PRACTICAL FLY FISHING 



splices, this leaves the rod about twelve feet 

 long. 

 Diameter at the top, yV of an inch. 



Weight of the above rod, eight ounces and a 

 half. 



Should you purpose staying a week or more 

 at any fishing station, it is well worth while to 

 glue your spliced rods together, and bind them 

 with fine waxed thread or silk ; they will then 

 handle as if they were all in one piece. For 

 home fishing it is desirable to keep a rod or 

 two, glued, and neatly and firmly bound up, 

 with a little varnish over the joints. 



