Practical Dry-Fly Fishing 



and streams cannot be overestimated. 

 The author fished the wilderness waters 

 of northern Maine for several years be- 

 fore the Parmacheene belle had come 

 into existence, and in those days the 

 grizzly king proved an irresistible lure, 

 day in and day out; while at certain 

 times the red ibis, or any other fly 

 made of bright red feathers, seemed 

 to be a piece de resistance that no 

 trout could forego the temptation of 

 seizing. I trust that wet fly fisher- 

 men whose faith in the Parmacheene 

 belle is deep-seated, will not think that 

 I am speaking disparagingly of their 

 favorite lure. Many times in recent 

 years I have fished streams not so far 

 north as Maine, where an angler would 

 be practically sure of success if he had 

 in his fly-book no other fly than this 

 imitation of the trout's fin. But it 

 has always been a question in my 



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