The illustrated fly-fisher's text book; a complete guide to the science of fly-fishing for salmon, trout, grayling, &c by Chitty Edward 1804-1863

Author:Chitty, Edward, 1804-1863
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Fishing
Publisher: London, Bohn
Published: 1845-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

z, the river, you are to suppose, runs from left

to right. Now, in order that the fly may traverse every inch before the line, remaining stationary at z, you will at first throw a short line to A then to B, and so on through the segment of the first circle, remembering always to work your rod towards your left, or towards your right if the river runs the contrary way, and you are still fishing up stream; as it causes the fly to cross the stream and be more shown. Remaining at z, and lengthening your line, you will throw to E, in the second segment, then to r, and so forth; and, thirdly, you will throw to J, in the third segment, then to K, and finish at o; which I assume as the utmost distance your rod (or your skill) will enable you, or the width of the river require you, to reach. During all these throws you perceive, I have kept you stationary at z, and as you are perchance growing tired of standing still, you may now proceed upwards, a yard nearer to A, throwing the same length of line as in your last cast, and advancing up the river step by step, throwing first to j, then K, and so on to o, in another segment. To fish down-stream, observe

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