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thoroughly ' ship-shape ' knot for a salmon fly, inasmuch as the 

 latter when thus attached invariably hangs and therefore, of 

 course swims out of the horizontal : in other words, head 

 downwards. If, on the contrary, the gut is passed through the 

 loop from above and the turn taken over the loop, an opposite 



GUT-LOOPED FLY ATTACHED BY DOUBLE SLIP KNOT. 



(Facsimile of Knot. ) 



but equally inelegant effect is produced ; the fly ' cocks up,' 

 and might swim in almost any position conceivable, except the 

 horizontal. There are several variations of this fastening ; but 

 I cannot say that I ever met with one entirely satisfactory. 



The ' figure-of-eight ' knot has many admirers, but I have 

 never used it myself, and in fact must confess with shame- 

 facedness that I do not know how to tie it. 



The ' Pennell-Limerick bend hooks,' before figured, p. u, 

 are also made plain (as shown over leaf) for the convenience 

 of those who may still prefer the old ' lapping- on ' system. 



The bend of all these hooks, which is a variation of exist- 

 ing recognised bends, is one that I think will commend itself 

 to the practised eye without much argument. The bend has 

 been designed to combine in a mechanical form the three 

 great requisites of penetration, holding power, and ' flotation.' 

 The last-named, which sounds rather Irish, is a question of the 

 general contour of the shank. It will be seen in the diagrams 



