HINTS To YUUNCJ ANULKItS. .157 



with liis ui^lit-liiifs ; imd T am sorry to siiy tluit tin- iiortli- 

 country nnj^lcr gives too tuithtiil a ijictun- of thi^ iii^'lit-lisliin^', 

 which hi" himself practised. 



" Aiul now, liaviiig tohl the young angh-r wliere to search for 

 tish, I must strongly impress upon him the necessity of keeping 

 out of sight of the fish, for, if once seen, not any kind oi' l)ait 

 he can otlcr will tein|>t a 'rrt)Ut to take it ; therefore, approach 

 the stream \\ith caution, keeping as far fioni it as possihlc : first, 

 lish the side nearest to \ on, ami then cast your line so as to 

 i!ro[) just undir the hank on t hi- op[)ositt' side of the stream, 

 drawing it, hy gentle smitches, towards you, always continuing 

 careful to show yourself as little as possihlc. 



" Some persons recommend fishing up stream, and throwing 

 tlie lly hcfore them; others walk down the river, anil east the 

 rty before them. For my own part, — after much experience, — 

 wheucver I can do so with couvenience, I cast my lly a little 

 abu\e me, and across the stream, drawing it gently towards me. 

 If the wind should be against you, you will be constrained to 

 stand close to the watei*^s edge, and make your cast close to the 

 bank on which you stand, either up or down the stream, as the 

 wind may serve. A\oid, if possible, fishing with the sun hi-hiiid 

 you, as the moving shadow of yourself and rod will alarm the 

 fisli. The finer the tackle, — particularly the bottom taikle, — 

 and the lighter the fly falls on the water, the greater will be 

 yoiir sport ; indeed, some anglers use only a single hair for their 

 buttuiu tackle ; but when the water you fish is weedy, or much 

 wooded, a single hair is very diflicult to manage ; but in ponds, 

 or streams, free from impcdimentH, it may be used by a skilful 

 hand with great advantage. The winds nn>st favourable to the 



