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come in contact with a stone or boulder of some sort 

 and be broken. To avoid this mishap requires great 

 care. You must keep the point of your rod well up 

 always — several degrees higher than when casting on 

 the water. My first experience in shore-casting where 

 the banks had a precipitous slope cost me a great many 

 pet flies ; and I never got to feel really " at home " in 

 casting under such circumstances. It detracts from the 

 sport when your mind is occupied with the proper swing 

 of the line. But enough of ecstacy remains to enable 

 one to overlook this inconsiderable drawback. Only 

 give the angler an opportunity to cast from any sort 

 of standpoint and he will speedily discover the proper 

 lift and swing to overcome any obstacle, and be happy. 

 Salmon casting — especially the frequency of the cast 

 — depends largely upon the character of the water you 

 are fishing. If the pool is straight and narrow and the 

 current strong, and you are casting from a canoe, you 

 can so manipulate your fly as to render frequent casts 

 unnecessary — the important thing being not to let 

 your fly sink, as it is not likely to do in such a current. 

 In large pools where the current is sluggish, as is some- 

 times the case, frequent casts are necessary in order to 

 touch it at every point with your fly on the surface. 

 Where you are able to cast across a pool, if the current 

 moves with a moderate force, you can sweep it at each 

 cast by giving your rod the proper motion. This latter 

 class of pools are those most coveted, because you can 

 cover a great deal of ground with very little effort. If 



