THE WYE CAST 221 



CASTING A SALMON FLY WHEN WADING, OR FROM 

 AN OPEN RIVER BANK 



When picking up the line and fly from the water- 

 to make a fresh cast across and down stream, the rod 

 and body action should be similar to that employed 

 in altering the direction of the cast when using a trout 

 fly rod (see Diagrams 5 and 6). If, for instance, the fresh 

 cast has to be made to the right of the position from 

 which the line has been picked up, a left-hand swing 

 of the rod behind the body should be adopted, and 

 the line returned vertically (see Diagram 5). If, on 

 the other hand, the fly has to be cast to a position to 

 the left of that in which it was picked off the water, a 

 right-hand sweep of the rod behind the body should be 

 made, and the rod and line brought over the head 

 vertically forward to the desired spot (see Diagram 6). 



To MAKE THIS LEFT-HAND CAST TO THE RlGHT, 



the body should be facing down-stream towards 

 the position of the submerged fly, and the rod held 

 at an angle of about 25 degrees above the water, 

 left hand up. The first object is, so long as the banks 

 are open and no dangers about, to get the line more 

 or less extended in a curve to the opposite quarter to 

 which it has to be cast, and the better way to effect 

 this is by a circular backward swing of the rod to the 

 left, the body at the same time turning so as to face the 

 spot at which the fly has to alight. The circular back 



