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be gently but firmly grasped with the other ; as 

 the writer has once proved to his satisfaction. 



If a fish of less than six ounces is hooked 

 fairly, he may be cautiously lifted out by the 

 line ; but should he begin to struggle in the least 

 degree, he must be allowed to drop into the 

 water, where he will be again under the influence 

 of the pliable rod, when he must be towed up 

 again, and another effort made to secure him. 



The principal differences between Trout and 

 Grayling Fishing are, that the latter requires a 

 more delicate hand, a quicker eye, and the use 

 of smaller flies upon the finest gut. The strike 

 must be made on the instant of the rise. The 

 fish may be sometimes seen, if he be of a good size 

 and the water bright, a few inches before he gets 

 up to the fly, and the fisherman must strike im- 

 mediately that he does so, for his motion at the 

 instant of seizure is too rapid to be visible. 



When the fisherman comes upon a favourable 

 place for Grayling, he should recollect that this 

 fish does not follow the fly as the Trout does, 

 and should therefore allow it to float down the 

 stream in a natural way ; for should a Grayling 

 be waiting for it, when it is drawn away, " the 

 fish will be disappointed of that which it was 

 the fisherman's intention to entertain him with." 



It must also be remarked here that the mouth 

 of the Grayling is much more tender than that 





