98 ALL ABOUT TROUT FISHING. 



THE LANDING NET. 



A landing net is very essential for most 

 rivers, and is, I think, now almost uni- 

 versally used. There are dozens of designs 

 on the market, but I prefer one with a 

 good-sized rim and knuckle joints, so that 

 when not in use it can be easily carried by 

 slipping the handle down the inside of the 

 creel strap or belt round the waist, thus 

 allowing free use of both hands to wet or 

 dry fly-fishers alike. 



Furthermore, it is a convenient position 

 to carry the landing-net when negotiating 

 awkward fences, and especially so if you 

 are troubled by barbed-wire. The net 

 should have a small mesh with a good 

 depth, and can thus be used for collecting 

 creepers and minnows. 



A ROD FOR FLY-FISHING. 



In small wooded streams a ten feet rod 

 is of ample length, but on fairly open rivers, 

 which have acquired a good volume, a 



