Fish and Fishing 



can be let down in the usual way. Some will, 

 perhaps, prefer to enter the water in high boots 

 and duxbak skirt, letting it get wet as deep as 

 they choose to wade. In brooks and small rivers 

 it is never necessary to wade deep, so that but a 

 few inches of a short skirt need be wetted. Be 

 the skirts what they choose, similar clothing should 

 be used to that mentioned for men's outfit. The 

 jacket made to go with the duxbak skirt would no 

 doubt be a wonder to any woman, with its twelve 

 pockets of all sizes, inside and out, like hotel 

 labels stuck on a returned European trunk, but 

 the pockets are handy nevertheless. In the 

 choice of headgear I do not presume to advise, 

 but meekly suggest that any light-weight felt, with- 

 out feathers or other flimflams, would be agree- 

 able to most male anglers on the stream. The 

 duxbak hat for women goes nicely to match the suit, 

 which is a soft, light-green color, and rain-proof. 

 Tackle for women is exactly the same as that 

 used for men, except that every item should be 

 lighter. The rod should be four and a half ounces, 



T ki ver y ^>ht ^ me an d ree l> small-sized creel, 

 and net. If the fair angler is a novice 

 she should have a male companion, patient, at- 

 tentive, and all-wise in the mysteries of the art, 

 to coach her upon every point to make, and every 

 move taken. She will soon become an adept if 

 she is willing to act upon advice given. Should 

 a fish take the fly, she must simply raise the rod 

 tip, and keep it there, letting the fish do the work 

 by playing around till thoroughly worn out, then 

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