WHERE AND WHEN TO FISH 99 



as possible, from entering that arc of a circle 

 which is presumed to limit the range of the 

 trout's vision. Difficulty will also be experi- 

 enced in handling the line, owing to the greater 

 length used and the rapidity with which it will 

 be returned by the current. The danger of 

 scaring the fish is minimised if the fly be de- 

 livered from a point almost directly in line with 

 the current and the horizontal cast used. While 

 not always necessary, the horizontal cast is 

 better at all times, as the fly seems to cock more 

 readily when thrown from this angle. 



As a stretch of this character is usually of uni- 

 form depth along the greater part of its length, 

 the fish may be in any part of it on a "feeding" 

 day a day when those below seemed to have 

 been willing to feed. The fly should be placed at 

 the foot of the stretch and on the side nearest the 

 rod, and gradually worked, in the subsequent 

 casts, toward the centre and head. This must 

 be done slowly, however, and the fly should not 

 be retrieved until it has come down some dis- 

 tance and has passed the spot where the first 

 cast was delivered. The fish, in all probability, 

 will be found near the middle of the stretch 

 and to the side of the centre of the current 

 nearer the bank. No attempt should be made 



