26 Dry -Fly Fishing. 



with that which one chooses the next. I invariably 

 do so. The loop at the top end of the cast should 

 he small, and passed over and into a similar loop 

 on the running line. Most anglers, however, prefer 

 to fasten the running line to the gut loop by the 

 jam knot, but the objection to that is, that the end 

 of the knot is necessarily left at least a quarter of 

 an inch long, and as it stands out nearly at right 

 angles it frequently catches and hangs up the casting 

 line ; the two loops obviate that. No attempt 

 should be made to tie gut knots without first 

 thoroughly soaking the ends to be operated upon in 

 water, until they are sufficiently soft and pliable. 



