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That is, there are two bags, in fact, buttoned together at the 

 side edges : one bag, of strong waterproof cloth, fitted with a 

 flap, and the other the inner one with the mouth left open, 

 so to speak, although kept practically closed when carried 

 by the combined action of its own weight and that of the 

 shoulder-straps passing through two metal rings at the top. 

 One of the bags can be used for carrying fish, the other for 



THE FREKE FISHING BAG. 



(Another illustration, carrying a fish.) 



tackle, lunch, &c. ; or, at a pinch, both may be used for fish. 

 The bag without the covering flap is moreover so constructed 

 that if an unexpectedly large fish be caught its head and tail will 

 project through the openings left at the top of the sides. 



There is, however, one drawback to the * bag ' when you 

 have caught nothing it exposes the nakedness of the land ! 



The ' Usk ' basket, made by Farlow, which is carried over 

 the shoulder of the attendant by means of a stout handle, 

 some two feet long, resting on a leather shoulder-pad, is the 

 best special arrangement I have met with for the purpose. A 

 basket of this form 32 inches long by about 15 deep will carry 

 half-a-dozen moderate-sized salmon or pike comfortably the 

 comfort including that of the attendant, on whose shoulders 

 the mechanical adjustment of the crutch or handle, having a 



