86 FLIES AND FLY FISHING. 



lately reading Mr. Pennell, on " Pike Fishing," I came- 

 across a mention made by him of what he calls gut-gimp, 

 that is gut covered with fine wire. Now, since seeing 

 this I have not had an opportunity of testing it for fishing 

 for pike with fly, but feel convinced that it is just the 

 right thing on which to tie the fly. Of course with this 

 you would only require about six inches of the gut from 

 the hook covered with the wire. 



Ordinary gimp does not answer at ah 1 for several 

 reasons. 



For the trace have one-and-a-half yards of the stoutest 

 single salmon gut, and one yard of twisted gut. It is 

 better to use a heavy line as it has to cast so bulky a 

 fly. When the fish takes the fly strike straight up, and 

 as hard as you possibly can with safety to the rod, and 

 keep a very heavy hold of him for a moment before 

 allowing him any line. A boisterous, windy day is the 

 best for this fishing. When rowing about a lake from 

 place to place allow the fly to trail behind the boat, it is 

 sometimes taken in that position. 



I think I have alluded to all the kinds of coarse fish 

 that can be taken with the fly in England, but in other 

 countries there are many kinds of fish that rise greedily 

 to fly. 



