Reel, Line and 

 Leader 



Artificial Flies 



Favorite Fish and Fishing 



or forty feet, which is about as far as called 

 for in ordinary angling. But it is the con- 

 tinuous spring and yielding resistance of 

 the bent rod, constantly maintained, that 

 not only tires out the fish, but protects the 

 weak snell or leader from breakage, and 

 prevents a weak hold of the hook from giv- 

 ing way; and this is the proper function of 

 a rod. 



The reel should be a single-action click 

 reel, the lighter the better, if well made. 

 The best, and in fact the only, line for fly- 

 fishing, is one of enameled silk, its caliber 

 corresponding with the weight of the rod. 

 Only the best quality of silkworm fiber 

 should be purchased in leaders for sizable 

 fish. A leader of six feet is long enough 

 for three flies, and one of four feet with 

 two flies is still better. 



The subject of artificial flies is a most 

 complex one. All fly-fishers have their 

 favorites, with or without reason, and swear 

 by them on all occasions. Some confine 

 themselves to the various hackles, others 

 to half-a-dozen winged flies, while still 

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