Practical Dry-Fly Fishing 



there can be no doubt. It has been so 

 successful in wilderness fishing that 

 few American anglers have felt the 

 need of any other lure. The user of the 

 sunken fly is in his glory in swift-run- 

 ning streams and in rough water. In 

 the early spring-time, when the streams 

 are high, turbulent, and at times dis- 

 colored, he goes forth with a feeling of 

 the utmost confidence; moreover, he 

 would consider all these conditions in 

 his favor, and, if he were to make 

 comparisons, would think that they 

 were against the success of the dry-fly 

 enthusiast. But later in the spring 

 the streams become low, the water is 

 of crystal clearness, and there are quiet 

 pools and smooth runs where there is 

 hardly a chance of the wet fly angler 

 meeting with success. 



"We have all heard tales," says Mr. 

 Dewar, "of men who can take trout, 



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