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torily necessary for you to wind up your reel- 

 line with velocity are, when there is danger, if 

 you allow the fish great length of line, of get- 

 ting foul of trees, or other obstructions, or 

 when you see that he darts off to get among 

 weeds or under the roots of bushes. Rapidity 

 in winding up, is particularly to be observed 

 when the fish strikes towards you, to get under 

 the trees or bank on the side from which you 

 are fishing. You must, besides winding up 

 rapidly, hold your rod with the but-end advanc- 

 ed over the river as far as your arm can ex- 

 tend.* Having exhausted your fish, your own 

 good sense will direct you to choose the most 

 convenient place for landing him, namely, 

 where the bank is most level with the water, 

 and where you can draw the fish ashore without 

 lifting him from off the water. 



Landing a Fish : Whenever you fish a 

 stream, in which you are likely to catch fish 

 above a half-pound weight, take with you, 

 without fail, a landing-net. We know that 

 young anglers feel a sort of contempt for this 



* " Let me tell you, my friend, you should never allow 

 a fish to run to the weeds, or to strike across the stream ; 

 you should carry him always down the stream, keeping 

 his head high, and in the current. If in a weedy river, 

 you allow a large fish to run up stream, you are almost 

 sure to lose him." Salmonia, page 28. 



