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creel, to strap" on the waterproof coat, or to 

 hold, when travelling to one's fishing-ground, 

 the wading stockings when going to or 

 coming from the fishing-ground. Well, one 

 day I was very busy amongst good, keen- 

 rising trout; so I took off my creel, and 

 loosely buckled the strap on the right side, 

 leaving the one on my left unbuckled. The 



BACK VIEW OF MB. TOD'S CREEL. 



buckled strap thus formed a loose leathern 

 loop, and, the landing-net handle being 

 already through the upper or landing-ring 

 A, I found it could very easily be tucked 

 into this loop by the aid of the right hand ; 

 and that so quickly, too, that there was 

 absolutely no loss of time. 



" When trout are feeding hard and fast 

 in April, who can overestimate the value 



