MATTER OF EQUIPMENT 21 



Indeed, the difficulties of clean-cut dry fly- 

 casting are such that even an expert caster can 

 do little with a poor equipment; the beginner, 

 therefore, should be extremely careful in the 

 selection of his tackle. The disappointments 

 and difficulties of the game are quite numerous 

 enough without starting in with the very seri- 

 ous handicap of a poorly adapted outfit. 



