THE FLIES 



>HESE beautiful specimens of crafts- 

 man's art, composed of feathers 

 brought from the jungles of India and 

 the deep forests of the tropics, are 

 no doubt the most important part of our out- 

 fit. How seductive these little feathers, both 

 gaudy and sombre, must be as they are drawn 

 across the pool to lead to destruction the wise old 

 fellows resting so quietly beneath ! Indeed, they 

 are equally seductive to us for do we not, as we 

 are about to leave the shop (having said good-by to 

 them), hesitate, and return to gaze fondly again 

 upon their beauty I We buy more, when we do not 

 need them; like the salmon, we have gazed once 

 too often and are taken at last. This fate always 

 happens to me and I suppose I shall continue, 

 year after year, to be led astray by the spell of 

 these fascinating and hypnotic allurements. 



When buying your flies, be sure that the point 

 of the hook is nearly upright. If it inclines too 

 much toward the shank, as many do, and espe- 

 cially the No. 4 and No. 6 double, it will not hook 

 the fish as well, and is more liable to tear out. It 



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