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barb being only slightly fixed ; on the con- 

 trary, if the fish remain below the water and 

 struoro-Ie a t the bottom, there need be little 

 fear of his escaping, as the hook will be 

 found to be firmly fastened. 



Although many persons have ridiculed 

 the idea of attention being paid to the colour 

 of the dress of an Angler, it is certainly of 

 some importance to avoid glaring or bright 

 colours, and above all metal buttons. A 

 dark bottle-green, as approaching nearly to 

 the colour of the earth and foliage of the 

 trees, is to be preferred to any other shade. 

 Any recipe as to keeping the feet dry would 

 be misplaced amongst directions to the keen 

 fisherman ; for the advantages of wading 

 and crossing the stream are so frequently ma- 

 nifest, that few young persons can be deter- 

 red (by the mere fear of wetting their legs) 

 from endeavouring to participate in the di- 

 version which the wader will almost con- 



