GENERAL HINTS 81 



the creel with a piece of fiber or a strip of can- 

 vas laced to the bottom and ends; others use in- 

 sulated wires. Whatever is put in should be 

 immune from damage when the creel is washed 

 out. 



If the partition is close to the back of the 

 basket, and extends nearly to the top, this will 

 give you ample space for fly-book, soak-box, 

 and package of lunch. The larger space, in the 

 front of the creel, will then be clear for the fish 

 you catch. The bottom being lower at the 

 front, the water that enters with your catch 

 will drain off without wetting your lunch. With 

 this arrangement every article " stays put." 



In my creel I carry a landing-net which col- 

 lapses, and this reduces the outfit to two parts 

 to be carried rod and creel. The landing net 

 referred to has a bronze hoop about a foot in 

 diameter I cut mine down to nine inches. It 

 may be extended or contracted like a spiral 

 clock spring. When closed or open the hoop is 

 clamped rigidly by means of a set-screw. The 

 handle is a short piece of bamboo. In the end 

 of this I put a piece of rawhide four inches 

 long, securing it with a cork shellacked and 

 driven in. The net is of ample size. When 

 closed, the net is wound around the hoop, and 

 in this shape the device is about five inches wide 



