Ways of the Dry-Fly Purist 



to cause disagreements among the 

 users of the sunken fly are reduced to 

 a minimum. 



And still harmony does not always 

 reign supreme among members of the 

 English floating fly fraternity. The 

 dry-fly " purist," as he is known, casts 

 his fly usually only when he sees a trout 

 rising; he "stalks" the fish; if he sees 

 a rise, he goes within casting distance 

 of the spot, carefully places his fly so 

 that it falls exactly where the trout 

 had risen, or just above it, that the 

 fly may float down over the fish. If 

 he does not get a rise, it is not unusual 

 for him to try a fly of a different pat- 

 tern; if he finally gives up in his at- 

 tempt to catch this particular trout, 

 he looks for another rising fish, but 

 does not make another cast until he 

 again sees a rise. If no rises occur 

 within his vision during the day, he 

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