With What to Get Them 



without loops. The best leaders are composed 

 of the longest, the roundest, most transparent 

 strands, sixteen to eighteen inches long. 



A good salmon leader, with proper care, will 

 last some seasons, and because of its thickness 

 requires to be well soaked before casting. This 

 applies to all leaders, in fly-casting, from the very 

 finest trout leader to the heavy salmon. While 

 very few anglers tie their own casting lines it is 

 desirable for all to know how a broken leader can 

 be mended, how to make a proper knot for the 

 loop at the end, and how to fasten a casting line 

 which has no loop at the end to the loop or eye of 

 the hook. 



Abbey & Imbrie supply a mist-colored leader 

 of the best quality for trout; it is perfectly even, 

 strong, yet very fine. I consider this the finest 

 leader obtainable and the most satis- 

 Leaders*'" factory for fish not over three pounds, 

 either speckled, brown, or rainbow 

 trout; that is, for fly-casting on running streams 

 with very small flies. For lake-fishing or deep- 

 water trolling, that know^n as "heavy trout" is 

 none too thick for the purpose. I have taken 

 bass, nearly three pounds, on the "extra light" 

 leader and small flies in running streams. For 

 the large fish of Maine and the lakes in the Adiron- 

 dacks as well as in Canada, light salmon or bass 

 leaders are none too light. For the heaviest fish I 

 do not advise double leaders. The heaviest salmon 

 leader is quite strong enough to land any fish, 

 unless of unusual size. Most of the leaders are 

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