no Angling Travels in Norway. 



For fishing small rivers and for boat- work, an 18 -ft. 

 rod may answer the purpose, and it may be argued that a 

 certain make of rod of this length can cast as long a 

 line as may be required. Well and good, perhaps it can — 

 but that is only half of the story. In the first place, for 

 continuous long casting, I prefer to cast easily with a 

 20-ft. than cast at the top of my form with an 

 18 -ft. ; and, in the second place, it should be noted 

 that the longer rod enables the angler to hang the fly 

 better over his fish, and this is no mean consideration 

 in fishing rapid rivers, where the bait is swept quickly 

 away ; and, thirdly, a Ijig rod gives more control over 

 fish in heavy water, although the cast terminate with 

 a yarcl of single-gut. 



For harling and casting from the reel, a 15-ft. rod 

 is a good weapon, and handy in the boat. I use a rod 

 for these purposes composed of lower joints of male 

 bamboo cane and the top of greenheart. For casting 

 from the reel a stiff rod is requisite, and this serves 

 well for harling, as the top does not swing about, but 

 keeps the bait steady in the water, which to my mind is 

 advantageous, as the boat gives plenty of motion. 



TJie Reel should be of 5 inches diameter, and contain 

 100 yards of dressed line, and beneath it 50 yards of 

 backing, while for fishing such rivers as the Tana, the 

 line should be 200 yards in all. 



