Practical Dry-Fly Fishing 



who returns carefully to the water all 

 trout that he does not n^ed for food; 

 as soon as the fish is taken into the 

 net, all the sport to be had with that 

 particular fish is over, and when killed 

 and put into the creel it has become 

 simply meat. 



I apprehend that one of the dis- 

 couragements with which the dry-fly 

 beginner is hable to meet for some 

 time to come will be improper tackle, 

 foisted upon him, unintentionally, per- 

 haps, by dealers who themselves are 

 not famiUar with the flies and lead- 

 ers used by dry-fly experts, and who 

 think that they have made their best 

 efforts to secure a supply of proper 

 tackle. Some friends have complained 

 that dry-flies used by them last season 

 could not be made to float; while I 

 have heard certain dealers recommend 

 leaders almost strong enough for sal- 



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