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pieces of baize, and the casting line or gut partitions 

 with chamois leather. The name and address should be 

 either painted on the lid or engraved on a small brass 

 plate. The inside of the box should be japanned and the 

 outside painted and varnished. 



Tackle Cases. These are made very much in the 

 shape of a fly book, but contain a box to hold lines, floats, 

 and hooks, and are only used by the bottom fisher. 



Tanned Twill. A strong material, waterproofed 

 and made into fishing stockings and trousers. (See 

 "Waders.") 



Teneh (Tinea), a genus of fishes of the family of the 

 cyprinidse. It is thick in proportion to its length, the 

 scales are small and slimy, is leather-mouthed, and has a 

 barbel at each side of the mouth. The teeth on the pharynx 

 are compressed and club-shaped ; tail nearly square and 



THE TENCH. 



very broad. The colour of the back is of a dark dusky 

 yellow, sometimes inclining to a greenish gold. The com- 

 mon tench is found in many of the still waters of England, 

 and its haunt in rivers is chiefly amidst weeds and in 

 shady spots under trees or bushes. It passes the winter in 

 a torpid state. Being very tenacious of life, it may be 

 conveyed considerable distances without suffering injury 

 if kept in damp moss. It spawns in May and June as a 



