Fish and Fishing 



the water than they are drawn rapidly away in a 

 most unnatural manner, and without giving the 

 trout time to seize them should they feel inclined. 

 In order to make the flies light first, consider- 

 able force must be employed in casting; the rod 

 must be kept well up. It is upon this point be- 

 ginners fail. Their unavailing efforts to get the 

 line well out are entirely owing to their allowing 

 the point of their rod to go too far 



First FHCS down and to their sto PP in g it to 

 quickly, which makes the point re- 

 coil, and stops the line in its forward motion. 

 When the flies are just about alighting on the 

 water, you should slightly raise the point of the 

 rod; this checks the downward motion, and they 

 fall more softly. 



Throw a long and light line when fishing down 



stream, so that the angler is not seen ; fishing up 



stream a long cast is not so neces- 



Dowifttream sarv because their tails face^you. 



In contradistinction to the maxim 

 of throwing a long line, never use a long line when 

 a short one will answer the purpose. If too much 

 line touches the water it is impossible to make the 

 flies light first. A long line is also very difficult to 

 cast neatly behind stones or under a bank. The 



greatest objection to it, however, 



Easier j s Jt s disadvantages in striking a 



Striking with ,. 



Short Line trout; it lies curved in the water, 



and when the angler- strikes, it is 

 some time before the flies move, and then without 

 much force; with a shorter line, the least motion 

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