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fisherman should try and teach, himself to throw with the 

 left hand occasionally, it will very often be found an 

 advantage. Having arrived at the end of the lake, or as 

 far clown as you intend going, get up your steadying 

 board, and pull up again to the windward end and 

 recommence your descent, covering fresh water, use a 

 single-handed rod rather stiffer than for rivers ; I prefer 

 the single-handed rod for white trout also. When lake 

 fishing, always strike decidedly at allfisli on lakes, whether 

 salmon, white or brown trout. 



CORIIICLE FISHING 



Is very good sport on very large rivers, in the calm evenings, 

 after hot days. The rod for this work ought to be stiff 

 (for a fly rod) and about ten-and-a-half feet long, never use 

 more than two flies, and your cast should be two yards 

 long and rather stouter than you would use from the 

 shore, as you are unable to give the fish much play. 



Guide the corricle so that you can throw comfortably 

 under the banks and bushes with a rather short line, slow 

 gliding rather deep water, much overhung with trees 

 and bushes is the best ; throw your fly into all openings in 

 the bushes, and behind roots of trees, and in all likely 

 deep haunts of trout. You should have a small net with a 



