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fish took the fly after it had sunk beneath 

 the surface. It appears to me that there 

 is almost as much art in managing your 

 fly when in the water as in casting it 

 upon the surface. 



S. Assuredly ; I have known some 

 anglers who never made a good cast, yet 

 succeed, because they are careful after the 

 fly has sunk; being mindful not to drag 

 the lure roughly through the water when 

 preparing for a fresh throw. It is well 

 known, too, that a trout in a swift running 

 stream will often follow and seize the fly 

 just as it arrives at the bank, so that unless 

 you can see the fish, you are often in igno- 

 rance whether he is after what you offer 

 him ; but give me a horn of ale, and try 

 a piece of that gammon, which you will 

 find excellent. 



/. Notwithstanding the heat I have the 

 appetite of a ploughman. Oh, ye sons 

 of luxury and dissipation, who are now 



