DRY FLY EQUIPMENT 



RODS H ' L ' Leonard Tournament Catskill Fly Rod, 8 feet long, 3^ 

 to 3^4 ounces, is a model very much favored by expert American 

 dry fly anglers; it is plenty strong and powerful enough for the general 

 run of stream angling. 



The H. L. Leonard Tournament Fly Rod, 9 feet, 4*/2 to 4^4 ounces, 

 is an old favorite and is particularly suitable for large stream and lake 

 fishing; it is used extensively in England and France by dry fly anglers. 



William Mills & Sons' "Standard" Fly Rod, 9 feet long, 5 ounces, is 

 a serviceable dry fly rod; also the 8 feet rod, weighing 4 l / 2 ounces, is 

 suitable for this style of angling. 



"Nonpareil" Rod, 9 feet long, S l / 2 ounces, and also the 8 feet, 4*/ 2 

 ounce rod, are suitable for dry fly work. 



"Peerless" Rod, 9 feet, 5 l / 2 ounces, or 8 feet, 4^2 ounces. 



"Paragon" Rod, 9 feet, 5>)4 ounces, or 8 feet, 4^4 ounces. 



The above list includes rods of all grades, from the best at $50 each 

 to the cheapest grade that will do satisfactory work at $9.50 each. 

 REELS H- L- Leonard style, 3 or Z l / 2 inches diameter. 



William Mills & Sons' "Kennett," an English type reel with 

 revolving plate, made of aluminum. 



"Neversink" Reel, rubber and nickel silver. 



"Cresco" Reel, an American made revolving plate reel. 



All the above reels are made in the narrow style that allows quick 

 winding of line; prices from $25.00 to $6.50 each. 



LINE ^ ^ s ver y necessary, to be successful in fly casting, that your line 

 be of proper weight to balance your rod. If, when ordering line, 

 you specify the make and weight of rod, we can furnish line suitable 

 for it. 



For rods weighing from Z l / 2 to 4^4 ounces the proper lines to use are 

 E tapered and F level. 



For rods weighing from 4^4 to 5% ounces the proper lines to use are 

 E or D tapered or E level. 



In making short casts such as are used in this style of fishing, you 

 need a line one size larger than ordinarily used on your rod for the down 

 stream fishing, as the shortness of line out makes it imperative, in 

 order to get the rod to cast properly, that the line should be heavy, 



William Mills & Sons' "Intrinsic" or soft finish lines run in price 

 from $7.00 to $9.00; their "Imperial" or harder finish line runs from 

 $3.00 to $5.00 in price. 



I FADER The " eader usec * should be about 7 l / 2 feet long, heavy at the 



line end and tapered quickly to light at the fly end. It is 



usual in this style of fishing to use only one fly, but for those who desire 



it we have dry fly leaders tied with a piece of gut to use for dropper fly. 



The best grade dry flies are invariably tied on eyed hooks and 

 FLIES not on gut> 



ACCESSORIES The ^ ry ^ v ^ sner ref l u i res a bottle of "Floatine" in 

 Al,l,odUKlEo or d er to make his flies float properly in quick-running 

 water, and it is also desirable to have an atomizer with which to spray 

 the flies, so as not to ruffle the wings or hackles. A gut cutter or pair of 

 scissors is also most necessary because, in changing the fly the gut is cut 

 and another fly tied on. 



"Mucilin" for making line float and line greaser for applying same. 



