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shoulder strap until wanted to move again. Such 

 a staff is invaluable to elderly men, or indeed to 

 any one who has rough wading to do, as it practi- 

 cally acts as a third leg and gives great confidence. 

 Where the bottom is covered with slippery 

 stones, it is well to have some good sharp nails 

 in the soles of the brogues. Comparatively light 

 shoe brogues are pleasant for easy wading, but 

 for streams with rough bottoms good stout 

 leather boots, which give strong support to the 

 ankles, are much to be preferred. 



THE "PEIEST." 



A most useful article, 9 inches long, and weighing 6 ounces. It has a 

 long brass head, heavy enough to dispatch any salmon or pike. It is 

 easily carried in the bag, and does its work in a neater fashion than the 

 stone which ghillies employ, and with which they generally smash the 

 fly as well as the fish. 



SILK-WORM GUT AND CASTS 



As no part of the angler's outfit is more im- 

 portant than the gut casts and traces which he 

 must use, a few words on the subject may 



