MEMORANDA. 



An angler standing without motion is 

 unheeded by the fish. As a general thing 

 he should be concealed. It is well to be 

 attired in plain, dark clothing and wear 

 hob-nailed shoes, to prevent slipping off 

 rocks and stones into the water. 



Before casting, unreel of line three or 

 four times the length of the rod. As soon 

 as the flies have touched the water, the 

 rod should be gradually raised toward the 

 perpendicular. 



The fly, after being thrown, should be 

 kept gently moving, immediately above 

 the surface of the water. Cast quietly and 

 carefully around big stones, at the edge 

 of weed-beds and the like. Always use a 

 landing-net. In a lake to drag a fish out 

 by the line is almost sure to lose it. 



In drawing hold the rod with the left 



