With fly-rod and camera (1890) (14782437732)

Identifier: withflyrodcamera00samu (find matches)
Title: With fly-rod and camera
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Samuels, Edward A. (Edward Augustus), 1836-1908
Subjects: Fishing Fishing
Publisher: New York, Forest and Stream Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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and the indications were gfood for a sat-isfactory days sport. Frere began casting about midway from the head ofthe pool, and getting out a long line was soon reachingwell over to the further shore. I took a seat upon an old log on the crest of thebeach and watched my friend at his work; for next tocasting the fly myself, I love to see another engaged inthe fascinating recreation. How gracefully, and with what a true and even sweepthe line rolled along on the surface of the water, uncoilingitself, as it were, with an uniform motion, the casting lineor leader taking up the same sweep, until the fiy droppedupon the water as lightly as would the living insect. It is a great acquirement to cast the fly as Freredid, and I have seen but few who attained to equal pro-ficiency. I have fished with scores of different anglersin my time, and after watching their work, varied as ithas* been, I have come to the conclusion that adepts atfly-casting with the two-handed rod are few and far be-tween.
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94 With Fly-Rod and Camera. There is an indescribable motion of the rod, whichis made in the forward stroke or delivery, that acts uponthe line in such a way that it seems to be but a con-tinuation of the rod itself, and the same bends and curveof the rod are followed by the whole length of the line,which, as it falls upon the water, seems to unroll itselfits whole length, permitting the fly to drop softly andnoiselessly. In a number of casts I can oret this motion a fewtimes, but I am not always certain of it, and my ex-perience extends over thirty years. I can cret out and handle as Qrood a lenoth of lineas the average, and can drop a fairly neat fly, but des-pair of being an expert in making what I call a rollingcast.* A very great deal depends upon the exact balanceof the rod and line. In every book on fishing that I have read, and Ihave quite a number of them in my library, are giveninstructions, more or less elaborate, in casting; but I havenever read any yet that supplied infor