114 FLY FISHING AND SPINNING 



from the horizontal position and switched outward and 

 upward, and at the same time the left hand should relinquish 

 the lure, which will swing outward, and as it reaches the 

 end of its swing the slack line can be released by relaxing 

 the pressure of the middle finger of the right hand. As 

 the bait shoots forward to its destination the rod should 

 be lowered. 



The motion imparted to the lure by the movement of the 

 rod will give it enough impetus to draw the slack line through 

 the rings ; in other words, the weight of the lure will, by 

 the upward swing of the rod, be great enough to shoot the 

 slack line which has been retained by the right middle 

 finger. 



The lure should be cast up-stream with as light and 

 delicate an action as possible, and directly the bait has 

 entered the water it should be drawn in again by the left 

 hand, and brought across or down stream, every place 

 likely to harbour a trout being carefully searched. The 

 lure should be allowed to sink as deeply as possible without 

 actually touching the bottom. 



Having once become capable of casting delicately with 

 this short length of line which, however, is generally 

 sufficient when wading and fishing up-stream you can, in 

 order to command a larger area of water, gradually learn 

 to draw off more slack line, holding it in three or four coils 

 over the different fingers of the left hand. 



Lead may have to be used for the purpose of sinking the 

 bait, but the smaller the quantity used the better. The 

 tackle should be always of the very finest character. 



CASTING FROM THE REEL 



Casting from the reel necessitates a steady side swing of 

 the rod, but more lead will have to be used with the lure 

 than when casting with the slack line, as inertia and the 



