. Frank Forester's fish and fishing of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform] : illustrated from nature. Fishing; Fishes; Pêche sportive; Poissons. FLY-FISHING. 483 I: li Now, observe, I will allow the line to run down the current till it is fit its full length. Now you will presently see ine raise my anus (keeping the rod point upward) as high as I can, to release as uuich lino as possible from the Avater, and so to enable it to come back with- out exertion. As soon as this is done, the point of the rod is thrown back sideways up stream, at an acute angle to the
. Frank Forester's fish and fishing of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform] : illustrated from nature. Fishing; Fishes; Pêche sportive; Poissons. FLY-FISHING. 483 I: li Now, observe, I will allow the line to run down the current till it is fit its full length. Now you will presently see ine raise my anus (keeping the rod point upward) as high as I can, to release as uuich lino as possible from the Avater, and so to enable it to come back with- out exertion. As soon as this is done, the point of the rod is thrown back sideways up stream, at an acute angle to the body, about the level of the bent left arm, pretty much as you would bring back a scythe, only tluit the elbows are more crooked, and consequently have not the same swing. â *⢠-. When so brought back, the back of the right luuid is down, that of the left up; this motion diops the fly in the water just by your feet. After a second's rest to let your fly come safe to you and touch the water, and commence to float down stream, the wrists are sharply turned, accompanied by a circular motion of the arm, the left hand grasping the butt is brought in under the riglit arm, almost into the pit; so that the right arm lies on the butt of the rod at full stretch, and pointing to the shore opposite you. In this movement the back of the right hand is upward, of the left down. I ought to have mentioned that the body is half-faced toward the river, so as to give as full command of the opposite side as possible;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Herbert, Henry William, 1807-1858. New York : W. A. Townsend
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