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weed. All the fish I have mentioned as having been caught 

 were taken with a %, made of a dark partridge hackle, body- 

 copper coloured, peacock's harl ribbed with gold, on a No. 10 

 hook. I have had some very good sport with this fly, not only 

 in spring but in the latter end of summer. It is a first rate 

 kiUer on the Trent, but it might be a "AaSer" on another 

 river. There can be no harm in giving it a trial, however. 



As soon as Grayling recover from spawning they make their 

 way to the sharpest streams to scour themselves — ^not deep but 

 shallow rapid water — where they remain from the middle of 

 April to the middle of May. But small fish may be caught in 

 this sort of water occasionally all through the summer. The 

 larger fish, however, leave for a quick stream five or sis feet 

 deep, where they remain up to the end of November, when the 

 frosty nights set in. They then retire to a gentle stream with 

 a sandy or gravelly bottom, where they lie until spawning time. 



The best months for Grayling fishing are August, September, 

 and October, but November is also very good if the weather is 

 open and fine. In the latter end of April and the beginning of 

 May some very good fishing may be had with the fly. They 

 will also take the cad-bait at this period pretty freely. This 

 bait is yellow in appearance, and is found under large stones on 

 a gravelly bottom in April, May, and June, and is an excellent 

 bait for almost all fresh water fish. Grayling will not rise at 

 the artificial fly on calm sunny days ; having a good eye he 

 quickly detects the deception. A cloudy day with a gentle 

 breeze of wind from any quarter (barring north or east) is at 

 all times of the year the best. If the day is cloudy, from ten 

 in the morning until two in the afternoon is best for fly-fishing ; 

 but if the day be hot and calm, morning and evening are the best 

 times. In autumn and the winter months, if they rise at all, it 

 will be only in the middle of the day. The water must be very 

 clear for fly-fishing, the clearer the better if the day be cloudy. 

 When the water is coloured there is very little chance of taking 

 Grayling with the fly, and if you want to catch any then, you 

 must bottom fish. When the water is thick you may take 



