BROOK TROUT 



14 or 12 fly as a stretcher. I tried it the following 

 day and have done so very often since and with excel- 

 lent result. The sunken fly is much smaller than the 

 fly on the surface of the water. 



Casting a Fly. 



In casting, I believe in using all the line the width 

 of the stream will permit ; the point is to keep as far 

 out of sight as possible. Never cast directly across 

 from you, as the fly will float back toward you and 

 leave a slack line, but by casting a trifle below, the fly 

 floats away from you. Don't neglect the side of the 

 stream you are on, nor the middle of the stream ; cast 

 out your flies light and easy, being careful to cover the 

 entire pool, even the very shallow places, for trout, es- 

 pecially in early spring, will run into shallow water to 

 sun themselves. If you have a rise and miss the trout, 

 don't cast back immediately, but wait a minute and 

 then cast with the utmost care over the spot where the 

 trout arose. Don't put your flies too near each other, 

 they should be from two and one-half to three feet 

 apart. Always try to keep the second dropper on the 

 top of the water, there is more sport in hooking one 

 trout on the rise than a dozen under water; in the 

 former you feel that you have fairly earned your fish. 

 If you are a novice in the gentle art, try counting 

 three. One, you pick the flies quickly from the water. 

 Two, you allow the line to lengthen out behind. 

 Three, you make the cast ; if the cast is a long one 



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