TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 



In Relation to Flies: 



Flies should have the same colored snells as the leader 

 to be used with them. This is most important. 



Everything considered, mist is the best color for gut 

 used for the snells of flies. 



After fishing, examine your used flies to see that they 

 are fit for future use, also to see if the snells are sound. 



Always keep the snells of flies straight. 



Test the snells of flies before using them by holding 

 the hook in one hand and the loop of the snell in the other, 

 then give two or three sharp, quick jerks. If the snell 

 starts ever so little, discard the fly as useless. Otherwise 

 it is all right to use. 



When putting flies away after the open season do so 

 by placing them in a moth-proof box or case, where the 

 temperature will not be over sixty degrees during the win- 

 ter months. 



In Relation to Nets: 



Examine your net carefully the first time it is taken 

 out at the beginning of the open season to see that it is in 

 good condition, and then examine it from time to time to 

 see that it remains so. 



Do not use too small a net for the size fish you ex- 

 pect to catch. Be governed by the largest, not the smallest, 

 fish caught in the waters you are fishing. 



Deep nets, with a fine mesh, made of linen twine, are 

 the ones most reliable, and wear the longest. On that 

 account they are the best. 



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