Practical Dry-Fly Fishing 



there is a sufficient length of line out 

 lie lets the imitation insect fall gently 

 upon the water. Then he allows the 

 fly to float wherever the current takes 

 it. If the lure has fallen as it should 

 fall, it sits on the water, with its little 

 wings nicely "cocked," or upright in the 

 air, and it looks for all the world Uke a 

 natural member of the Ephemeridse 

 family ofif for a little sight-seeing trip. 

 As the fly is coming down-stream and 

 toward the angler, it is necessary to 

 strip in the slack line, but this should 

 be done carefully, for no unnatural 

 motion must be imparted to the in- 

 sect, or a trout seeing it will look upon 

 it with a mind full of suspicion. 



While the theory of making a fly 

 light gently upon the water has been 

 told many times, yet, as this book may 

 fall into the hands of some beginners 

 who do not know how to do it, it may 



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