FLY FISHING IN THE SEA 155 



is not required. A longer shank is, of course, necessary for a 

 larger fly, but it is not requisite to enlarge the bend. 



Messrs. Warner & 

 Sons, the firm of Red- 

 ditch bookmakers, car- 

 ried out this idea ex- 

 tremely well for me, 

 and made a whole 

 scale of double hooks 

 on this system. I have 



not had an opportunity %>^ Q 



of trying the largest ^^ ^* 



hooks of the scale, w 



but the smaller ones * 



answer excellently. I ^^""^^^"^^"^^^> M 



have caught many a 



salmon and sea trout ^~ u 



through their instru- ^^* 



mentality. The scale 



of these hooks and r+ 



V^ n 



also a fly tied on them 

 are illustrated. The 

 proportion shown be- 

 tween body, wings, 

 tail and hooks should 

 be carefully followed 

 when flies are being 

 dressed on this system. 

 I have sometimes 



seen sea trout follow C ' s '"S ie 



the fly, making pecks 



at it like a bird making bad shots at a worm ; but it was 



rare indeed that they actually touched the hook without being 



