it is poor policy to tire oneself by attempting to cast the extreme lengths. Early or late in the day, in bright weather, it is a good plan to cast toward the sun whenever possible to avoid long shadows and when the sun is high and bright the canny angler saves the likeliest spots for the few, fleeting intervals that a friendly fleece of clouds hides the sun.
Whatever length of line one casts he should cultivate a high back cast, take care that he doesn't hang his flies in the brush and put his casts down straight and quietly. Whether to fish down or up stream is something for each angler to decide for himself. Bass fishermen, when wading, usually fish down stream casting diagonally across, permitting the fly to sink and retrieving it " steady by jerks " as an old river hand once put it. Some anglers " flutter " their flies on the surface for a moment before they sink by manipulating the rod but this is generally unnecessary when fishing a stream.
