rings or ilet holes fastend at a sutible distance
along on the rod to the small engd of it, one
the end of the fine fish linge is fastend 5 or
6 artifishal flies about 2 feet apart these
are upon a small cat gut almost as small as
a single hair, 25 or 30 feet of the line is unwond
from the reel at the but of the rod running through
the rings to the point the line is then flung upon
the water the same as though it was tied at
the end of the rod & the flies with a hook concealed
in each fswims down the stream the trout
instantly take it considering it the natural fly
they are hooked as soon as they strike it if
they are large trout & run they of their
own accord unwind as much line as ^they^ want
from the reel at the but of the poelle or rod
the fisherman does not pull the fish out
of water on the bank by the pole but worries
the fish in the water with the line untill
he will not struggle then he draws him
up to the shore by the line if he stands on
the bank or to him of [if] he stands in the water
he then takes a small hand net with a light
poelle 5 or 6 feet puts it under the fish & takes
him vary delibeately out of the water, Father
Smithies caught 7 trout & two cheven in
this way while we were with him. It was
the first time I had seen the fly used in
my life in the way of fishing, it [I] was delighted
with it. the rod & line was so light & flung
with such skill & dexterity that the trout
are beguiled & whare ever they are are generally
taken the fisherman has flies different for
almost ever month calculated to imitate the
flies that float upon the water at the time

rings or ilet holes fastened at a sutible distance along on the rod to the small end of it, one the end of the fine fish line is fastened 5 or 6 artifishal flies about 2 feet apart these are upon a small cat gut almost as small as a single hair, 25 or 30 feet of the line is unwond from the reel at the but of the rod running through the rings to the point the line is then flung upon the water the same as though it was tied at the end of the rod & the flies with a hook concealed in eachswims down the stream the trout instantly take it considering it the natural fly they are hooked as soon as they strike it if they are large trout & run they of their own accord unwind as much line as they want from the reel at the but of the pole or rod the fisherman does not pull the fish out of water on the bank by the pole but worries the fish in the water with the line untill he will not struggle then he draws him up to the shore by the line if he stands on the bank or to him of if he stands in the water he then takes a small hand net with a light pole 5 or 6 feet puts it under the fish & takes him vary delibeately out of the water, Father Smithies caught 7 trout & two Cheven in this way while we were with him. It was the first time I had seen the fly used in my life in the way of fishing it I was delighted with it. the rod & line was so light & flung with such skill & dexterity that the trout are beguiled & whare ever they are are generally taken the fisherman has flies different for almost ever month calculated to imitate the flies that float upon the water at the time