The smooth stretches of swift, unbroken water requires careful and quiet fishing. Such places often shelter big fish, especially on bright days. Drop your flies gently close to the bank where there are dark pockets; around fallen trees and other debris for such a place is where lone lunkers love to lie in wait for food to come down to them.
It is good strategy, especially when fishing strange waters, to start out with three flies on the leader, then switch to one when you find a pattern and size they like. Sometimes permitting the fly to sink well pro-
duces; again the trout prefer it on or near the surface. When you come to a pool fish all you can reach of it from below. Then make a detour through the brush and fish the rest from above. Pool fishing requires longer casts and more delicate casting but larger fish are the rule.
