"Mark well the various
seasons of the year, How the succeeding insect race appear,
In their revolving moon one color reigns, Which in the next
the fickle trout disdains; Oft have I seen a skilful angler
try The various colors of the treach'rous fly; When he with
fruitless pain hath skimmed the brook, And the coy fish rejects
the skipping hook. He shakes the boughs that on the margin
grow, Which o'er the stream a weaving forest throw; When
if an insect fall (his certain guide) He gently takes him
from the whirling tide; Examines well his form with curious
eyes, His gaudy vest, his wings, his horns, his size. Then
round his hook the chosen fur he winds, And on the back a
speckled feather binds; So just the colors shine through
every part, That nature seems to live again in art."
John Gay,
in Rural Sports 1720
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Jimmy D. Moore - Scout Exec. BSA (Ret.), TOWA, TF&G Contributor, GRTU Past VP. Past Pres. McGregor Rotary. Freelance Outdoor writer, humorist and half-assed Texan.
Author - "MOON HOLLER MISFITS Fishing & Hunting Club", ©
http://home.earthlink.net/~rayado/rayadoflyfishingflypatternstips/index.html
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"Being able to read trout streams is just as valuable to a fly fisherman as the ability to read a defense is to an NFL Quarterback."
Jimmy D. Moore - © [2004]
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