FLY FISHING FOR GRAYLING. 235 



let go the loops from your left hand which will 

 slip through the rings with quite a rush and 

 effect exactly what you want, namely a curve 

 with its convex presented to both wind and 

 current. The wind has retarded your fly, which 

 has pitched above the rising fish, while the loop 

 of line has time, first to straighten, and then to 

 curve downstream, before it begins to drag the 

 fly. Draw in the line with your left hand in 

 loops of a few feet while this is taking place. 



During the process the grayling will rise, 

 look at the fly, and take it. 



Day after day in such places they will reward 

 a successful cast when there is a soft down 

 stream wind, and when they have not seen an 

 angler. 



The whole thing is a little trouble of course 

 flies snap off et cet but I don't know anything 

 that is not a trouble that is if you look upon 

 it as a trouble. Regarded as a sport requiring 

 a favourable day, and then good planning and 

 good casting, I have of late never found it to 

 fail altogether, but have on several occasions 

 hooked, lost, or landed two and even three 

 brace within as many hours. 



