48 TREATISE ON FLY-FISHING, 



to allow of the exact point being reached, the 

 bob fly will rest on the surface of the water, and 

 by imparting to the rod a slight tremulous motion, 

 from right to left, the stream fly will appear to 

 be struggling in the stream, whilst the bob will 

 occasionally bob up and down, (from which 

 circumstance its name is derived) exhibiting the 

 movement of the natural fly, when it alights, 

 rises, and again alights. 



After some experience, the eye will apprize 

 you when the fish rises to seize the hook; you 

 are doubly prepared to strike, if your line is on the 

 stretch, in which case, you feel, as well as see 

 your prey. 



Striking, signifies a sudden jerk of the rod, at 

 the instant the fish has taken the hook, and forms 

 a very important feature in the art of fishing. 

 If the jerk is too violent, the hook will probably 

 be torn from its hold, or if it be too slight, 

 the hook will not enter the jaw, and the fish 

 escapes. The happy medium must be aimed at, 



