CHAPTER XVII 

 METHODS OF CASTING A SALMON FLY 



The action of the salmon rod. The position of the salmon reel The 

 salmon rod The right-handed overhead cast The forward cast 

 The left-hand overhead cast The Wye cast The side cast 

 The Galway cast Curved casts The loop cast made in one 

 plane The loop cast made from left to right The same cast 

 from right to left The switch cast The Spey throw The Suir 

 river cast A variation of the Wye cast when danger is behind. 



As I have stated already, in each and every cast which can 

 be made, the movements of the double handed rod are 

 exactly similar to those made by the single handed rod, the 

 only difference being the manner in which the rod is held 

 and the method in which the force is applied. 



Bearing this in mind, the reader must not be surprised 

 if I do not deal with the various casts with the two handed 

 rod at such length as I thought necessary when dealing 

 with the single handed rod. Therefore, while saying all that 

 is necessary to aid the beginner in learning how to make 

 each of the various casts with the salmon rod, I am relying 

 on him to have first studied the respective casts with the 

 trout rod. 



I shall, however, accompany my description of these casts 

 with certain plates which I think will assist the student 

 not only with the salmon rod, but with the trout rod. 

 Many of these plates will be from instantaneous photographs 

 taken when actually casting, and the line will be shown 

 exactly as it appeared on the plate, but in some cases, this 

 line has been very carefully strengthened, so that in the 

 half-tone process, its reproduction may be readily discerned. 



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