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THE CHOICE OF FLIES 



3 choose the six best books would be no 

 more difficult than a like choice of flies. 

 It would be hardly possible to get two 

 fly-fishermen, from the many thousands 

 who cast, to agree on a choice of the six best flies. 

 The most that could be hoped for would be that 

 so short a list should contain one of their fancy. 

 Indeed many anglers provide a varied list in 

 their books, because season and locality require it. 

 Bright or cloudy days often make it necessary to 

 change both size and color, and a fly used with 

 success in the morning is often no good at evening, 

 although on the following evening it may be just 

 the thing. 



To minimize the difficulty and save time while in 



the water, a well-known angler has devised a plan 



to have ready-tied half-a-dozen leaders with a 



choice and varied assortment in both color and size 



-each set entirely different from all the others. 



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