116 THE milFFIELD ANGLER. 



a conical figure, two inches high, and two in 

 diameter at the base, with a hook at the 

 point ; tie your three parcels of hair into one 

 knot, and hang them on the weight : next 

 cut three groves at equal distances in the 

 sides of a common bottle cork, and placing 

 it so as to receive each division of hair, begin 

 to twist, which you will find to proceed with 

 great evenness at the lead ; as it grows tighter, 

 shift the cork a little upwards, and when the 

 whole is sufficiently twisted take out the cork, 

 and tie the link into a knot : proceed in this 

 manner till you have twisted links sufficient 

 for your line, observing to lessen the number 

 of hairs in each link, in such proportion that 

 the line may taper at the bottom of your reel- 

 line. When you fish with a fly, put about 

 three or four yards of good gut for the cast- 

 line, diminishing by degrees to the size of the 

 fly link. I have found, by long experience, 

 that a grey line like pepper and salt mixed s 

 will, by its colour, best suit any water. 



