FOR NEW FLY CASTERS. 



RALPH L. MONTAGUE. 



In a recent issue of Recreation a cor- 

 respondent asks for information about fly 

 casting. 



It is a difficult task to explain, on paper, 

 how to cast a fly. A half hour's practice is 

 worth more than months of theoretical 

 study. However I will try to make F. C. 

 a fly-fisher. 



To become an adept one must have 

 proper tools. I know of no better rod than 

 a first-class split bamboo. Avoid cheap 

 rods. A really good split bamboo costs 

 from $10 up. Then the length is another 

 vital point. For large streams, where you 

 must cast 50 to 60 feet, get a powerful rod, 

 about 11 feet long and weighing possibly 



9 ounces. For smaller streams, where one 

 rarely has to cast more than 10 yards, a 

 shorter and lighter rod. may be used. 



Do not get a heavy line; although a 

 heavy one is much easier to cast than a 

 light one. Above all do not get a line that 

 is too heavy, or too light, for your rod. 

 A light click reel is best. 



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Presuming the tyro is properly equipped, 

 let him go to an open field, or yard, that is 

 level and that has no brush or trees to 

 catch the line. 



Draw off from the reel enough line so 

 that the line that is hanging from the top 

 of the rod is about 1^ times the length of 

 the rod. If possible have a slight wind at 



