272 FLY-FISHING. 



Each contestant shall be allowed, five minutes for 

 casting, and in case of accident, such as the parting 

 of the fly, or entangling of the line, the referee may 

 once allow additional time, in his discretion. 



"No cast shall be valid unless the line be retrieved. 



The character of the contest, whether as to dis- 

 tance, accuracy, or delicacy, shall be stated at the 

 time of making the terms, and, if not so stated, shall 

 be only as to the distance, which, if practicable, shall 

 be measured along the water. 



In case delicacy and accuracy are to be considered, 

 the casting shall be done with each hand, across, 

 against, and with the wind, in over and under casts, 

 and not less than three flies must be used on a leader 

 of at least eight feet in length. 



Salmon Fly- Casting. The above rules shall gov- 

 ern, unless it shall be distinctly agreed that the con- 

 test is to be with double-handed rods, in which case 

 they shall be modified as follows : 



The rods shall not be over twenty feet, and the 

 casting-line or leader not less than ten feet in length. 



Allowance of distance shall be made for length, 

 but not for weight, and no more than one fly shall 

 be used in any event. 



In addition to the imitations of the natural fly, 

 efforts have been continually made to use artificial 

 representations of the other food and baits for fish ; 

 exact and beautiful copies of grasshoppers and frogs 

 have been constructed, and painted of the proper 



