232 FLY FISHING 



In trout fishing I do not like a net which 

 must hang by the middle of the handle. The 

 net then hangs too low, and is more apt to catch 

 in bushes, fences, brambles, or even under one's 

 own feet when kneeling and crawling. There 

 should be a hinge, not in the handle, but at 

 the head of the loop of the net, which thus 

 hangs by its head. In this case the handle must 

 be short, but if a longer handle is desired, a 

 telescopic one may be used, with a metal clip 

 so arranged that the handle hangs upright, but 

 telescoped, on the strap of the basket, with the 

 net folded over at the head. This sort of net 

 is easily detached, and the handle and net are 

 both sent out straight in a moment with one 

 movement of the hand. 



The lightest and most comfortable form of 

 waders for water meadows, or shallow water 

 free from large stones or rocks, is that with long 

 waterproof stockings coming well up on the 

 thigh, and with indiarubber soled boots, the 

 whole in one piece. These waders are not the 

 most lasting, nor do they soon dry inside, but 

 the convenience of being able to slip them on 

 and off easily is very great. A heavier kind with 



