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water it should be about half-way down, and, for 

 both, shotted just sufficiently to " cock " the 

 float. If wading it is desirable to get into the 

 water at the top of the intended flow and fish 

 down, paying the line out off the free drum in 

 such a way that the float will not joggle. If the 

 angler's sight is good he will be, able to let it out 

 below to the extent of twenty or thirty yards. As 

 soon as the cork stops, or bobs, the moment has 

 come to strike, off the reel. 



The soft mouth of a grayling will not generally 

 hold a " finger strike." At this time of the year, 

 too, the grayling is a good fighter, and, when struck, 

 his flashing body can often be seen in the bluish, 

 winter water at the end of your line. 



As opposed to wading, I know of places where 

 fishing from the bank is quite practicable. One of 

 these, for example, is on a gravel bed where two 

 currents join, like the forks of the letter " Y." 

 Standing in the angle, one throws down into the 

 * Y " leg. The float is carried out at first by the 

 strong current, but when it reaches the slowly 

 moving water below the time for striking is at hand. 

 If the fish are shoaled there you may continue to 

 pull them out one after another until the end of the 

 take. 



Stormy weather is not as a rule good for grayling 



