Practical Dry-Fly Fishing 



angler. But supposing this to be other- 

 wise supposing even the angler to be 

 expert, and to have a good imitation 

 of the fly at which the fish are rising 

 well say a fly of the dun tribe, preva- 

 lent on every water. He makes his 

 casts admirably. In the gentle stickle 

 which hugs the opposite bank, a line of 

 trout are rising gloriously, but not one 

 of them is attracted by his well-pre- 

 sented lure. He throws, and throws, 

 and throws again, but still with the 

 same result. He is at a loss to ac- 

 count for the cause, except that it must 

 be evidently something or other wrong 

 in his fly. No such thing. We admit 

 the fly to be a good imitation, to be 

 nicely cast over rising fish repeatedly, 

 time after time, and yet with not a 

 rise is poor Piscator favored. Well, 

 how is this? Piscator does not see- 

 he is so wrapped up in the make of his 



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