THE BRITISH ANGLER'S LEXICON. 19 



having to turn over page after page, and very likely lose 

 some by having them blown out by the wind. A very good 

 book has lately been brought out called the " Methodical 

 Fly Book." It is made to contain sixty pockets, opposite to 

 each of which is the name, description of fly, and the proper 

 time to use it. The illustration on preceding page will 

 give a good idea of its usefulness. A few minutes' time, after 

 a day's fishing, will sort the book up, and it is quite a comfort 

 to the angler when his flies are nicely arranged. The book 

 should have the name and address of the owner legibly written 

 or printed on the leather front page, as in this case he has a 

 better chance of it being restored should he inadvertently 

 leave it on the river bank or at the place he was changing 

 his fly. It is advisable to carry the book in the basket 

 receptacle, as if carried in the pocket the heat and per- 

 spiration of the body not only harden the parchment leaves 

 but rust the hooks. Keep the book, when not in use, 

 somewhere that that foe to feathers, the moth, doth not 

 corrupt. Since going to press, a box fly book has been 

 brought out, and looks practical and handy in every respect. 

 Artificial Fly Fishing is the summum bonum of 

 the angler's art. It is the most popular of all the means of 

 catching fish ; it is both clean, pleasant, and captivating ; 

 it brings into play all the faculties of the angler's brain, as 

 he has a wary, watchful foe to circumvent, and, with all 

 man's superiority, the fish very often has the best of it. 

 Besides the possession of a keen eye, and a steady gentle 

 hand, the angler must own a good deal of judgment, and 

 although he may get many useful hints from books, yet by 

 practice alone can he carve out for himself his future career. 

 It is necessary that he should have a nice even temper, and 

 lots of patience. Armed with his rod duly set up, to which has 



