150 SEVERAL GOOD DIBBING INSECTS. 



fly, they will take eagerly, by way of change, 

 house-flies and moths. 



In dibbing you must keep out of sight of the 

 fish, and cause as little disturbance as possible. 

 You will observe that trout do not jump eagerly 

 at the May-fly, but rise at it noiselessly, and suck 

 it in, and swallow it ; they take that fly gene- 

 rally as it is fluttering on the surface of the 

 water, preparatory to flight. They take it so, but 

 they frequently take other flies just as they drop 

 on the water, and others as they sail along its 

 surface. Large fish seldom jump at an insect 

 which is on the water ; they rise up to it, and 

 inhale it, if I may use the word, through the 

 water. Observe this operation, and just as it is 

 being completed strike at your fish. As your rod 

 and other tackle are strong in dibbing, do not give 

 your fish much play, keep him on the top of the 

 water, his head out of it if you can, and you will 

 soon tire him. 



Several sorts of insects, besides flies, are used 

 for dibbing, such as cockchafers, beetles, bees, 

 ants, moths, grasshoppers, &c. Flies, however, 

 are the best for trout. The May-fly, March- 

 brown, stone-fly, oak-fly, house-flies, and moths 

 towards evening, will be the most eagerly taken 

 by them. The grasshopper is a most deadly 

 bait for grayling and chub. 



There is a little book, called the "North 



