452 BOOK OF THE BLACK BASS. 



CARE OF OTHER TACKLE. 



Artificial flies should be closely looked after, summer 

 and winter, to preserve them from their worst enemy the 

 moth. When put away for the winter, see that the fly- 

 book, or other receptacle, is perfectly clean; dust out the 

 leaves and pockets before putting the flies in. See that 

 the flies are perfect in feather and snell ; reject all that 

 are much worn or seem moth-eaten, and those which have 

 worn, frayed or otherwise imperfect snells. Place patch- 

 ouly, or gum camphor, wrapped in paper, in the pockets 

 and between the leaves, and inclose the whole, securely, in 

 cotton cloth. 



Leaders should be carefully looked to, and only those 

 that are perfect retained. Imperfect ones may be utilized 

 for snells. Hooks should be kept sharpened, and free 

 from rust; it is a good plan to wipe them, after use, with 

 an oiled rag; those that are rusted should be thrown 

 aAvay. All tackle, in short, should be kept neat and 

 clean. It is a great pleasure to the angler to overhaul 

 his tools and tackle several times during the winter, to 

 see that every thing is all right. A little attention to 

 these details, and a following of the advice given in this 

 chapter, will more than pay the angler for the price of 

 this book, and may inculcate habits of order and econo- 

 my in the novice, which will certainly promote his pleas- 

 ure and happiness, and may save him many a dollar, if 

 applied to other walks in life. 



PARTING WORDS. 

 And now, in taking leave of the angler or he who 



