Fly in the face of convention

From: The Independent - London | Date: February 5, 1996| Author: Keith Elliott | Copyright information

The MOST popular fly for catching trout would never be found in a respectable angler's creel. It is the Blackbird's Fancy, and most people know it by its more common name, the garden worm. Yet even on top trout fisheries, there are people who abuse the no-bait rules in their desperation to catch a fish. It is pretty obvious that if a water only permits anglers to fish with an artificial fly, then hooking on a worm is cheating. It is also against the spirit of angling, just as much as spearin...

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