have the fly and leader fall upon the water in a 

 straight line. Keeping the tip two or three feet 

 above the surface, move the rod slowly to the left 

 with liul. short, quick jerks until the fly is below 

 the stern of the canoe, not forgetting to hold the line 

 with the first finger of the right hand. Make the 

 next cast to the left ; bring the fly across the current 

 in the same manner to the right. It' this method 

 will not induce a rise, instead of allowing the fly to 

 move across the current, draw it up the stream to 

 the right as soon as it alights, keeping it on the 

 surface. Draw to the left, and back again to 

 the right. Try this a few times before increasing 

 the length of the line, for salmon will often take the 

 fly drawn in this manner, when all other attempts 

 have failed. You can draw the fly with any length 

 of line you are able to cast, but unless you are pro- 

 ficient in this way of fishing, the leader and a good 

 part of the line will remain in the water. 



I was once whipping a very swift piece of water 

 where salmon usually rise well. This time not a 

 fish would come to the fly, although we knew there 

 were many of them about. After throwing as long 

 a line as I could, I reeled in all but about twenty 

 feet and commenced casting to the left, drawing 

 the fly on the surface up-stream. A few casts had 

 been made without increasing the length, when a 

 very large fish rose, and seizing the fly, ran down 

 the river. We landed him, returned to the same 



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