CHAPTER XVII. 



Gut Loops v. Metal Eyes for Salmon-hooks Double Hooks 

 Cholmondeley-Pennell Pattern of Hook Parts of a Salmon- 

 fly described List of useful Salmon-flies : Anonyma, 

 Baron, Benchill, Britannia, Bruce (A), Bruce (B), Butcher, 

 Champion, Childers (A), Childers (B), Dirty Orange, Black 

 Doctor, Blue Doctor, Silver Doctor, Durham Ranger, Dusty 

 Miller, Brown Eagle, Yellow Eagle, French's Fancy, Green- 

 well, Glow-worm Grub, Spring Grub, Infallible, Jock Scott, 

 Blue Jock Scott, Kendle, Lion, Mohair Canary, Mystery (A), 

 Mystery (B), Popham, Silver Gray, Stevenson, Thunder 

 and Lightning, Wilkinson, Gitana, Phoebus, Nepenthian. 



As I have before observed, a salmon-fly is fur- 

 nished with a loop at the head end for the purpose 

 of attaching it to the gut casting-line. This is 

 either formed of twisted gut, which is fastened on 

 to the hook when the fly is dressed, or else is of 

 metal, being part and parcel of the hook itself. 

 The angler can decide for himself which of 

 the two to select. Personally, I prefer the 

 metal eye to the gut, inasmuch as the former 

 never wears out, whereas the latter does so all 

 too soon, and, needless to remark, in this case the 

 fly is rendered useless. Objections are at times 

 made against the use of the metal eye, it being 



