or diagonally to the left; but when a cast is made 

 from the left shoulder diagonally to the right, 

 most salmon-anglers reverse the places of their 

 hands. This is not at all necessary. And as it 

 is more artistic to bend the rod toward the left 

 shoulder and to make the cast with one's hands un- 

 changed, why not cultivate the skill that charms 

 and what has more charm than the casting of a fly T 

 Of course, I do not intend that one should continue 

 throughout the day casting with his hands in th<> 

 same position in which he began in the morning; 

 l'iit I do think it better to continue to cast from 

 either shoulder as long as you can without fatigu- 

 ing yourself or reversing the places of the hands. 

 Tou will be surprised to find how interested yon 

 will become in this style of casting, and you will 

 see a wonderful improvement in the alighting of the 

 fly upon the pool. If you have not already accom- 

 plished this little feat, try it and see. 



Do not attempt to learn the art of casting for 

 salmon upon the grass. We are not going bass- 

 fishing to see how far we are able to throw the bait 

 We are going to try to capture one of the most 

 beautiful specimens of Nature's creation, and with 

 such a prize before us let us obtain it in a worthy 

 manner. If you begin with the grass practice, your 

 only thought when arriving at the river will be to 

 see how far you can throw the fly ; so instead of 

 trying, as I have seen many do, to ruin the line or 



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