The drop flics fhould be tied to fhort 

 links, with a loop at each to fatten it 

 on the line ; the firft drop fhould not 

 be more than two inches long, the fe- 

 cond three and a half, and the third 

 five inches ; if this hint is attended to, 

 it will enable you to fifh much finer 

 than if they are all made the fame 

 length, as from the inclined pofition of 

 the line, not an inch of it need touch 

 the water, and each fly will float alike 

 upon the fuiface. 



Yv 7 hen drop flies are ufcd, loops to 

 them cannot be difpenfcd with, but 

 many anglers ufe a loop at the end of 

 their line, to receive another at the 

 link that the point fly is tied to, which 

 is a method 1 cannot too much con- 

 demn, as an idle and ilovenly one, for 

 be allured, that proper attention in pre- 

 ] cuing your tackle neat, and your knots 

 fmall, will contribute mjch towards pre- 

 venting the numerous fhort rifcs that 

 : j .re frequently experienced by the nicefb 

 jjcra. 



