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both from the water, and also that your fingers 

 be not wet, when you take them out [of the 

 basket] to bait them, for then your bait is* 

 spoiled." A very good plan, when you dib with 

 two flies at a time, is to use a double No. 2 

 Kendal hook, passing one hook through the 

 back between the wings of one fly, and doing 

 the same to the second fly placed in a reversed 

 position. 



You must keep yourself as much out of 

 sight of the fish as possible, and always begin 

 dibbing near the bank on which you stand. 

 Fish the river then across, allowing the wind 

 to guide your line, and never allow an inch of 

 it to touch the water. Whenever you see a 

 fish rise, tempt him again by directing your 

 fly so as to make it float over him. As soon 

 as you feel or see a fish rise at you, strike 

 as you do in artificial-fly fishing, and play him 

 after the method directed for that sort of 

 angling. Dibbing is best practised on pools, 

 particularly when there is a light breeze. 



When you fish in wide pools in rather 

 windy weather, your reel-line should consist of 

 a water-colour floss silk line. This, generally 

 speaking, is by far the best line for dibbing. 

 You must use a very long rod one of twenty 

 feet and the rings on it must be large, and 

 stand stifly upright, in order that the floss- 



