112 ON TROUTING WITH THE FLY. 



the angler should limit his operations to the pools, 

 and should use thicker gut and a heavier casting- 

 line, which will be found a great assistance to casting. 

 It is in such a case that the thorough worthlessness 

 of a supple rod becomes apparent. 



As the trout seldom take fly readily for more 

 than four or five hours in the forenoon, you must 

 make the most of the time, fish quickly, walk over 

 the intervening ground smartly, take the trout off 

 the hook, and basket them as speedily as possible, 

 and in every way economise time. If you ever see 

 a professional angler at work when the trout are 

 taking, watch him, and you will be able to form 

 some idea of how expeditiously fishing may be done. 

 As long as you are fishing, do it as if you expected 

 a rise every cast ; we have lost many a good trout 

 in an inadvertent moment. If you are tired, or the 

 trout are not taking, sit down and console yourself 

 in some way or other. A late writer upon the subject 

 suggests, that for this purpose the angler should 

 carry a Kew Testament in his pocket, to which there 

 can be no possible objection, but we rather think 

 most anglers prefer spiritual consolation of a very 

 different sort, coupled with sandwiches ; there is a 

 time for all things, and at noon we must admit 

 having a preference for the latter method. It has 

 moreover this advantage, that you will be the more 

 able to fish properly when the trout begin to take 



again. 



We have as yet said nothing about the adapta- 



