ADVICE ABOUT FISHING 



as it is hard to catch fish with this tackle in 

 the centre of the pool or at the tail if the water 

 is smooth and slow. At times they take a salmon 

 fly well but generally it scares them and they 

 run up into deep water. If any fish can be seen 

 try them with a dry fly as explained before. If 

 they show no sign of motion, and you have not 

 scared them by bad casting, try the nymph fly 

 on the six-and-a-quarter rod. You must get above 

 them sixty or seventy feet and cast across the 

 stream, drawing the fly very slowly past them; 

 watch out for them to dart out after it. If nothing 

 happens after several casts, the fly is probably 

 riding too high in the water. Take it off and use 

 one with a lead body and let it sink much closer 

 to the fish. This will nearly always start them. 

 Sometimes they come short several times. In 

 this case use a smaller fly. If they still come short 

 and don't take it you will find the leader is too 

 large and frightens them; it may be necessary to 

 use one as fine as .006-inch diameter in order to 

 hook them in clear bright low water. If you do 

 you will have to be very skilful not to break it in 

 hooking them. It can be done by just raising the 

 tip, particularly on a ten-foot-six-inch rod and not 

 striking at all. Hold the rod vertical so that all 



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