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and cases are pure matters of taste, upon which no 

 remarks need be offered. For salmon flies, I would 

 recommend a pocket-book of still larger dimensions, 

 and instead of vellum, let there be introduced divisions 

 of flannel moderately fine. These, in fact, should be 

 glued on, or otherwise affixed to strong parchment, and 

 the rest, in stitching up, disposed of betwixt them. 

 By the adoption of this plan, the salmon fisher is 

 enabled to arrange a large stock of fly hooks, one by 

 one, over a comparatively small space; he can distribute 

 them, according to his fancy, equally over the various 

 divisions, so that this portion of the pocket-book when 

 closed shall not press too heavily upon that, and thus 

 tend to injure the wings or general dressing of the 

 flies ; moreover, he has access, at a few glances, to the 

 whole collection, and when induced to substitute one 

 hook for another, does not require to consume time in 

 ransacking his cases for the necessary fly, but can detect 

 and extricate it without the slightest delay. 



TIN Box. Although not generally so convenient as 

 a pocket-book, an oblong or circular box of tin is better 

 adapted, in some respects, to hold tackle, especially 

 trouting flies made up into casts, salmon hooks, the 

 wings of which are otherwise liable to be crushed, and 

 casting lines of all descriptions. 



This box may be constructed to open with a hinge on 

 both sides. If circular, it should measure four and a 

 half inches in diameter ; if oblong, as many in breadth, 

 the depth, in either case, being two or two and a half 

 inches. Slips of white paper, fitted to shape, ought to 

 be placed in the interior, for the purpose, as they are 

 required, of dividing the contents. 



Of the remainder of the angler's equipment, it is un- 

 necessary to say much. With regard to the creel or 



