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In conclusion, just ii few hints upon that most important 

 subject oi cutting your fly under overhanging trees and 

 i-usiies. This is very easy when you know how — like a 

 good many other things — but you must do it underhand. 

 If there is a fish feeding close in to the bank, and he is 

 shaded by a bush or a branch, get out the requisite length 

 of line to cover him, swing it to and fro to get the correct 

 aim, and when you make the forward cast, do so before the 

 line gets fully extended behind you. The effect will be to 

 " belly " the line, from which bow the fly will shoot forward 

 after the " belly " has got beneath the branch. This dodge 

 is of the utmost value to the dry fly-man, and the tyro 

 should practise it without putting a fly on, otherwise the 

 process of learning may prove both costly and discouraging. 



