SALMON FISHING. I I I 



similes of the new and of the old knot tied with 

 the same strands of gut are annexed. 



New knot. Ordinary knot. 



All Salmon-flies should be dressed with gut- 

 loops, not only with the double object of strength 

 and durability, but for the purpose of making the 

 fly swim straight when attached to the casting- 

 line. This last object, however, is not accom- 

 plished with the ordinary mode of knotting on 

 the fly viz., by forming a half-knot at the ex- 

 tremity of the casting-line, and then " reeving" it 

 in and out through the loop. When thus 

 attached the fly presents a sort of broken-backed 

 appearance, and must of necessity swim head 

 downwards instead of horizontally. 



The following method will be found entirely 



to obviate this defect, whilst it is at the same 

 time neater and stronger and equally simple : 

 Pass the end of the casting-line through the fly- 



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