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ciency in this, the learner may then put on 

 one fly, and fish for a while with that, 

 adopting two or three when he is able to 

 make proper use of them ; fishing in rapids 

 until he has become expert. In order to 

 learn how to drop your fly at any particular 

 spot, it will be well to fix upon some object 

 floating in the water, and take that as a 

 mark to aim at. You must endeavour to 

 throw your line so that the bottom fly shall 

 reach the water first, it must be done as 

 lightly as possible, so that it may resemble 

 a natural fly settling upon the water ; you 

 must suffer the line to float gently down 

 the stream, at the same time dragging it 

 along towards you to your left hand. 



The best times for angling with the fly 

 is when there is a gentle breeze upon the 

 water ; south and west winds are to be 

 preferred, when the water has been dis- 

 turbed by heavy rains and is just resuming 

 its natural colour, or when the day is dull 

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