SOME HINTS ON DRY FLY-FISHING 



On Casting 



The fly must not be thrown directly on 

 to the water, but should be allowed to 

 drop there by gravitation. Thus the line 

 should extend itself in a perfectly straight 

 line in the air, at least a foot above the 

 surface of the water, and then the fly will 

 drop naturally upon it. 



On Keeping the Line Floating 



Unless the line be floating it is almost 

 impossible to avoid a "drag," which is, 

 as a rule, absolutely fatal. The best way 

 to make the line float is to rub the last 

 twenty-five yards with vaseline, then go 

 over the line with a lump of beeswax, 

 and finish up by rubbing very gently with 

 a rag with vaseline upon it. A rag should 

 be carried when out fishing, with a small 

 piece of beeswax in it. A small tin of 

 vaseline must also be taken and then, 



