Practical Dry-Fly Fishing 



unobtrusiveness, and also deliberative- 

 ness of movement. A trout is fright- 

 ened by any sudden, quick movements 

 that may attract its eye or by unusual 

 disturbances of the water. Every step 

 up-stream, when in promising water, 

 should be taken carefully and deliber- 

 ately, and all motions made by the 

 angler should be as gentle and incon- 

 spicuous as possible. I recognize the 

 fact that there are many who visit the 

 trout streams who believe that the 

 proper way to fish is to go over as 

 much of the length of the stream as 

 possible in a day, neglecting all except- 

 ing particularly good spots, and mak- 

 ing only a few casts over each of these. 

 Sometimes several miles of stream are 

 covered by them in a few hours. Is it 

 not a better method to take one's time, 

 fish all good spots carefully and thor- 

 oughly, and pay little attention to the 



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