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same side of the current as the eddy to be fished. 

 An effort should be made to place the line in the 

 water that is turning up-stream where the eddy 

 begins to take form. The fly falling farther 

 up will remain floating for a time quite long 

 enough to be taken by a fish. If this eddy can- 

 not be reached from directly below, because of 

 the depth of water or on account of some ob- 

 stacle to clean casting, the fly may be thrown 

 across the current with the up-stream curve in 

 the leader. Where this is found necessary the 

 leader should be watched carefully and, before 

 it begins to exert a pull on the fly, the latter 

 should be retrieved quickly. The fly may be 

 taken from the water quietly, as it should be, 

 if a forward loop is thrown in the line similar to 

 that used in the switch cast. This action re- 

 moves the leader from the water with but little 

 disturbance, and, as the fly is about to leave the 

 surface, the backward cast will carry it clear, 

 practically without commotion. In the same 

 manner an eddy across stream may be fished 

 with little danger of a fish being put down by 

 the sight of a dragging fly. The method, how- 

 ever, calls for keen alertness, and the angler 

 must have perfect and constant control of rod 

 and line. 



