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ANGLING FOR GAME FISH. 



next the fly, and dry-fly fishers usually carry what are termed 

 points, or tips (two lengths of fine gut knotted together), which 

 can be attached to the end of the cast, to replace the worn 

 portion. These tips are usually carried in a round, tin box, 

 between two layers of damp felt or Spongio Piline. They are 

 then always wet, and ready for tying on. 



Ply Boxes and Books. — Messrs. Farlow sell a very nice 

 little fly-box for dry flies on eyed hooks, casts and tips (Fig. 12), 

 the two last mentioned being kept damp in the manner de- 

 scribed. Many dry-fly fishers only carry a few flies loose 

 in a tin matchbox. I generally use a book made for me 



by Wai-ner & Sons — an 

 elaboration of one in- 

 vented by a member of 

 the firm, and registered. 

 On parchment leaves are 

 slips of very thick felt, 

 into which flies on eyed 

 hooks can be stuck, the 

 thickness of the felt 

 saving them from being 

 crushed. Then, on other 

 pages, are pockets for 

 flies on gut, and there 

 are also pockets for 

 casts. The book slips 

 into a leather case, and 

 is well suited for the all-round angler who likes to carry in 

 one book flies suitable for any river in the United Kingdom. 

 For small flies on gut only, there is nothing better than the 

 "Winchester" fly-box. Any fly can be taken out from it or 

 replaced in two or three seconds, the gut of each fly is kept 

 moist, and a tangle is impossible. 



The Landing-net is very essential in chalk streams. It 

 should be fitted to a long, telescopic handle4 There is no 

 better way of carrying it than in a sling. By means of 

 a knuckle-joint the net doubles over, and is kept out of the 

 way. The one illustrated — the " Hi Regan " (Fig. 13) — which 



Fig. 12, Box for Flies on Eyed Hooks, 

 WITH Damping Arrangement for Casts. 



