Practical Dry-Fly Fishing 



wet fly angling it is usually proper to 

 remove the fly from the water with a 

 snap; the backward movement of the 

 rod is stopped when slightly beyond 

 a perpendicular position; there is a 

 pause long enough to allow the line 

 to straighten out behind, and then the 

 forward cast is begun; not much 

 strength is used, but the spring of the 

 rod is allowed to do practically all the 

 work. If the man who has not been 

 able to cast well will practice along 

 these lines, he will be astonished to 

 find how far he will soon be able to 

 place his fly, and how easily and ac- 

 curately he can make any length of 

 cast necessary in actual fishing. 



To cast the floating fly, first strip 

 from the reel with the left hand a few 

 feet of line. Work the rod backward 

 and forward, holding the tip well up, 

 and allow the fly to move back and 



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