Spring and Summer Fishing 



Coat. — A light slicker or oil-coat of ample size, and not 

 too long for walking. A waterproof canvas or duck coat 

 may be taken. Do not bother with sou'wester, rubber 

 boots, or heavy lined storm-coats. 



Sweater. — ^Take a good, heavy, all-wool, rolled-neck 

 sweater coat. This, under your canvas coat or slicker, 

 will protect you sufficiently from any cold or storm you 

 may encounter. 



To the above outfit you can add as many luxuries and 

 inconveniences as the sporting-goods salesman is able to 

 force upon you: a compass to be pinned to your manly 

 chest; a flash-light to accompany your night rambles; 

 a miniature axe in a fancy leather case; a sleeping-bag with 

 eider-down furnishings; a 1 6-pound balloon silk tent; 

 a full set of aluminium, interlocking, doubleback-action 

 cooking and eating utensils; a folding drinking-cup in an 

 alligator case; a hot-air mattress for cold nights, a folding 

 bath-tub; a tea-basket, and a wife, are all luxuries that 

 add to the hilarity of the occasion. In case of the last- 

 mentioned appurtenance, we would suggest that she wear 

 the same kind of clothes as her man — with one or two 

 exceptions. 



A Nova Scotia fish licence costs $5.00, and may be 

 obtained from the fish warden at Caledonia (on the 

 Halifax and South- Western Railway), if you are going to 

 fish in the Lake Rossignol waters, or from any fish warden 

 in the town nearest to your contemplated fishing territory. 



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