X GENERAL REMARKS. 



unfrequently happens that a joint drops out of 

 its socket with line and float attached, which 

 might be avoided if proper care had been taken 

 in the fixing. Take time in plumbing your 

 depth, and do it with the least possible dis- 

 turbance of the water. When you have hooked 

 a fish, and that fish a heavy one, on no account 

 touch the line with your hand or landing net, 

 or you will assuredly lose your fish. Take 

 time in making your ground baits and paste, 

 for if not well made the one is carried away by 

 the stream and the other washes off the hook 

 immediately. In all cases, whether fly or 

 ground fishing, keep as far from the water as 

 you can, and if possible with the sun in your 

 face, which however inconvenient gives you 

 great advantage, as by that means your shadow 

 is not thrown on the water. When fishing for 



