METHODS OF CASTING A SALMON FLY 329 



If the cast is properly made, a perfect loop will run 

 along the water, finally extending the fly at the extreme 

 end of the line. It will be seen from Plate XLV. that 

 the line is being sent forward in the vertical plane. 



In this cast it must be remembered that the rod has to 

 be inclined a little to the right of the fisherman, and not 

 brought directly behind him, or otherwise in his forward 

 effort the loop which has been extended slightly behind 

 him will in its forward course foul either his elbow or the 

 rod in its downward action. 



THE LOOP CAST MADE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT 



This variation of the Loop cast bears a similar relationship 

 to the Loop cast, that the Wye cast does to the Overhead 

 cast. 



We will assume that the fisherman is desirous of directing 

 his fly out of one plane into another, and that in the first 

 instance he is standing on a shelving bank, and, having 

 fished out his cast, is desirous of sending his fly (which has 

 drifted down stream to the left) towards the right and across 

 stream. Assuming that his length of line is not greater 

 than he can comfortably use, the rod is first raised vertically 

 and brought backhandedly to the left, and to an angle of 

 twenty-two degrees behind the left shoulder ; while this is 

 being done he should turn to the plane in which his fly has 

 to be projected ; he then makes his forward and downward 

 switch as formerly described. Plate XLVI. will illustrate 

 this variation of the Loop cast, and will show the curve made 

 by the line ; the disturbance on the water indicates the 

 position from which the line has been picked up, and the 

 curved line in the air shows the direction in which it has 

 been projected. The fly will be noticed just leaving the 

 water. 



