METHODS OF CASTING A SALMON FLY 337 



The axiom that " the line must follow every motion of the 

 point of the rod," suggests a way out of the difficulty. 

 We must make a curved cast which is a variation of a Wye 

 cast (see Plate XXXII. ), and one which is most useful when 

 fishing from a coracle. 



The line, at the moment in which you make the forward 

 cast, must not be extended backward, or the fly would hit 

 the rocks behind, and therefore it must be curved at the 

 moment of the forward cast and every portion of the line 

 must be under the influence of a circular sweep. 



DIAGRAM 22. 



H. The Pivot of the Rod Motion. 



B. The Direction of the Rock. 



C A. Shows the line as the rod is brought round in the upstream 



and backward curve. 



C D. The upstream and backward curve of the rod tip. 

 E B. The line as it is extended forward. 

 H C, H D, and H E. The position of the rod as the cast is being made. 



The wind is up-stream from the left side, and this will help 

 you in making the curl to the right. You have almost 

 thirty-six yards of line extended down-stream and first 

 lowering the rod point, you take in about four yards 

 of line, and then proceed as in the Wye cast (see Chap. XV.) 

 to lift your rod vertically, and then to bring it round in 

 front of you to the right up-stream. You then curve it 

 backward in a continuous sweep, and as the rod point 



