46 SALMON FLIES 



practical purposes in general salmon fishing), 

 and that within a certain range of sizes the 

 two styles of iron are included. 



The lengths refer, of course, to the " over- 

 all " measurements i.e., they include the bend. 



The series is subdivided into four sub-groups. 



Groups B and C correspond to each other 

 in length, but differ very widely from each 

 other in general character, group B being the 

 long-shanked, light-ironed type, group C being 

 the short-shanked, heavy-ironed type. 



Personally, I do not admit the practicability 

 of the heavy-ironed hook for salmon flies in 

 sizes larger than 2 inches, except for harling, 

 which is so far removed from fly fishing proper 

 that it may quite justifiably be classed with 

 trolling. Beyond 2 inches I think the type of 

 hook should revert exclusively to the long- 

 shanked " Dee " style, where increase of size 

 is effected by increasing the length of the 

 shank out of the ordinary proportion to the 

 gape of the bend. This is the case in group A, 

 which includes all hooks, within a practical 

 range of sizes, which are used for early spring 

 or late winter fishing. It is true one hears of 

 hooks larger than 3 inches, but one very seldom 



