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For the salmon fisher, who will of course never carry his own 

 creel if he can help it, I can strongly recommend a very simple 

 and efficacious carrier manufactured by Messrs. Farlow, but by 

 whom invented I know not called the " Usk Salmon Basket." 

 A basket of this form 32 inches long by about 15 deep will 



THE "USK SALMON BASKET." 



carry half a dozen fish comfortably the comfort including that 

 of the attendant, on whose shoulders the mechanical adjustment 

 of the crutch or handle, having a soft leather shoulder pad under 

 it, makes it sit as lightly as possible. The length of the handle is 

 about 2 feet. 



GAFFS. 



I have mentioned that the " Combination Net" handle forms 

 a convenient gaff handle for Pike and other light fishing. For 

 Salmon, however, where a really powerful weapon is necessary, 

 it is unsuited. A good idea has lately been conceived and 

 carried into practice by Messrs. Hardy. They call it their 

 " Adjustable Combined Wading Staff and Gaff." It comprises 



