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sufficient for the young angler to practise 

 with. And observe, that in raising your line 

 in order to throw it in again, you should 

 bring your rod round your head, and not di- 

 rectly backwards ; nor must you return the 

 line too soon, nor till it has gone its full 

 length behind you, or you will certainly whip 

 off your end-fly. There is great art in mak- 

 ing your line fall on the water, and showing 

 the fly well to the fish; which must be done 

 without any part of the line falling into the 

 water, except your flies and cast-line : to 

 prevent this great impediment, when you 

 make your throw, or cast, to bring your rod 

 round from right to left, and the line at 

 its full extent, bring the point, or top, of 

 your rod in a direct line with your eye to 

 the place you wish to throw it to, minding 

 when your rod comes between the place and 

 your eye, to stiffen the rest of your hand, 

 which will prevent the top coming too near 

 the water; and the spring of the top back- 

 wards will raise the middle of your long line, 

 and throw your flies ancl cast-line within four 



