cast, with a fine leader and small flies, is 

 necessary to insure success. It is not 

 uncommon to see anglers come from a 

 day's fishing with no Trout, or only a few 

 fingerlings, when a good fisherman, fishing 

 scientifically, will show a full creel. The 

 reason : one uses coarse tackle, gut lead- 

 ers strong enough for Salmon, and flies big 

 enough for Bass ; while the other uses the 

 finest leaders and flies — so small and deli- 

 cate that the average angler will not be- 

 lieve they will hook a minnow, much less 

 a pound Trout. 



Do not fish with your back to the sun. 

 Stand as far from the stream as circum- 

 stances will allow. Always throw your 

 line from you — never whip it out. 



Let the fly gradually float down, and if 

 possible fall into the eddies where the fish 

 retreat in case of alarm. Let your line 

 fall into the stream lightly and naturally, 

 and when you raise it, do so gently and 

 by degrees. 



In fishing with the fly, only a small part 

 of the line is allowed to be in the water. 



