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going to cast, the rest of the motion being as before. 



Plate XLVIII. shows the alteration of direction in this 

 cast, the photographer having been able to get the line as it 

 circles through the air. 



In Plate XLIX. the photographer has taken the line at 

 the moment after the up-stream switch has been made, and 

 it will be noticed that the line has followed the raising of the 

 rod as well as its up-stream motion, and is just beginning to 

 extend itself behind the fisherman, who is in the act of finish- 

 ing his turn toward the direction in which the fly has to go, 

 the spiral and backward raising motion of the rod being just 

 indicated. By the time he has completed his turn and 

 swung his rod round behind him, a considerable portion of 

 the line will have deposited itself on the water on his right 

 hand side, and the remainder will be circling round and 

 behind him. It will be seen that in this case no possible 

 collision can take place between the line and the rod (see 

 Plate XLVIII.). 



THE " SUIR " CAST 



With regard to the first variation of the Spey cast, it is 

 difficult when fishing with a long line to make the 

 downward switch across stream without fouling the line, 

 and this has led to another very interesting variation of 

 this useful cast. 



When fishing the Suir river in the South of Ireland, the 

 water bailiff of my host showed me a cast which effectually 

 overcomes this danger of fouling the line. The fisherman 

 in question could give no name to this cast, and so I have 

 ventured to suggest a name for it myself the " Suir " cast. 



When it is desired to make a fresh cast across the stream, 

 and when the backward switch cannot be made, the rod is 

 lifted and brought up-stream as in the Spey cast. When 

 the rod has reached its up-stream limit, instead of being 



