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large sizes are also used in combination with spinners and 

 spoons, for trolling. Sproat hooks are the favorite style for 

 bass flies. 



Salmon flies are seldom if ever made to imitate a real 

 live insect. They are tied on single hooks from No. 3/0 to 

 No. 8, and on double hooks from No. 2 to No. 8 in size. 

 Most salmon fishermen prefer the single hooks. Only the 

 finest hooks are used for salmon flies ; also the best materials 

 obtainable for bocfies, wings, etc. The best flies cost from 

 twenty-five cents to seventy-five cents each. The first-class 

 trout flies cost from $1.00 to $1.50 per dozen; bass flies and 



Shows Salmon Pattern, Fly on Shows size Fly No. 4, Heavy Wire 



No. 4 Hook. Double Hook. 



Salmon Flies. 



the large size trout flies about $2.00 or $2.50 per dozen. 

 Cheap ones made of dyed feathers, etc., may be bought at 

 thirty-five to fifty cents per dozen. 



Many anglers now make their own flies and it is pleasant 

 work for winter evenings and bad days. Of materials, 

 feathers of all colors and especially those of waterfowl are 

 used; also fur of moles, mice and rabbits, whiskers of 

 rabbits, silk floss and silk thread, tinsel (gold and silver), 

 worsted yarn of various colors, mohair, seals fur, and for 

 finishing, varnish; also wax for the silk is needed. These 

 materials as well as hooks and gut, may be purchased from 

 any large dealer. I could not devote space here to telling 



