120 THE SCIENCE OF DRY FLY FISHING. 



Messrs. G. Little & Co., 63, Haymarket, sell a 10 ft. 

 three-joint cork handle split-cane rod called the " Little 

 Favourite." Its weight is 6 oz., and the price is 3 los 

 This rod is excellently finished, casts a good fly, is well 

 balanced and powerful, and most pleasant to handle. It is 

 stained a dark green. 



Messrs. Gamage & Co. sell a very excellent little spinning 

 rod. It is perhaps a little stiff for trout, but for pike and 

 sea trout, etc., it is admirable. It is made of split cane and 

 fitted with agate rings throughout, and costs 3 35. 



At the end of the season rub wooden rods carefully 

 with fresh mutton fat, and don't keep them in too dry an 

 atmosphere. 



WADING. 



The cold should not affect the legs through the waders. 



Always wear thick woollen socks and drawers under 

 the wading trousers in any stream in the early months of 

 the year, and always when in cold water streams. Waders 

 should be sent to the makers for repairs or overhaul when 

 they show the least sign of leaking. 



Strong waders are always advisable ; the lighter cloths 

 used, though perhaps less cumbersome, are liable to tear 

 at the touch of a thorn or barbed wire. 



If you are strong, youthful and robust, wading without 

 waders in shallow or warm streams in summer-time will 

 not hurt you, so long as no chill is felt, but as the 



