king of the river. Suddenly I am awakened from 

 my sweet delirium by feeling a tug at the end of 

 my line somewhere up the river, and hearing the 

 breaking of branches, I quickly turn about, and, to 

 my horror, discover the fly fastened to a limb of an 

 overhanging tree, and the tip of my rod broken 

 and dangling above. My happy vision has passed 

 away, and I awaken to the realization that it is 

 always best to look up-stream before casting. 



Having anchored the canoe a sufficient distance 

 from the shore to avoid all obstructions, let the 

 beginner stand about midships, with feet well 

 apart, and the right foot a little in advance of th< 

 left In this position he can balance himself easily, 

 and prevent the boat from wabbling, which should 

 be avoided when fishing a still pool, for the ripples 

 produced by the motion of the canoe are liable to 

 disturb the fish. Pull the line from the reel until 

 there are about twenty feet from the tip of the rod 

 to the end of the leader; let the current take it out 

 until nearly taut; then, with the right hand grasp- 

 ing the rod above the reel, and the left in an easy 

 position below, raise both until the right hand is 

 almost opposite the middle of the breast Bemlini: 

 the wrists slightly forward will bring the rod to an 

 angle of about forty-five degrees the position in 

 which you begin to make the cast To make the 

 cast, commence drawing the line by raising the rod 

 slowly backward toward the right shoulder, in- 



