256 FLY-FISHING. 



hound's bay to the deer hunter ; but a multiplier, made 

 as they are only made in this country, working with 

 the beauty and accuracy of clock-work, is by no 

 means inadmissible. A drag must be used with the 

 multiplier, but a stop never; the latter is utterly 

 useless, and by slipping unexpectedly, may destroy 

 your tackle. The reel must be manufactured with 

 the greatest care and of the best workmanship ; no 

 implement is so worthless if poor, and none will bet- 

 ter repay the sportsman if perfect. In salmon-fish- 

 ing, it is only in desperate straits that any efibrt is 

 made to check the fish ; he is ordinarily too violent 

 to submit to such treatment ; otherwise, as the single- 

 barrelled reel revolves toward you, it could not be 

 used, as it cannot in bass-fishing. 



A multij^lier should have .steel pins, which require 

 care and frequent oiling ; the same reel may be 

 used for bass, and, if armed with a drag as above 

 stated, in case of necessity in salmon-fishing. For 

 both salmon and bass it should be of the largest 

 size, and may be painted black to preserve it from 

 rust, and to avoid alarming the fish. The line will 

 occasionally catch round the handle, to prevent 

 which, the latter is sometimes constructed of a but- 

 ton fitting in a plate. 



All reels must be oiled occasionally. On one occa- 

 sion I proved this to my satisfaction in a very unsa- 

 tisfactory way. 



The weather had been hot and dry j the water had 

 fallen and become transparent as crystal ; the fish 

 were shy and cautious. After exhausting my in- 



