THE ANGLERS SOUVENIR. 



assortment of moths, cockchafers, and bees, with 

 various kinds of large flies, dressed on hooks large 

 enough to hold any salmon in Tweed. 



Having thus supplied himself with the means 

 and qualified himself in the art of killing by a 

 diligent study of Walton, Venables, Barker, 

 Bowlker, Williamson, Mackintosh, Bainbridge, 

 Carrol, and others, who have treated of fly-fishing, 

 he arrives at Harrogate about the middle of 

 August, and in the course of a day or two proceeds 

 to the Wharf e, in the neighbourhood of Hare wood, 

 to make his first essay. Not wishing to appear as 

 a novice, and thinking that his knowledge of the 

 science may fairly place him on a par with any 

 mere practical country fly-fisher, who has never 

 read a book on the subject in his life, he asks no 

 one's advice, but in the fulness of his own wisdom 

 sets about putting his theory into practice some- 

 times a rather difficult affair as well in ny-fishing 

 as in ploughing by steam. Having reached the 

 water, which happens to be small and fine, about 

 ten in the morning, the sun shining bright and the 

 sky clear, he very properly begins by adjusting his 

 tackle. He puts his rod together, screws on his 

 wheel, on which he winds the line in a very artist- 

 like manner, leading the end of it through the rings 

 on the rod. He now draws forth his book of 

 flies, and after selecting a foot-length to which three 

 likely flies are attached to wit, for the stretcher 

 a good, heavy, red-ended bee to make the line carry 



