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as being not only much lighter but more com- 

 fortable. A few holes burned in the cork will 

 serve to keep the glass from becoming dimmed 

 by the warmth of the eye, and so necessitating its 

 being constantly wiped. 



THE USE OF A TROUT-ROD. 



In the foregoing pages I have discussed the 

 following subjects, viz., Trout, their habits, their 

 habitations, and the tackle required to catch them. 

 It now remains for me to instruct the reader, to 

 the best of my ability, how to use the latter to the 

 greatest advantage, and under the various condi- 

 tions which are constantly presenting themselves 

 to the fisherman. 



The fish are in the river, and the angler, rod in 

 hand, is by the river-side, it being his aim and 

 object to transfer these fish, or as many as he 

 can, from the river to the bank by means of the 

 artificial fly at the end of his line. How to do so 

 remains for me to endeavour to explain. The fly 

 has to be presented to the fish in such a manner 

 that the latter may be induced to take, or rather 

 to mistake, it for one of the natural flies which 

 they may be feeding upon, the rod being the 

 means by which this has to be effected. Success 

 or failure of course very much depends as to how 

 it is used. 



I would first of all impress on the reader that, 



