HOW TO FISH POOLS, STREAMS, ETC. 107 



in the still water at the foot of the pools, but if 

 there is no wind, it is useless commencing till you 

 come to where the water is agitated. If you do 

 not intend fishing the lower part, do not walk up 

 the side of it, as by so doing you will alarm the 

 trout in that portion, and they may run up to the 

 head of the pool for shelter, and frighten the others ; 

 but always come to the edge of the pool at the 

 place where you intend to begin fishing. If the 

 water is very low and the sun bright, it may be 

 advisable to kneel in fishing a pool, in order to 

 keep out of sight, and you must avoid allowing your 

 shadow to fall upon the water above where you are 

 standing. 



First, as you approach, fish the side on which 

 you are standing with a cast or two, and then com- 

 mence to fish the opposite side, where you are to 

 expect the most sport. For this reason you should 

 always keep on the shallow side of the water, as 

 the best trout generally lie under the bank at the 

 deep side. After having taken a cast or two on the 

 near side, throw your flies partly up stream and 

 partly across, but more across than up, from where 

 you are standing. You should throw them to 

 within an inch of the opposite bank ; if they alight 

 on it so much the better ; draw them gently off, 

 and they will fall like a snow-flake, and if there is 

 a trout within sight they are almost sure to captivate 

 it. In this way your flies will fall more like a 

 natural insect than by any other method. 



