114 FISHING TACKLE 



Make a cast, and instead of lifting the line, 

 carry the rod up slowly to the vertical, then 

 go forward and downward with speed and 

 force. The line will be pulled toward you on 

 the water until the fly is say fifteen feet distant, 

 then projected forward with a snap that will 

 carry the fly clear of the water, to alight cleanly 

 farther and farther at every cast. The style 

 is just the reverse of ordinary casting. Retrieve 

 slowly, cast quickly, and repeat until the desired 

 distance is attained. At no time need rod, line, 

 or fly pass more than three feet behind you. 



Dry-fly casting is so fascinating and so use- 

 ful that every angler should practice it. It 

 differs in style from wet-fly casting in that the 

 water is not touched by fly or line until sufficient 

 distance has been attained to place the fly at a 

 certain point. Start with a short line and cast 

 up and out, back and forward, letting a little 

 line out with each false cast, until sufficient line 

 is out, then cast lightly on the water and let 

 the fly float. Retrieve very gently, and make 

 several false casts, to dry the fly and extend the 

 line, before making another fishing cast. The 

 back and forward casts are both made in about 

 equal time, and care is taken to prevent the fly 

 from touching the water on the retrieve. It 

 will assist you if you will use your disks as 



