354 THE DRY-FLY MAN'S HANDBOOK 



When the fisKing season is approaching its end, 



say, the third or last week in 



Autumn cutting. September, the weeds and the 



rushes, etc., on the banl<s 

 should be cut away as closely as possible. This is 

 desirable, not only in preparation for the autumn 

 netting, but also to clean the bed of the river, and 

 thus encourage the fish to work up on to the shallows, 

 there to deposit their eggs and perform the duty of 

 propagating the species. 



