ROD AND FLIES FOR LOCH-FISHING. 193 



The rod for fly-fishing from a boat need not he 

 longer than thirteen or fourteen feet, as that is long 

 enough to keep the angler out of sight, and a very 

 long rod is cumbrous to manage. In angling from 

 the bank, a rod of two feet longer might be advisable, 

 in order to reach the places where the trout lie. The 

 reel should be large enough to contain fifty or sixty 

 yards of line ; for if you get a large fish, you must 

 exhaust it by length of line, since you cannot follow 

 it as on a river. But there is no occasion to have 

 either the line or the triple-gut casting-line thicker 

 than what is used for ordinary trouting purposes. 

 A landing-net is an almost indispensable article when 

 fishing from a boat, and every angler should be pro- 

 vided with one. 



The cast of flies should be made up in the usual 

 manner, but as the flies are larger, the distance 

 between them should be increased to about three 

 feet. As to the number of flies to be used at a 

 time, the angler may with safety use as many as 

 he can manage properly ; but we think that in 

 fishing from a boat four will generally be found 

 sufficient, as if there is a great number it is exceed- 

 ingly difficult to prevent them from hanking below 

 the boat when landing a trout. In fishing from the 

 bank, the angler may use as many flies as he can 

 throw out properly. 



"The great object in loch, as in river fishing, is 

 to get over the ground quickly and thoroughly, if 

 possible bringing your flies within range of every 







