CHAPTER XI 



Often Dry-Fly Anglers Like Con- 

 ditions that Prove the Waterloo 

 of the Wet Fly Man 



NEARLY all dry-fly literature 

 seems to carry with it a tale 

 of success. Not, however, I 

 think, that the user of the floating fly 

 is an egotist, or is given to boasting; 

 but in writing of angling matters it is 

 natural to forget our days of hard luck 

 and to remember only those particu- 

 larly bright occasions when we have 

 gone home in the evening with a cheer- 

 ful heart. 



There is no question that the wet 

 fly angler can tell his tales of fortunate 

 days on the streams as well as the dry- 

 fly fisherman. If I were to argue the 



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