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be requisite, and you must either take the advantage of 

 a strong wind in your back, to get your line out to its 

 proper length, or you must content yourself with such a 

 short range as you may be able to command, without 

 causing the fly to be jerked off from the hook. 



Nothing can be more killing than die natural fly ; but 

 it must be managed with the same skill as if it were arti- 

 ficial. Supposing the wind to be strongbehind you, oralittle 

 slanting, you cannot do better than keep your, rod nearly 

 steady in one position, such as will allow the fly, when- 

 ever tlie wind slacks a little, to drop gently upon the sur- 

 face, which in such case, will assuredly be more or less 

 rippled. 



I have often done this, and have seen various large 

 fishes watching for the fall of my hook among them ; 

 indeed, sometimes they grow impatient when die wind 

 keeps the fly for any while hovering over them ; they 

 will then make leaps at it. A very litde practice will 

 give the learner a full confidence in this admirable device., 

 and teach him how to manage his rod to advantage. 



Of Natural Flies. 



The best are not very glaring in dieir colours, yet are 

 sufficiently conspicuous, and of a size to cover the whole 

 of the hook ; which, for such purposes, ought rarely ta 

 exceed No. 7 : I should prefer No. 8, or Q, on the long 

 run 5 knowing diem to be far more easily concealed, and 

 fully equal to catch very large fishes, under good manage- 

 ment of good tackle. 



Observe, however, that with the natural fly, you 

 should not be so quick in striking ; because the fishes are 

 not so apt to spit them out. 



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