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sand from getting in. If you are to wade deep, 

 you must have waterproofs and boots accord- 

 ingly; but these more properly belong to salmon- 

 fishing. 



COAT. The drab colour is the best for 

 standing the sun's rays, as heather mixtures 

 soon lose their colours in summer. Let it not 

 be too light in colour. That which Lord Elcho 

 is now introducing for rifle corps is a capital 

 colour for fishing in ; and, at a great distance, 

 the figure of a man glides, like the witches in 

 Macbeth, ' into thin air ; ' and I have heard 

 a celebrated trout-fisher say, that on the days 

 he fished with a shepherd-plaid dress or a light 

 drab hat, he never killed many. Its fabric 

 should be such as not to let the flies always 

 stick into it, a very great nuisance oftentimes 

 in a wind or walking over your ground ; also 

 rather thick than thin ; for, at the water-side, it 

 is better to be warm than cold ; and, if the day 

 be warm, you can leave off your waistcoat. I 

 prefer a Tweed hat to a cap when' fishing, as it 

 is best for twisting your leash of flies round it. 



FLASK. Small and sparingly used ; just a 

 little sip after coming out of the water, which 

 warms and does you good, but never more at a 



