CHAPTER XXVI 

 THE ANGLER'S CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR 



And let your garments russet be or gray, 

 Of colour darke, and hardest to descry. 



Pleasures of Angling. 



Hobnail Footwear. Most any boot or shoe can 

 be used for wading the trout streams, but a special 

 selection is always best for every sort of purpose. 

 Rubber, canvas, and leather are employed in the 

 making of the fisherman's footwear. The hobnail 

 heel-and-sole pattern is the correct article for use in 

 swift-running water. The hobnail recommended 

 above all others is the common, cheap soft-iron hob- 

 nail with corrugated head; carry a package in your 

 tackle box. 



Repairing Waders. Patch holes in rubber boots 

 and rubber stockings, etc., by covering the holes with 

 thin sheet rubber, cementing this with a mixture of 

 black rubber dissolved in spirits of turpentine. 



Drying Rubber Boots. Fill 'em full of hot bran. 



Clothing. Sack coats, heavy trousers, a stout vest, 

 all with plenty of large pockets. In color the garments 

 should be gray, drab, or brown. 



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