up and across stream. The majority of anglers are agreed, I believe, that the best system is to fish fast water down and slow water up, making sure to fish the pools first from below.
There are ten good casters to one good wader. " Take your time and make haste slowly " is good advice to trout fishers. Cast in all the likely places, not just the choice spots. Work all the white water you can find. If brown trout are present look for them in the eddies above big boulders but brooks and rainbows will be scattered about in the fast water; the broken water immediately below dams is a good place for the beginner to start his trout fishing career. Move carefully so as not to make noise. Sing or whistle if you feel like it but avoid scraping your hob nails on stones or gravel — such sounds carry a great way under water. Throwing a long line is not necessary when fishing the rapids — thirty feet is ample under ordinary conditions.
