148 SCIENCE OF FISHING. 



sally practiced, is to use light, bright colored flies on dark 

 days. It is mostly a matter of experiment anyway and if 

 the fish do not rise to one kind of fly, some other kind should 

 be tried. For use in northern waters some one of the follow- 

 ing list will nearly always be found good, in fact the majority 

 of anglers have only a dozen or two patterns to select from, 

 and the most generally used flies will be found in this list: 



Jungle-cock, Montreal, Parmachenee Belle, Silver Doctor, 

 Brown Hackle, Black Hackle, Grizzly King, Coachman, Grey 

 Hackle, March Brown, Professor, Royal Coachman, Jenny 

 Lind, Alder, Red Ibis, Grey Palmer, Brown Palmer, Black 

 Gnat, Red Hackle, Beaverkill, Grey Drake, and a Brown 

 Hackle with red body. 



In the northern lakes the Parmachenee Belle is usually a 

 killer for use in the evening, late, and as the fish are actively 

 engaged in feeding at this time, some of the largest catches 

 are made with it. Early in the spring a common Black 

 Hackle is often very effective for day fishing. 



The smaller flies should be chosen in preference to the 

 large ones. By the size, I mean the size of hook that the 

 fly, is tied on. Number 8 hooks are used more, perhaps, than 

 any other, but the Nos. 10, 12 and 14 are also used by many ; 

 the smaller sizes for clear, quiet water. 



The reel for trout fishing should be of a size that is 

 claimed to hold sixty or eighty yards of line, for such a reel 

 will hold only about half that much size E enameled line. 

 The spool should be kept well filled, as it winds faster and 

 keeps the line in nicer shape for casting. A single action 

 click reel is the kind most often used but an automatic may 

 be chosen, and it will answer admirably. A wading landing 

 net should always be used. 



When fishing, the fly should be kept in motion, always 



dancing lightly on the surface of the water. Watch an expert 



fisherman closely and you will see that his hand is apparently 



rembling all of the time while the fly is on the water, 



