May, 1920 
FOREST AND STREAM 
271 
The fact that the flies always travel 
very close to the line enables the fisher- 
man to place them in exceedingly narrow 
places between obstructions, regardless of 
their nature, and as it is made either 
way, across from the body, up or down 
stream, it will be found particularly use- 
ful in fishing through woods where there 
is not sufficient room to elevate the rod. 
It sometimes happens that there is 
scant space in which to retrieve the dine 
in launching this cast on account of con- 
fining natural surroundings. Confronted 
by such a situation the angler holds the 
line where it is secured to the leader in 
his left hand and springs the rod enough 
to give it a start, then makes the cast. 
The number of old roots, over-hanging 
bushes, fences and fallen trees an angler 
encounters on his favorite stream seem 
to be increasing every season. Some fish- 
ermen think that there can not be too 
many of them, for under every one there 
is almost sure to be a hidden recess or 
bit of shadow where trout love to lurk. 
Many are easily fished, but among them 
there is sure to be a goodly number so 
near as to necessitate a very short cast. 
Right here the efficiency of the under- 
hand cast is demonstrated to its fullest 
extent. The rod is held at an angle, the 
tip coming to within a foot or two of the 
water. If necessary the tip is passed 
under the obstruction, and with the el- 
bow held close to the body the cast is 
launched with the same motion that an 
underhanded pitcher employs in deliver- 
ing a ball. Here the question of gravity 
again looms up in the foreground and is 
overcome by the same method as in the 
horizontal cast. Started upon its course 
the line travels in the shape of an oval, 
with its lowest point directly under the 
obstacle, and the flies are forced into the 
water by the usual method of elevating 
the rod tip. 
A GREAT man; American trout 
streams are so primitive that the 
successful angler must occasionally 
lay aside all the recognized rules of fly- 
casting and adopt methods to fit the con- 
ditions confronting him. 
On large streams it is not out of the 
ordinary to suddenly encounter stretches 
of water that can only be reached by 
grabbing hold of the bole of a sapling and 
leaning far out over the pool and making 
the cast with the arm extended nearly 
full length. In fishing small brooks an- 
other extreme method is of frequent oc- 
curence, in which the angler must stretch 
his arm over a low cluster of bushes to 
fish a promising stretch of water. Then 
again he may want to straddle a log and 
cast over a limb with the arm stretched 
heavenward. In making these difficult 
overhead casts a comparatively short line 
is qsed, consequently the necessary mus- 
cular movement must come almost wholly 
from the wrist. 
Great care has to be exercised in mak- 
ing wrist casts not to hold the rod too 
high or the power to strike will be lost 
and the rod itself placed in jeopardy. The 
sudden strike of a heavy trout when the 
rod is held nearly perpendicular throws 
all the strain upon the slender, pliable tip, 
doubling it back upon itself and breaking 
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