O* THE JOLLY ANGLER. 



these always obtain easy access into the pocket. book of 

 every experienced angler in the kingdom. 



With regard to salmon-flies, the two most favoured 

 ones are the " Peacock" and " Jay." In short, the salmon 

 will take any large gaudy fly. Your tackle must be strong, 

 and the line from 60 to 80 yards in length ; the gut used 

 for this purpose is generally twisted. (See "the Salmon.") 

 If I was to attempt any thing further, on the subject of 

 salmon-fishing, I should be obliged to have recourse to 

 the unfair means of pilfering from " theDriffield Angler," 

 a north-country work on the subject, to which I have re- 

 ferred those who travel that road. 



In THROWING A FLY, the most common fault of a 

 young beginner is in not waiting while Ihe line takes its 

 sweep round after drawing it off the water ; he mostly 

 returns it too quick, which causes it (if he has much out) 

 either to smack like a whip and lose his fly, or else fall in 

 the water all of a heap. The best thing he can do is to 

 observe one who has had experience in the art (which he 

 may easily do by the river he intends to angle in) ; let 

 him then take a light rod, and let out eight or nine yards 

 of line, and, with a small black or red Palmer, throw 

 across or down the stream, until he can feel some con- 

 fidence in the direction and distance his fly will fall, 

 taking care, at the same time, that as little line as possible 

 falls on the water with it; when he can manage this well, 

 he may let out another yard or two of line, and so on, till 

 he can command sufficient for the stream he frequents. 



When taking your first lessons, always get the wind at 

 your back, as it will much assist you ; though this is a 

 circumstance that you should on all occasions take advan- 

 tage of if possible. If you whip off many flies, try without 

 one, till the line leaves off smacking ; then put on a fly 

 again, and you will in all probability keep it there ; for it 

 is only by perseverance that you can acquire the knack of 

 throwing clean. When you get a bite (which is here called 

 a rise), if a Dace, you will see it by the curls on the water 

 where your fly is ; and strike quick, but not hard, as the 

 least motion of the hand will hook him ; but if a Trout, 

 you may both see and feel him, as they often take it 

 quick enough to hook themselves. The slowest fish is a 



