72 AN ANGLER'S SEASON 



hardly even the flutter of a wing, have all 

 come from some place up the water ; but 

 that would be a mistake. March Browns 

 are rising to the surface, simultaneously, 

 at all parts of the stream. On close in- 

 spection it is rather an eerie spectacle. 

 Looking at a space of water, you see the 

 surface one moment vacant, and then, in 

 an instant, there are on it three or four 

 March Browns ! Their immobility adds 

 to the wonder of the apparition. If they 

 came up with a splutter or otherwise 

 dashingly, you could understand things 

 at a glance ; but you see no evidence of 

 their having come up at all. All you can 

 see is that at this moment there are 

 March Browns where the moment before 

 there was nothing. 



They are well liked by the fish. Within 

 ten minutes after they are in full force on 

 the surface, there also, or within a few 

 inches thereof, seem to be all the trout 

 in the river, devouring the clumsy insects. 

 Often one hears of great sport by means 

 of a fly in exact imitation of the March 



