206 Wet-Fly Fishing 



an ordinary salmon fly, when dressed on 

 double, " brazed" hooks. 



There is absolutely no question of the 

 value of these tiny " doubles," when used 

 with judgment and skill. 



My friend, Mr. R. B. Marston, editor of 

 the Fishing Gazette, acting on hints given 

 by me in some wet-fly articles in his valuable 

 paper, could a tale unfold regarding their 

 value amongst abnormally shy trout. Alas, 

 his modesty will probably keep him 

 silent. 



While I was resident in England, where 

 I have spent nearly thirty years of my life, 

 one way and another, Mr. John Forrest, 

 fishing-tackle maker, of 24, Thomas Street, 

 Grosvenor Square, London, W., in writing to 

 me, once remarked that he was beginning 

 to sell these " doubles " very well, even in 

 the south. But, he added, that English 

 customers had expressed the wish that they 

 could be also had, as eyed hooks. 



Now, such tiny delicate hooks brazed 

 together, would prove in actual practice, a 

 complete failure, for reasons too many to 

 explain in extenso. 



His letter set me thinking, and I sent 

 him up a very simple little invention to 

 meet the needs of these eyed-fly fishermen. 



