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would be more convenient), a rod containing 

 thirty yards of line, a book of artificial flies, 

 and a landing-net, one is fairly equipped for 

 the ' sport. In the second place, it is the 

 most cleanly and least cruel mode of anglii;ig, 

 as one is not obliged to soil his hands with 

 ground-bait or live-bait, or to torture living 

 fish or insects on his hook. Another charm 

 in fly-fishing is that one is never restricted 

 to one spot, but continues to rove along the 

 banks of the stream, enjoying in his devious 

 paths all the varieties of its scenery. 



In fly-fishing these rules should be ob- 

 served : — 



I. Always fish with the sun before you 

 and the wind behind you ; if it should be 

 blowing in any other direction you will be 

 unable to cast your flies where you want 

 them to go. Cast straight before you, al- 

 lowing your flies to go with the stream as 

 far as possible, so as to imitate the natural 

 fly swimming. 



