FISHING WITH A DRY-FLY 75 



Mr. Hewitt's opinion on this subject is: 

 " My recent experience has confirmed me 

 in the opinion that the regular salmon fish- 

 ing methods in low clear water when it is 

 above 60° is the worst possible way to take 

 salmon. Regular salmon flies under these 

 circumstances are the poorest type that can 

 be used. Any trout dry-fly will do better." 



This seems to mean that whatever it is 

 that a salmon fly represents to the eyes of 

 a salmon, it cannot be made to look natural 

 in clear, low, dead water, and that a dry-fly 

 representing an insect does look natural 

 under those circumstances. 



If salmon rise from playfulness or annoy- 

 ance why should they refuse to look at the 

 one, yet rise and take the other? 



The angler must be prepared to lose 

 many fish, for a small fly to float well must 

 be tied on a small hook which can have but 

 a weak hold unless it fastens in a tough part 

 of the fish's mouth. 



In rapid water it is not necessary to strike 

 a fish if your line is taut, the weight of the 



