EXTRACT FROM JOHN BAILEY’S FISHING ENCYCLOPEDIA
Author John Bailey shares some insight on how to approach one of fly-fishing's most pleasurable and visual aspects - Dry Fly Fishing!

"Before you start, obey lesson number one. Stand and watch from where you can see a lot of the river. A bridge is great but so too is a bend. Look for cobwebs on that bridge and see what the spiders have been catching over the last twenty-four hours. You’ll probably find sedges, midges and a host of other flies. Look in your fly box and see what looks similar. Look in the fields around you. If the pasture is dominated by sheep, the dung flies will be black. If cows abound, those same dung flies will be coloured brown. That gives you a clue to the sort of colouring your imitations should follow. "