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FLIES AND FLY FISHING. 



When fishing for perch, which in some waters take it 

 very greedily, the hook should be covered with a small 

 red worm, or apiece of one; and for jack, with a piece of 

 a lobworm. In fishing for jack, the grasshopper ought to 

 be made twice ; and for pike, three times as large as 

 usual, and tied on rather fine gimp ; but when I next try 

 it I shall use the gut gimp, recommended by Mr. Pennell 

 to be occasionally used for pike tackle. Small jack some- 

 times take this bait very well. 



Six-and-a-half pounds is the largest pike I have ever 

 killed with it, but I have once or twice hooked larger, 

 and have never fished any really good pike water 

 with it, as the places which contain large pike, and 

 where it can be properly worked are limited; but I should 

 always try it, where I had the opportunity, in preference 

 to the atrocious gorge bait often used in this kind of 

 water. For pike fishing the rod must be strong, as you 

 require to strike very hard, and sixteen feet long. 



If any fly fisherman takes the trouble of acquiring 

 this mode of fishing, I do not think he will regret having 

 done so, as it will often afford him amusement on rivers, 

 or at times when he cannot use the fly ; and although it 

 may sound very easy, there is really a good deal of skill 

 required to fish the grasshopper very well. 



