Good Imitations Necessary 



living fly, yet it is undoubtedly possible 

 to make such good imitations of natural 

 flies that they deceive the trout at least 

 momentarily. It seems apparent that 

 if human skill cannot fashion an imi- 

 tation of a living insect so that its com- 

 parative crudity is not apparent, the 

 very best imitations possible should be 

 the aim of the fly-tier and of the an- 

 gler. In the face of the great mass of 

 evidence that exists in the writings of 

 expert anglers, it would seem impos- 

 sible that a man with an imprejudiced 

 mind could fail to believe that trout 

 take many varieties of floating flies 

 thinking them to be the hve insects 

 that they are intended to represent. 

 Further, it is not doubted by many in- 

 telligent and experienced anglers that 

 the trout can distinguish the minute 

 differences between the males and fe- 

 males of these various species. 



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