How to use the Landing-net. 81 



between your finger and thumb nail, getting the nail into 

 the bend, which will save your fly from injury, and so pull 

 it out ; hold your net in your right hand while you basket 

 your fish ; resume the net with your left hand and your 

 rod with the right ; let go the fly ; round with your rod, 

 making a full sweep or two, and so to work again. 

 Always contrive to pull your fish down or across the 

 water to land him, either by your net or otherwise. 

 When a good fish can be landed in this style it is one of 

 the neatest feats of the craft, and at once stamps the 

 practitioner as an accomplished artist. 



