DRY-FLY FISHING. 
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EXERCISE II. 
HOW TO DRIVE A FLY. 
For the next exercises, let out a length of line a little 
longer than your rod, and gradually double the length 
of it. Try to drive it from you in a straight line , aiming 
at some mark which you have placed that distance 
away from you, say an old hat, and see how near you 
can get to it. 
At first you will most likely find the line drop 
loosely and in curls not far from your feet ; but 
persevere, using gradually increasing force, until you 
drive it right away from you. 
To this end, you must avoid letting the force fall 
on the extreme end of your line as though you were 
trying to fling that away from you. But endeavour 
to let the force of your arm fall fully on that part of 
the line nearest the top of your rod, forgetting the 
end of the line altogether. 
Be very careful to let your line go out behind you 
to its full length, before you use any forward force ; 
and let that forward force be not jerky, but soft and 
gradual. If, on returning your line, you hear a crack 
(as from a coachman’s whip) you may be quite sure 
