9t THE ANGLER'S GUIDE. 



bait to the opposite side, and slowly draw it to 

 the rippling, let it float down some distance, 

 and if the fish like your fly, they will certainly 

 take it ; or if you see a fish rise in any part 

 of the water you are fishing in, immediately 

 throw your bait just beyond it, draw the fly 

 gently over the spot where the fish rose, and. 

 if done quickly and neatly, you will generally 

 secure the fish. 



