FLIGHT OF HOOKS, ETC. 



I should recommend the same gut-trace men- 

 tioned in Chapter II., with the hanging 

 " Field" lead; but for smaller rivers a trace 

 as given in the annexed drawing, with the 

 "Field" lead on the gut, will be found very 



useful. In small, clear rivers, such as the 

 Colne, none but the very finest gut should 

 be used for the flights of hooks and traces, 

 which should have less shots in proportion ; 

 in such streams three or four will be quite 

 sufficient. 



The flights of hooks used for Trout and 

 Perch are precisely the same as those men- 

 tioned in Chapter II. for Jack ; the only differ- 

 ence being, that they must be made very small, 

 and on fine gut, to suit the baits, which vary 

 from two and a half to three and a half inches 

 in length. And here I may mention that it 

 is no uncommon occurrence to take at the 

 Thames weirs Chub of three to five or six 



