A Word About Size of Fly 



English dry-flies, tied to resemble Eng- 

 lish insects, imitate exactly in all points 

 similar insects common to American 

 streams is a mooted question, owing 

 to the fact that we have no American 

 authority; but there is little question 

 that they resemble them closely in im- 

 portant particulars, such as size, shape, 

 and general color. In shape, the duns 

 are precisely similar. One of the most 

 important things is action, by which 

 is meant that a dry-fly shall float down 

 exactly as a living insect would float, 

 and that depends entirely upon the 

 skill of the angler and not upon the 

 make of the fly. 



It is perhaps worthy of mention that 

 the majority of American dry-fly an- 

 glers have a belief that the use of a 

 slightly larger fly than is used in Eng- 

 land, tied on a larger hook, is advisable 

 on our streams. Mr. Dewar, the Eng- 



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