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fishing with fly, he should be careful to 

 draw back his line in a circular direction, so 

 as not to snap off his point fly. Thirdly, if 

 he is compelled to pass between trees or 

 bushes with his rod up, he should twist his 

 casting line round his rod, fixing the hook 

 in the reel, and if he has fly on, the other 

 two hooks below the casting line, and take 

 care to keep the point of his rod before him. 

 The difficulties of the art of angling are 

 only to be overcome by patient study and 

 constant practice ; and the young fisher will 

 become expert and acquire experience in his 

 art in proportion to the amount of attention 

 which he gives to it. Each change in the 

 atmosphere affects the taking of fish, and 

 there are peculiar circumstances connected 

 with every locality, which must be closely 

 watched and taken into consideration by all 

 who would be successful. I would advise 

 every tyro to cultivate, if possible, the 

 acquaintance of some open-hearted, expe- 

 rienced angler in his locality, or in any place 

 which he may be visiting, and accompany 

 him in his piscatorial expeditions, observing 

 his baits and the colour and make of his 



