874 THE SALMON FLY. 



general, simple enough in themselves, are often the least capable of 

 definition in terms simple or abstruse. But I am content to leave the 

 student with the few following details. 



When flipping left-handed the rod is to be held in the right hand. 

 The Angler gets into the water with his fly hitched as usual to the bar of 

 the winch. As soon as he has taken up his position he proceeds to draw 

 forth a few yards of line, which he coils and holds between the finger and 

 thumb of the hand working the rod. Pointing the rod a little down- 

 stream and holding the butt firmly against his hip, with the winch facing 

 sometimes one way and sometimes another for the sake of the action of 

 the rod, he unhitches the fly, shortens the line a trffle by pulling it in, 

 makes the rod bend all he can by fully extending the left arm and hand 

 in which the fly is held, and suddenly lets go, allowing the coils to depart 

 in the manoeuvre. 



The instant the fly is freed additional propelling power is given to the 

 line by sharply swinging the rod to the point B and bringing it back into 

 position. This helps the action of the rod considerably. 



As the reader may suppose, the line is previously shotted. About 14 

 or 15 inches from the fly three or four swan shot are fixed to the line, 

 above which, say, about 4 feet, another shot a little smaller in size is 

 attached. 



To renew a cast in close quarters, wind in line, turn the rod up- 

 stream quite behind you, and the line can be easily reached and picked 

 up. 



I have now completed, to the best of my power, these illustrations. 

 To say that I am absolutely satisfied of the exactness of every detail 

 would be to admit what I scarcely feel. The exact picture of the tackle 

 from the beginning to the end of any cast cannot possibly be obtained 

 until Mr. Edison has perfected his Kinetoscope for the continuous 

 photography of objects in motion. Then, and most likely not before, will 

 a series of pictures become in effect but one picture. I would neverthe- 

 less strongly urge the student of these seven different casts to note down 

 with accuracy all the circumstances of each particular case, for just as by 

 far the most valuable of the two educations man has is not that which is 

 given to him, but that which he give's to himself ; so, indeed, must the 



