88 FISHING KITS AND EQUIPMENT 



more universal. English dry flies, as above noted, are 

 dressed in this way. Personally I do not use the eyed- 

 flies for trout because I am too used to the other kind 

 and do not care to change; and, doubtless, many an- 

 glers feel the same way about it. It seems to me, too, 

 that the proper field for the eyed-hook fly is where 

 only one fly is used. Where more than one fly is 

 used, which is almost always the case except in waters 

 so well stocked that mere trout catching ceases to be an 

 object, it is necessary for the leader to have two or 

 three dropper snells tied in or the flies must be pre- 

 viously snelled before attaching them. (Why do not 

 the tackle dealers, since the wearing qualities of the 

 eyed-hook fly and its other good points are beyond 

 need of proof, furnish regularly their trout flies with 

 snells tied-in instead of whipped-on? Is it barely 

 possible that the reason is because, then, they would 

 not sell so many flies?) The angler who knows how 

 to tie leaders and snells should have no trouble in 

 handling the eyed-flies. Also, it is possible to buy at 

 the tackle shops looped snells for use with eyed flies. 

 To use eyed flies it is necessary to know how to 

 attach them to the leader end or snell. 

 How to The method most in use for turned 

 P, ^ c _ down eyed hooks is known as the "jam 

 to Leader. knot." It * s as simple as efficient. To 

 attach a fly by this method, pass the end 

 of the leader or snell through the eye of the fly to- 



