the right arm a few minutes' rest occasionally, a 

 great relief in a long day's fishing. 



My advice is, to commence with a short line, and 

 when you find that you can deliver the line so as to 

 be prepared to hook a fish as soon as the fly touches 

 the water, gradually increase the length, taking care 

 never to attempt to throw more than you can send 

 out clean and straight, without disturbing the water. 

 But more can be learnt in this respect by an hour's 

 practice with an old hand, than by any amount of 

 theory. The great points are to keep well out of 

 sight, and to imitate the descent of the natural fly on 

 the water, which in the case of the smaller flies is as 

 soft and gentle as a piece of thistle-down ; but with 

 the larger ones, such as the drakes and moths, whose 

 bodies are heavy in proportion to the size of their 

 wings, compared with other flies, let them fall with 

 a slight spat on the water, causing a ring to take 

 place on the surface, and letting the fish know it is 

 there. 



