Spring and Summer Fishing 



CREEL. 



Use the collapsible canvas creel in preference to the 

 basket. If you have an optimistic imagination, buy a 

 big one; if you are pessimistic, get a little one. In any 

 case, you will catch your twenty a day if you fish. 



MATCH-BOX. 



Should be made of rustless metal and watertight. 



KNIFE. 



Buy a large, common, two-bladed jack-knife with a 

 corkscrew (if you are inclined that way). It should have 

 a ring through the handle so that a key- chain, or other 

 lanyard, may be attached. A jack-knife is more con- 

 venient than a sheath-knife. Pick out one with a good, 

 smooth, round handle, so that it will not blister your 

 hands when whittling (a necessary adjunct to a rainy day). 



COMPASS. 



Not necessary, since you are going to travel by water 

 with a guide, and all the streams lead to the sea. If you 

 do get one, buy the kind that you can pin to the front 

 of your vest or jersey. 



FLY-DOPE. 



Trust to your sense of smell in buying this. Pick out 

 the strongest-smelling, greasiest-looking mess you can 

 find. Nova Scotia blackflies are no epicures when it 

 comes to dope, as their sense of taste has been somewhat 

 blunted from years of indulgence. They have arrived 

 at a stage where they enjoy only the very strongest and 



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