Introduction 



come fascinated by dry-fly angling, 

 and some of them practice it to the 

 exclusion of all other methods. But 

 up to 1911 the dry-fly had aroused 

 little interest in this country, and if 

 one of the very few enthusiasts men- 

 tioned the subject to other anglers, he 

 was very often met with the question, 

 "What is the dry-fly?" 



With the exception of a few magazine 

 articles, there has been practically no 

 American literature upon the subject. 

 And yet, it seems to the author that 

 there is a large field for it. During the 

 past year the floating fly has been dis- 

 cussed more and more by our anglers, 

 and the author predicts that within a 

 few years, in certain parts of our coun- 

 try at least, the dry-fly will become as 

 well known and as popular as the wet 

 fly, or sunken lure, which has been 

 recognized from our earliest angling 

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