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in Plate X. Immediately above the shallow the 

 river is narrow and very rapid ; it then widens out 

 on both sides, gradually getting shallower until it 

 arrives at the shallowest portion where the ford is 

 situated. From this it becomes contracted in width, 

 and consequently flows at an increased pace under 

 the footbridge and below it, attains almost the pace 

 of a mountain brook or torrent. 



Above the ford a series of posts are driven, and 

 on these are stretched wires, thus making an effectual 

 fence which prevents cattle and horses from trespass- 

 ing on the shallow above. It will be noticed that 

 there are a number of piles driven into the bed of 

 the river at various points above the fence across 

 the river. The policy of driving piles in different 

 places is treated fully in the third part of this book 

 — "Fishery Management." 



Supposing a fish to be rising at the place marked 



a. It is evident that the 



Places where drag can angler on the bank making 



be avoided or retarded, an ordinary straight cast will 



be handicapped by the fast 

 current near his own bank dragging the fly across 

 and at a greater pace than the flow of the stream. 

 Here a curved line with the convex side of the 

 curve upstream will retard the drag. 



A trout is rising at the point b. If the cast is made 

 by the fishermen from the place B, the fast current 

 between him and the fish will make his fly drag, and 

 even with plenty of slack he will find it difficult to 



