FISHING AT HOME AND ABROAD 



hand, and letting it shoot through the rings just as the forward cast is 

 made, will soon pick up the Sheffield style of casting this light float tackle. 

 Holding the rod in the right hand, with the float and cast hanging down 

 from the end, you draw line from the reel in a large loop, make the cast 

 and let the loop of line go; this gets the tackle out a short distance, then 

 pull another large loop of line off the reel and repeat the cast, picking 

 the tackle sharply off the water and sending it behind you in the air like 

 a fly, then forward again, shooting the slack, and so gradually getting out 

 to the spot you wish to fish As the reel line is so extremely fine " if the 

 wind is blowing from the right of the angler, the cast should be made 

 over the left shoulder, and if from the left, over the right shoulder "; this 

 is to prevent it being blown against, and catching on, the rod rings. In 

 casting a soft bait like paste I should advise the angler to mix with it a 

 few fluffy hairs of pulled out cotton -wool. 



This is a very artistic and deadly way of getting a bait on very fine 

 tackle out, and it will appeal to fly-fishers, especially those who do not 

 think fly-fishing the only fishing — or want to get chub, dace, roach, and 

 other fish unfairly called "coarse" out of a trout stream. The "Illing- 

 worth " reel, or any reel made to cast a ^-oz. weight, does admirably for 

 casting out this light Sheffield float tackle. For many other excellent hints 

 I must refer the reader to Mr Maltby's article (see note above). 



FLY-FISHING FOR RUDD 



Rudd will take the same baits as roach and often take a fly freely, and 

 80 will roach at times Exactly the same rods, tackle and flies as in fly- 

 fishing for trout can be used, and dry-fiy fishing for rudd where they are 

 plentiful, and run a good size, is very good sport, especially when they 

 are lying in shallow water and you can pick your fish, drop your fly near 

 him, and see him sail up to it and take it — generally in a much more 

 leisurely way than a trout or grayling does; in fact, you must give him 

 time or you will only snatch the fly away. 



SIZE OF ROACH AND RUDD 



Up to about thirty or forty years ago roach over two pounds in weight 

 were rarely heard of, but of late years, since roach angling became more 

 general on our south of England rivers, in Hants, Wilts and Dorset a 

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