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AMERICAN FISHES. 



Doubtless many more might be added from the birds of America, but 

 these arc sufficient for general purposes. 



HOOKS. 



The hook requires particular attention. It is bad enough to make a 

 good fly on a bad hook, but to lose a good fish in consequence, is far 

 worse. The best hooks undoubtedly are O'Shaughnessey's Limerick, 

 when to be had. There are also the Kendal or Kirby Sneck, and 

 Carlisle hooks, of some celebrity ; also Kelly's Dublin ; and Bartlett's, 

 of Redditch. 



KENDAL OK SNECK BEND. 



HOLLOW POINT LIMKRICK 



o H KELLY'S HOOK. 



OSIIATJGIINESSEY. 



O'Shaughnessey used to make his hooks as here described : " They 

 are at first small straight bars of the best iron, of the requisite length, 

 with a rude kind of head at one end. They are first barbed, sharp- 

 ened and rounded with a file, and then bent with circular pincers to 

 the proper degree of curvature ; they are next steeled by the applica- 

 tion of fire and charcoal ; and then, after a little final polishing, arc 

 placed on a smoothing iron heated to 580 degrees of Fahrenheit, and 

 are, lastly, immersed in grease to preserve them from rust." (See 

 Angler in Ireland.} 



Of these you require every size, from the largest to the least. Bartlett 

 of Redditch manufactures the best now-a-days, as regards shape and 

 temper, having more of the form of the real Limerick now I believe 

 no more, the original makers of them being dead. What were and are 

 usually called Limerick hooks are very far from thlni in appearance. 



BOUND BEND CARLSLE. 



KIUBY BEND CAKLIsLK. 



I5ARTLETT 8. 



Of gut you require the very strongest for Salmon, and very fine for 



