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of the rod in a spiral upward movement until it has 

 attained the position H D (see Diagram 20). The line 

 will now be extending itself in a curve behind you, and 

 immediately opposite the rock you wish to cast over, 

 and you therefore turn this upward swing of the rod 

 into a forward overhead cast, shooting as much line 

 as you can. You must repeat this process before or 

 immediately after your fly has touched the water, and 



Stream. 



DIAGRAM 20. 



H C, the rod at the commencement of the final cast. 

 C A, the line before it is brought back in the final cast. 

 H D, the rod at the moment of making the forward cast. 

 C D E shows the path of the top of the rod. 

 B, the place to which the fly has to be thrown. 



in two or three casts you will be able to get your fly 

 to drop on the further side of the rock. The line fol- 

 lowing the path your rod has taken will confine itself 

 to a more or less extended curve, and will, if the stroke 

 is done properly, have never approached the dangerous 

 face of the cliffs behind you. When the cast has been 

 properly made, you will be rewarded by seeing your fly 

 falling lightly on the far side of the rock, and may be, 

 as I have seen, a fish plunging upward, and then down- 



