Practical Dry-Fly Fishing 



to fish every inch of these rapids, letting 

 the fly go where it Hsteth, playing the 

 part of the wet fly or the dry-fly, but 

 always resembling the living insect 

 which it so closely imitates. 



It is somewhat astonishing at times 

 to see over what rough water a dry- 

 fly can float successfully. The inequal- 

 ities of the surface of a stream, of 

 course, depend upon the roughness of 

 the bottom. Sometimes the water 

 rushes down with its surface broken 

 into what appear to be small waves, 

 more or less regular in shape. It is a 

 pretty sight to watch a dry-fly coming 

 down over such water, apparently al- 

 most skipping from wave to wave; and 

 the action of the fly at this time seems 

 to be tremendously enticing to any fish 

 that may see it. 



If the angler uses his powers of ob- 

 servation he will notice that in almost 



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