Grizzly King, Quaker. 



I use, as a rule, dark colors in clear water, and on 

 bright days and early in the season; lighter shades in 

 dull water and on dark days, in the evening, and as the 

 season grows warmer; but many Anglers philosophize 

 just the reverse use light colors for early season 

 fishing and somber hues for midsummer play hence 

 the endless arguments and experiments described as 

 one of the charms of the craft. 



I prefer, as I have said, two flies on the leader, and 

 my favorite of favorites for all times and all places is a 

 cast made up of gnat-size pattern of dark-gray wing 

 and pale-blue body, and another of a peculiar drab- 

 cream shade. 



In throwing or casting the fly I never "whip" or 

 "flail" the rod, and I never cast with a long line when 

 a short one will answer the purpose. Distance alone 

 may count in a fly-casting contest, but in the wild 

 stream a careful short cast is more effective than a 

 clumsy long one. 



I angle with my shadow behind me, and in casting 

 the flies endeavor to allow only the flies to touch the 

 water. The line frightens the game, and if a trout 

 should take a fly on a loose, wavy line, he will not hook 

 himself and he will blow the fly from his mouth be- 

 fore the Angler is able to hook him. 



In learning to cast the fly, the young Angler should 

 start with the leader alone, as I believe all fly-fishing 

 is begun by old and young, and as he lifts the flies 

 from the water after the forward cast to make the 

 backward motion he should simultaneously draw 

 from the reel a half- yard of line and allow time for the 

 flies to complete the whole circuit back of him. In 



