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fly cannot work as it ought to, which will be explained in the dia- 
gram, fig. 2. AB represents the rod, supposed to be in angler’s 
hands standing at a. BC, the line cast, as it should be, down 
and across stream. BD represents the belly made in the line, 
which will increase, DEFGH, until the cast is completed at 
1. the point of the rod meanwhile being shifted from B to L 
The disadvantages of a fly working in the manner I have 
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shown when a fish rises, are, I think, obvious ; and I will 
explain this more fully in describing a straight-across cast. 
There is a way of taking the belly out of a line, which was 
taught me by an old fisherman when fishing the Kirkcudbright- 
shire Dee in my younger days, I dare say many of my readers 
will recollect old Jemmy Gordon, professional salmon fisher- 
man at Kirkcudbright, who was called the ‘ Emperor,’ and right 
well he deserved the title, for he knew more about salmon 
fishing than any professional I have ever met, and I acquired a 
