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broken off at the bend, so as not to catch in the her- 

 bage, &c. 



My earnest desire to instruct in the most perfect man- 

 ner, and to render its attainment short and easy, induces 

 me to repeat, that the elbow must be kept down until the 

 line is getting before the rod j that it is then to be 

 raised gradually t s as to throw forward the arm to its 

 full length, the hand coming to a level with the shoul- 

 der j and that this motion must be completely accordant 

 with the fall of the fly, so that it may never be checked t 

 but only guided to its destination : for whenever a check 

 takes place, the fly will descend guddenly, and cause 

 more or less agitation on the surface ! 



When die learner can completely follow the foregoing 

 instructions, he may proceed to such places as are fre- 

 quented by the dace, or by the bleak - y and there, with a 

 very small Hack fly, on a hook No. 9, or 10, tiy his 

 hand \ observing, that when the fly has fairly settled on 

 the water, he should begin to raise the point of his rod ; 

 by gradually sinking and bending the elbow joint ; so that 

 his hand may return to its place, opposite to, and about 

 a foot from, his right shoulder. 



This will raise the point of the rod by degrees, and 

 cause the fly to come along the surface towards him, till 

 at length it will rise out of the water j when the angler 

 should immediately commence a new throw, without 

 suffering the hook to come near him. 



After having practised this, so as to be perfect in the 

 manner and due time of drawing in, the learner ought to 

 improve on the foregoing plain mode, by causing his rod 

 to vibrate a little as it ascends, that the fly may appear 

 to have a spinning motion on the water r this is effected 



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