STREAMCRAFT 



After leaders are tied up they should be 

 soaked again, then stretched between pins or 

 brads and so dried, after which they may be 

 rolled into large coils and put away till used. 



When making or repairing casts and chang- 

 ing flies on the stream, a most useful article is 

 a pair of tiny blunt-pointed scissors that may 

 be carried in the shirt pocket. Have them se- 

 cured by a cord. 



Hook and Fly Sizes. The most useful sizes 

 of artificial flies for trout fishing are numbers 

 10, 12, and 14 the 12 in most brands being the 

 best for all-round use according to the Amer- 

 ican system of indicating hook sizes. Larger 



No. 10 No. 12 No. 14 



flies than these are used late in the evening, for 

 large trout, for bass, and for salmon. Confusion 

 arises from the fact that the modern British 

 system of "new numbers" denominates the 

 smallest midge fly as 000, the two next larger 

 being 00 and 0. Then follow numbers 1, 2, 3, 

 etc., the larger numbers denoting the larger 

 flies. By the prevalent American plan old 

 numbers the smallest size, corresponding to 

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