148 A TEW HINTS 



9. 



When the weeds are well up, fail not to put 

 on, at the least, three flies ; you may thus have 

 a good opportunity to catch — a Tartar; for, 

 should a fish take your highest drop-fly, — in 

 fact, any of the three, — there is a very pretty 

 chance that one or both the others will become 

 entangled in the weeds, and the fish make his 

 escape; the casting line being very likely to 

 follow the example. This rule equally holds 

 good in night angling. The three flies being 

 more liable than only one to enter into all 

 kinds of perplexing embarrassments, your 

 amusement in the art of re-arrangement will 

 be proportionably prolonged. 



10. 



When not using your rod, by the river-side, 

 never stick it upright, but always lay it down. 

 You can then take your quarter-deck pro- 

 menade, extending it occasionally, cigar in 



