374 THE DRY-FLY MAN'S HANDBOOK 



Fig. 62 



The upper trammel-net AA is then stretched across 



the river at the upper end of 

 Setting the trammel- the first draw, and the hne at 

 nets. the landing- bank attached to 



it is marked a. The lower 

 trammel-net is then stretched across ten yards below 

 the upper one — it is marked BB, and the landing-line 

 from it, b. Care must be taken to set these nets pro- 

 perly and to see that the leads are down, the corks 

 along the surface, and everything in working order 

 before starting. It is a good plan to set the nets with 

 the end on the further side leading, or rather more 

 downstream than on the landing-side. The nets are 

 then in the positions shown in Fig. 60. 



At a signal from the keeper, the men, one each at 



AA and a, and one each at 

 Dragging the nets. BB and b, commence walking 



downstream quite slowly. The 

 man on the further side at B should set the pace, and 

 all the rest should preserve their distances and move 

 at the same pace as he does. Meanwhile the boys 

 just in front of the nets at A A and BB will commence 

 beating the water with boughs or bamboos so as to 



