22 THE SCIENCE OF DRY FLY FISHING. 



dropping of the point of the rod at the end of the switch 

 towards the right hand horizon, the line has followed the 

 point of the rod, curved to the side, and has entered a more 



* Omitted by mistake from text. 



The back stroke should be made by a circular sweep of the point of 

 rod backward to the left ; in order to do this the elbow must be raised, 

 and the position of the rod at the end of this stroke should be as follows : 

 pointing backward to the left over the head, and directly away from 

 D. The body at the finish of the rod movement should swing round 

 so as to face D, without, however, altering the direction in which the 

 rod is pointing and therefore by this movement of the body it will bring 

 the rod directly over the right shoulder. The line having extended 

 itself, the forward cast must be made toward D. It is important to 

 note that the rod does not move in harmony with the body. When, 

 however, this circular movement of the rod and line to the left is 

 impossible, owing to such natural dangers as bushes, trees, etc., a 

 reverse motion of the rod will be necessary, and though not so easy 

 to accomplish yet it is most important to learn, and in order to 

 understand this motion the reader must refer to diagrams 5 and 6. 



