APPAREL 99 



For fishing from a boat in bad weather I recommend 

 the so-called folding motor rain coat. This garment 

 is made on the style of a surgeon's over-all. It both 

 puckers and snaps at the neck and the sleeves are 

 closed at the wrists by sewed-in elastic which prevents 

 water running up the arm. It covers the entire body 

 and is absolutely waterproof. It packs in a rubber 

 envelope making a package about a foot square and 3 

 inches thick handy as a cushion in fair weather. It 

 is the first thing that goes in my duffle bag when I 

 pack for a fishing or duck hunting trip. It should 

 not be put away wet nor stored folded. 



HAT AND CAP 



Most fly fishermen affect an old, battered felt hat 

 with a wide, loose band on which they dry their flies 

 before returning them to the book or box. Thus 

 decorated they look, as my friend Herb Daniels once 

 remarked, " like noble red men on the war path." 



I prefer a light khaki cap with a large, green lined 

 visor or peak and ear laps and neck cape, such as duck 

 hunters wear. I find it very handy to foil mosquitoes 

 and black flies who often attack with intentions I 

 suspect of being bloodthirsty. 



HEAD NETS 



Head nets, like waders, are the lesser of two evils. 

 A cheap one is made of light netting and is held away 

 from the face by the hat brim and ties under the arms. 



