136 BEST'S ART OF ANGLING. 



stand as far off the bank as the length of your 

 line will permit, when you cast the fly to the 

 contrary side ; but if the wind blows so that you 

 must throw your line on the same side yon are 

 on, stand on the very brink ! of the river, and cast 

 your fly at the utmost length of the rod and line, 

 up or down the stream as the wind serves. 



You must have a quick sharp eye, and active 

 hand, to strike directly a fish rises ; or else, find- 

 ing the mistake, he will spew out the hook. 



Small light coloured flies are for clear waters 

 and clear atmospheres, large dark coloured flies 

 ^vhen vice versa. 



When alter rain the water becomes brownish, 

 an orange coloured fly is taken greedily. 



When fishes rise at the fly very often, and yet 

 never take it, you ma\ conclude that it is not 

 what they like ; therefore change it for one they 

 do. 



When you see a fish rise, throw your fly be- 

 yond him, and draw it gently over the place 

 where he rose; and if it is a proper fly for the 

 season, and you cast it with a nicety, the fish is 

 your t)wru 



W'-sen you angle in slow running rivers, of 

 still places, with an artificial fly, cast it across the 

 water, and let \l sink a little in the water, and 

 then draw it gently over to you again, letting the 

 current carry i-t slowly down. This is the best 

 wav for slow waters; but for quick ones your 

 fly must always swim on the top, under the con- 

 tinual inspection of your eyes, which ought, for 

 this kind of angling, to be as sharp as the basi- 



lisk'*. 



It is a good plan always to carry seme dub- 

 bing, gut, hooks, and silkj out with you in a 



