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of deep water under the wall, and shallower than 

 below. On the other side, which only affords 

 chance for salmon when the river is full, and is 

 generally best for morts, unless a very long line 

 can be thrown, the first thing is to look well 

 about you for the trees behind ! ! You may, in 

 full season, that is, during a fresh, fish it from as 

 high up as the trees will allow you c, where the 

 water is of a tolerable depth, down to opposite 

 the extremity of the garden e, and you must 

 throw all the time as long a line as you can com- 

 mand, or wade so as to reach near this, the then 

 opposite, bank. The line must slope also, the 

 more the better, in proportion to your skill in 

 throwing a long one, so as to near the bank. 

 But, except in the eddy d, and close up at the 

 top c, it were useless to bring the fly near to 

 your own side, as the water must always be 

 too shallow ; if it approaches at any time 

 (except as I have mentioned) to within fifteen 

 yards, that is quite near enough. Opposite the 

 Rector's garden wall is a most excellent part of 

 the pool ; but it is by far best fished from off the 

 wall itself — for it is requisite from the opposite 

 side F, to throw a line so long, that the trees 

 which hang close to the water, are sure to trouble 

 you, unless you can wade; as to the safety of 

 which I am not quite certain, as I have never yet 

 awhile '' charted" the depths and holes. I may 



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