ARTIFICIAL FLY-FISHING. 33 



SOME MADE-UP CASTS. 



The following made-up casts are good 

 for the first month's fishing: 



No. i. Winter brown, point fly; water- 

 hen, ist dropper; dark snipe and yellow, 

 2nd dropper. 



No. 2. March brown spider, Green- 

 well's glory, Light Woodcock. 



No. 3. Red palmer or spring black, 

 Blue dun, Dark Snipe and Purple. 



No. 4. Waterhen, Grey Partridge and 

 yellow, Dark Woodcock. 



These casts can always be varied by 

 substituting another of the early flies on 

 the point, which is by far the easiest 

 changed. The dropper flies should be 

 placed about two and a half feet apart, 

 and the length of gut should not exceed 

 two inches from the main cast, otherwise, 

 if longer, the -gut gets twisted round the 

 main cast. The best method to attach 

 the dropper flies is to make a small loop 



