Getting Out the Fly Books 



the North the pollack, the various her- 

 rings, shad, and white perch are among 

 the most interesting of the fish to be so 

 taken. Young bluefish in tideways give 

 excellent sport ; but their teeth are so de- 

 structive that a material stouter than feath- 

 ers such as bright-colored flannel is 

 needed to form the lure, if it is to last. 



The fly-books are still full of untouched 

 "heads of discourse,'' yet let us close them 

 with but this remark : that he who ties 

 his own flies, and makes his own rods and 

 tackle, will have a keener personal inter- 

 est in his pastime, and give it an addi- 

 tional pleasure which he may enjoy in 

 the long winter evenings, when the weary 

 man craves a light amusement. 



