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lake. Many days one fly will kill when another will 

 not. If fish are not rising to one fly, too much time 

 should not be lost in persevering with it, but another 

 should be tried. If another angler on the same 

 ivater is getting good sport and you are not, it is 

 better to find out what fly he is killing with. "Where 

 the water runs heavy and deep, and where it is 

 Tough and rapid, a larger fly should be used than 

 where it runs shallow and quiet. In the evening, 

 ^hen the light goes off the water, a fly a size or two 

 larger and of brighter colors can be used with effect. 

 A silver body does well. A "Williamson with long 

 jungle-cock in the wing shows up wonderfully well. 

 In a rising water it is always advisable to use a 

 larger fly." 



Large flies are also required in early spring fish- 

 ing. The most killing for mid-season are Turkey- 

 Tving, Jock Scott, the Silver Doctor, dun wing, and 

 the black doe. Yellow mohair and golden pheasant 

 are the best for early rivers, notably those of Nova 

 Scotia. In latter years I have learned to use double 

 hooks. They swim the water better, and are more 

 likely to fasten to a fish. On the whole, I do not 



