28 FISHING GOSSIP. 
shore-fishing there was none in this case. A boat 
alone could adequately command and reach the 
favourite haunts of the fish sought for. Two rods 
may be conveniently worked from the same craft: 
but I will take it for granted that there is but one 
to be used; and that the angler, single-handed, is 
launched into deep water, with the tackle described, to 
row, fish, and land his trout. Giving a fewsmart strokes 
with the oars in the direction to be taken, the boat 
_ receives sufficient momentum to give time for letting 
out the bait and a portion of the line. This operation is 
repeated till about forty yards of line are drawn off 
the reel. This length of line will be generally found 
sufficient ; but is of course subject to variations 
according to the depth of the water and other cir-, 
cumstances. The rod is next carefully stretched in 
the boat on the right-hand side of the angler, with 
the point projecting some five or six feet, as the case 
may be, beyond the stern of the boat. Care should 
also be taken that nothing impedes the free revolu= 
tion of the handle of the reel when called into action. 
The loss of bait, hook, and a large fish, may be con- 
sequences of the neglect of the precaution. Nay, 
the rod itself, if carelessly placed, may in such case 
be jeopardised. The strength of the tackle, it should 
be recollected, is not greater than its weakest part, 
which in this instance is a single strand of gut ; and 
the shock of the first charge of a hooked ferox or 
