THE TKOUT. 145 



I believe that the colour of flies, generally speaking, is 

 of more importance than their form, though I am puzzled 

 somewhat when I reflect that a fish viewing a fly from 

 beneath has a light background, and that consequently 

 (as one might think) the under part of the fly would 

 present but little actual colour to him. 



A gentle or even small strip of white kid glove put on 

 the bend of the fly-hook will induce trout to rise when 

 nothing else will. 



When trout ai*e " glutted" with some natural fly, say 

 the May fly, a purely " fancy" artificial fly will often get 

 a rise out of them, just as something new or fanciful will 

 excite the jaded appetite of an alderman. 



Here are some more miscellaneous memoranda, and I 

 must confess very disjointed. 



Let your habiliments be of sober though rather lightish 

 grey, with cap or flexible wideawake to match, and your 

 waterproof, which you may want occasionally, also grey, 

 and well ventilated. The grey tweed waterproofs, made 

 by George Cording (son of the " Original " Cording), 231, 

 Strand and 125, Eegent Street, are the best I know of. 

 Use wading boots or stockings, otherwise you lay up 

 a stock of rheumatism for future days. The " porpoise- 

 hide " fishing-boots, made by Prank Porter, of 40, Lud- 

 gate Hill, are of admirable material and workmanship, 

 and very moderate in price. Let your shoes, or water- 

 proof boots, be studded with large nails, bub not very close 

 together, for masses of iron, instead of preventing, facilitate 

 slipping. 



Always wade if you can, and when you cannot, crouch, 

 stoop, and crawl as best you may, and hide yourself be- 

 hind bushes, trees, rising ground, &c, whenever possible. 



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