DAYS ON THE NEPIGON. 



knack and knowledge are essential, and in 

 hundreds of instances have saved a trip on the 

 river from going to rack and ruin. 



By persistent practice, you can attain ex- 

 pertness in fly-tying, just as the art of digging 

 post-holes, the complex problem of hooking 

 up your wife's shirt-waist, or even playing 

 the violin and other accomplishments are ac- 

 quired and mastered. But the general rule 

 and best plan is to have your fly-book judi- 

 ciously loaded, and not to lose valuable 

 moments tying flies when you ought to be 

 casting them, and tackle shops are not found 

 at every turn of the stream. 



