40 PRACTICAL FLY FISHING 



ounces in the 10. One might say that these lengths 

 and weights are almost standard in regions where fly 

 fishing for bass is commonly practiced. 



For fishing where bass run heavier than ordinarily, 

 such as in the southern states; for weedy rivers and 

 lakes where the fish must be landed quickly or never; 

 for wide, wind-swept bodies of water or for British 

 rods made along British lines a half or three-quarters of 

 an ounce may be added to the 9 and 9% footers and a 

 full ounce or even more to those of 10 feet. 



One may have his rod made especially for bass fishing 

 but rods made for dry fly trout fishing often prove ideal 

 for our purpose and any fairly heavy trout rod may be 

 used in an emergency. 



TROUT RODS 



Of the making of many trout rods there is no end 

 and there is a surprising variation of opinion among 

 experienced trout fishermen as to what a trout rod 

 should be. Perhaps it would avoid confusion if they 

 were put into classes in a general way which I will 

 now proceed to attempt. 



THE " BABY " TROUT RODS 



The so-called " baby " or " fairy " trout rods are 

 dainty little fishing tools seldom over 7% feet in 

 length and weighing from less than an ounce to 2% 

 ounces or so. They are not, as one might imagine, 

 mere toys to hang on the walls of the den nor are they 

 practical for general fishing conditions. Casts of from 



