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had better give it up in despair. It is a very con- 

 venient way to hook into the hat, that is, by the 

 point of the hook of the fly, and a pin in the other 

 end of the snood, such flies as may chance to be 

 wanted, to the amount of half a dozen, or more. 

 A three-joint rod, such as we have described for 

 fly-fishing, should have a spare middle and a spare 

 end-joint, which will be much the same as two 

 rods, as the butt seldom or never breaks ; it will 

 then consist of five pieces. A bright sun is always 

 unfavorable to fishing, and if calm at the same 

 time, still more so, but a bright sun with a good 

 breeze is better than a cloudy calm. The glassy 

 surface of the water must be broken that objects 

 may appear indistinct to the fish ; for this reason a 

 shower, particularly in its commencement 1 , is very 

 favorable, but if on the contrary it has continued 

 so long and with such violence as to render the 

 water turbid, and to gorge the fish with feed wash- 

 ed into it from the shores, such a time is unfavora- 

 ble, both for the bait and the fly. Unpleasant as 

 it is to the angler, he should fish with his face to 

 the sun, particularly in a calm tirre, lest the sha- 

 dow of his person be cast into the water ; this is 

 not, so material if there is a breeze. 



To conclude ; there exists among the fraternity, 

 not only that kindliness of feeling towards each 

 other which usually accompanies a kindred taste 



