l8 THE BRITISH ANGLER'S LEXICON. 



book is closed the edge of this flap rests against the opposite 

 edge of the back, and takes the pressure entirely off the 

 contents. Nothing spoils a fly more than pressing it 

 tightly, doing away with the light, airy appearance ot the 

 body, and crushing the wings so that they will not sit right 

 when thrown on the water. In all cases procure at first a 

 good book, one that will last many years, as a cheaply got 

 up one only turns out to be a nuisance. Trout flies should 

 be kept in a book by themselves ; salmon flies also require 

 a separate book. All the flies should be arranged neatly in 

 their colours or names, with the links of gut upon which 

 they are tied looped in coils, so that when wishing to pick 

 out a fly on the banks of a river, when a change is 

 necessary, the angler can put his hand on it at once without 



METHODICAL FLY BOOK. 



