STREAMCRAFT 



too the cocking of the fly, and especially if used 

 in connection with a high forward-cast. 



A friend one day was busily preparing to go 

 on the stream. He had dried out his line after 

 the morning's fishing and now was industriously 

 greasing it. Another angler approached the 

 camp from the bank below; he was camping a 

 couple of miles downstream, and it so happened 

 that he was of the theatrical profession and 

 devoted to the wet fly. As he drew within our 

 circle, his eyes riveted upon the industrious one, 

 this member of our party was seen applying the 

 finishing-touches, which consisted in anointing 

 the fly from a small vial, that he just now was 

 returning to his flannel-shirt breast pocket, and 

 "blowing it up," whilst he meanwhile regarded 

 with intent satisfaction the result of his labors. 

 Then burst forth the wandering minstrel's greet- 

 ing: "For g-a-w-s-h sakes! what do you do for 

 an encore?" 



The accompanying very interesting illustra- 

 tion from Recreation is after a photograph by 

 Mr. George La Branche. It showed an ordinary 

 wet fly and a dry fly on the water, in a white 

 enameled basin. Note the bedraggled appear- 

 ance of the wet fly as compared with the more 

 natural appearance of the other. (See also an- 

 other picture, of floating flies on the water, in 

 the chapter on "The Angler's Flies.") 



The commonest method of casting bait with 

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