FLY-FISHING. 



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Trolling, then, is of two kinds: one consists in letting a long line 

 drag after a boat progressing at a slow yet steady rate, either by oar, 

 sail or paddle. About three miles an hour is most proper. An- 

 other kind of trolling is practised, either from, a boat at anchor or. 

 from the shore. The rod used is one about eight or ten feet long, 

 very stiff, with very large rings so as to check the line as little as pos« 

 sible. To make a cast, the line is coiled down by your feet, say fif- 

 teen yards or more, while only about four feet is left outside the 

 rings. The rod is. moved evenly, two or three times backward and 

 forward, with one hand either across the body if you want to make a 

 cast to your right, or to the right of your body if to cast to your left, 

 keeping your forefinger pressing your liue to the rod. The motion 

 must be even, equable, no jerking, else the cast will be a mull. When 

 you get sufficient impetus, withdraw your finger, as the rod top points 

 in the direction you wish your line to go. Very little force is requi- 

 site, more depending on knack than any thing else ; now, allow the 

 bait to settle down in the water a little, and commence slowly drawing 

 in the fine with your hand below the bottom ring, letting it fall in 

 largish coils at your feet, and moving the point of the rod either up or 

 down, according as you wish to direct your bait here or there. 



We shall now mention the various implements in use for trolling, 

 either with a line or dead bait, the natural or the artificial : 



IMPLEMENTS FOR TROLLING WITH EITHER LIVE OR DEAD BAIT. 



No. 1.— The Kill-Distil. 



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