ARTIFICIAL FLY-FISKING. 139 



Let no presuming impious railer tax 

 Creative wisdom, as if aughl was form'd 

 In vain, or not lor admirable ends : 

 Shall little haughtv i2:nurance pronounce 

 His works unwise, of which the smallest part 

 Exceeds the narrow vision of her mind ? 



CHAP. V. 



The best Rules for Aitijicial Fly-Jishing. 



IT is the best fishing in a river somewhat 

 disturbed with rain, or in a cloudy day, when 

 the waters are moved with a gentle breeze : the 

 south and west winds are the best : and if the 

 wind blows high, yet not so but that you may 

 conveniently guide your tackle, the fishes will 

 rise in the still deeps; but if there is little wind 

 stirrng, the best angling is in swift streams. 



In casting your line do it always before you, 

 and in such a manner that the fly may fall first 

 on the water, and as little of vour hne with it 

 as possible, but if the wind is high, you will 

 then be forced to drown a good part of it, that 

 you may keep the fly on the water; and endea- 

 vour, as much as you can, to liave the wind at 

 your back, and the sun in your face; but the 

 winding of the river wdll frequently render that 

 impracticable. 



When you throw your line, wave the rod in a 

 small circumference round your head and never 

 make a return ot it before it has had its full scope, 

 for if you do the fly Wiil snap ofl'. 



Ahliough when you angle the day is cloudy 

 and ^^indy, and the water thick, you must keep 

 the fly in continual motion, otherwise the fishes 

 ■will discern the deceit. 



