FLY-FISHING. 



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PLAN OF FISHING-CASE. 



This may be made of any wood, according to fancy. Inside must be 

 red cedar, to keep moths away. * 



a c, height, fifteen inches ; c d, width, fifteen inches ; / /, depth, 

 eleven inches; i i, are drawers of equal size; j j, are two drawers half 

 larger than i i ; Jc &, are two pigeon-holes ; g and h are folding-doors 

 shutting in centre, bolted top and bottom on one side, locked on the other. 

 The drawers i i have all shallow trays fitting 

 inside them ; two in each are sufficient. The top 

 trays of the top drawers are divided into three 

 compartments each; the one by two longitu- 

 dinal strips of wood, the other by two transverse 

 ones, thus. The transverse ' ones should have 

 lids in. There you keep your hooks and tinsel. 

 a b f e is a movable top fastened with 

 hinges at n n, to be turned over on to the doors 

 fj and k, lined inside with parchment. On this 

 lid and the other half of the top of the box you 

 place your feathers, &c., to dress your flies on. 

 The lower figure represents the top opened out; 

 they do not quite touch one another when shut 

 up, as a slight rim runs all around both boards to 

 raise them. In this cavity you can always keep 

 your mixed wings, or pieces of lead to keep the 

 feathers from blowing away. At m or m, you fix 

 your movable vice, taking it off when you shut 



